Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Green potatoes, device and golden fleece.

1. Using my hand blender to make green mashed potato from left-over mange tout.

2. A handy blue basket allows one to lift the cubes of feta out of the brine.

3. Watching footage of people who live in thousand-year-old tower houses four days drive from the nearest main road using fleeces to extract gold from rivers. In the background, a deep blue sky and snow-capped mountains.
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Workshop, documentary and end.

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