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Sat, May 3rd 2008, 23:49

Spring

Spring has finally arrived in Germany, and it is pretty great. It's sunny and all of the greenness looks so amazing with the backdrop of blue sky. I should have come to Germany in the Spring, and not at the beginning of winter. The sun is up until eight o'clock at night, and all the trees are blooming.

Yesterday I decided that I wanted to make some guacamole. I don't know what for, since I still can't eat chips. But I went to the store and tried to find the ingredients. I was a little stumped with the cilantro, but I looked it up in a dictionary and it said it was called Koriander in German. Well apparently, it's called coriander in English as well, but that is the wrong part of the plant. The fresh leaves are called cilantro, which is what I wanted, and the spice called coriander is made from the seeds and tastes differently. So I bought some coriander, which will probably make my guacamole taste strangely, but oh well! I am waiting for my avocados to get soft, I have no clue how to tell when they are ripe. But then I will enjoy some odd guacamole.

I started playing Lord of the Rings Online again yesterday, and it was fun. I haven't played for about a month. I really think I just don't like playing when the roommates are here. I will be so happy when we finally move out of this place.

But in two weeks I will be in Phoenix! I cannot wait. I will spend my days shopping, eating, and watching movies while Mike is at work. I really hope my mouth is healed by then. And then I will get to see a lot of my lovely family for Nathaniel's graduation.

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The best place to buy fresh coriander is at any Asian market or store. Sometimes, the farmers markets have it too. If you don't find it, ask at your favorite Indian or Asian restaurant and I imagine they will tell you where to buy it. And no, you cannot replace fresh coriander leaves with the dried stuff in a jar. They do not taste anything alike. When all else fails, try using flat, Italian parsley. You can buy that at any grocery store, or Turkish market. It tastes rather similar. On the other hand, I have never used cilantro in my guacamole. It is used in salsa, but not usually in guacamole.
Have fun in the states!

you know when an avacado is ripe when its a dark color more brown than green. It should be soft when you squeeze it. But dont let it get to soft or it goes bad. Watch out for that thumb!

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