oh, .. anything that involves wine, so i have an excuse to drink as i cook :) this is the only interesting section to fill out, so here goes: while living in the south coast of turkey, a large container of my boiling-hot arabic tea exploded on the countertop and covered my legs in second degree burns. we had no car, and amidst my wailing and crying found a neighbor to drive me to the nearest "hospital". i had an i.v., pain injections, etc. but the good news is that a one night stay in the hospital plus two meals and all my meds added up to only $70 US dollars, which says a lot about how screwed up the US health care system is.