As I write this blog from my home in Dallas, watching ominous clouds move across the dark sky and lights flickering above my head, I can’t help but remember the first time my electricity went out in Bulgaria. It was late (probably past most people’s bedtime) when it happened. I had learned how to replace a fuse, [...]

Filed under: Electricity, Wine on May 14th, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Unlike their Greek neighbors to the south, Bulgarians do not use olive oil in their cooking. Instead, they take advantage of the country’s high yield of sunflower crops and use sunflower oil (they snack on sunflower seeds, too). According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 2005, Bulgaria ranked eleventh worldwide in the production [...]

Filed under: Sunflowers on May 2nd, 2010 | No Comments »