Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Okay, so this isn't really a foodie book, however it does have a lot of delicious food inspiration. And it's a wonderful albeit slightly depressing book. The Other Einstein  by Marie Benedict* weaves the story of Albert Einstein's first wife into a compelling historical fiction. On the Page I can honestly say that I knew nothing about Albert Einstein's private life. I doubt I even knew he was married. Once, much less twice. The premise of this book is that Mileva Marić, Einstein's first wife, is actually responsible for discovering and articulating the Theory of Relativity among others of his theories. And though Marie Benedict bases her novel on extensive biographical research, she admits that her narrative is largely speculative. Mileva's actual role is unknown and, certainly, undocumented. Certain scientists and scholars assert that she was, at minimum, a sounding board off of which Einstein tested his theories; some believe that it was, in fac...

Thanks for a (gentle) nudge from the Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf, we are getting back on track in our Cooking Around the World Adventure for the summer. So, here we are at Serbia. On the Map Serbia is country located in the Balkans, sharing its borders with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Albania. It is landlocked, although access to the Adriatic is available through Montenegro, and the Danube River provides shipping access to inland Europe and the Black Sea. from LonelyPlanet.com A Few Fun Facts Most Serbian last names end with the letters “ić”. The five most common are: Jovanović, Petrović, Nikolić, Marković, and Đorđević. In 274 AD, Constantine the Great, the Roman Emperor, was born in the Serbian city of Nis. Between the 3rd and 4th centuries, a total of eighteen emperors, accounting for twenty percent of all Roman rulers, were born in what is modern day Serbia. The only Serbian word that is used a...