Saturday, 29 September 2012

The Author of Uncle Vanya (1897)

Anton Chekhov the playwright was also Anton Chekhov the physician. "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress". He wrote Uncle Vanya in 1897 and The Cherry Orchard in 1904.

Barmbrack

Barmbrack is an Irish raisin bread, and translates literally to "speckled bread".

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Dutch Antilles

The Dutch Antilles were also known as Dutch Caribbean.