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Give Me One More Day!

05|27|08 | 3 years ago

Hi all!

Sorry for the extended absence in writing. If you’ve been following and reading, I went off to Trinidad and Tobago last week to cover their incredibly rich culinary festival. I had every intention of writing before I left, but things got hectic. Just got back late last night and I’m beat.

I need to detox for like 3 days. Literally.

Once I get all my pictures downloaded and some edited, I will do a worthy post, immediately. I’ve got great surprises and recipes to share!

Stay tuned and hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend.

Buen Provecho!

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courtney says:

May 27, 2008 at 11:03 am

Oh I cant wait!

Ben says:

May 27, 2008 at 1:00 pm

Hey you stole my line! :-p
I am glad to see you back and looking forward to those delicious recipes

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Truffle

(noun)

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Afición (ah-fix-see-on)
(noun)

hobby; fans, supporters

Afición is a key word, since it refers to what we like doing in our spare time, or hobbies.

Mi afición es la filatelia

Translation: My hobby is stamp collecting.
Motivo (moh-tee-voe)
(noun)

reason; motive

Motivo is one of the many Spanish words which have one meaning like their English equivalent and another which is different. It’s a very common word for the reason for something.

Dejó el puesto por motivos personales.

She left her job for personal reasons.
Cebiche (Se-bee-chay)
(noun)

raw fish marinated in lemon juice

Though cebiche now appears on the menu of upscale US and British restaurants, it is not yet as well established in English as other Spanish food words, such as tapas, and needs some explanation. The national dish of Peru, and one of which Peruvians are very proud, cebiche (also spelled ceviche) is a kind of fish or seafood salad.
Sombrero (som-bre-rro)
(noun)

hat

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Nocturno (nok-tour-no)
(adj.)

night; evening

Some English & Spanish words share the same Latin roots bur are used differently. While nocturnal in English is literary or technical, Spanish nocturno is the standard word referring to that happen at night.
Desarrollar (de-sa-rro-yar)
(verb)

to develop; to take place

In an earlier Spanish Word of the Day we came across desarrollar meaning to develop.

Quieren desarrollar la economía del país.
They want to develop the country’s economy.
Peine (pay-neh)
(noun)

Comb

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Paso rápidamente un peine por el pelo.
He gave his hair a quick comb.
Desagradar (deh-sa-grah-dar)
(verb)

Dislike

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Había algo que le desagradaba.
There was something he didn’t like.
Mensual (men-sue-al)
(adj.)

Monthly

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In 24 monthly installments
Virtud (veer-tude)
(noun)

Virtue

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Todas sus virtudes y defectos como político:
All his virtues and vices as a politician
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(verb)

to connect; to link

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There are already three documents connecting him with to the case.
Ordenar (or-deh-nar)
(verb)

to order

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Barbecue

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(noun)

Grill

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I have to light the grill to start cooking the steaks.

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