New Beginnings
Well, there’s no hiding from the fact: 2012 is already here! The end of the world, if you’re into Mesoamerican calendars, the beginning of new and wonderful things, if you’re a “glass half-full” kind of person. For me, it’s the beginning of a project I have been cooking up for years.
About Me
My name is Tassos (Anastasios) Sarampalis. I work as a teacher and researcher at the University of Groningen, in the North of the Netherlands. I wear many hats in my life (figuratively and literally). When I don't teach, I do research on auditory perception, make furniture, cook, eat, read, watch movies, and generally try not to get into trouble. I succeed, mostly.
On this page, you will find my blog posts (because, after all, the world needs another blog). You can use the menu above to navigate to the various other parts of this website.
Have fun,
-Tassos
Sugar, butter, and salt: the three main food groups
I really enjoy my work. I find teaching (and research)...
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New Beginnings
Well, there’s no hiding from the fact: 2012 is already here! The end of the world, if you’re into Mesoamerican calendars, the beginning of new and wonderful things, if you’re a “glass half-full” kind of person. For me, it’s the beginning of a project I have been cooking up for years.
Sugar, butter, and salt: the three main food groups
I really enjoy my work. I find teaching (and research) very rewarding, but sometimes the rewards come in mysterious and unexpected ways. One of the students I am working with spent some time over the summer in France, visiting friends. When she returned, she brought me a jar of salted butter caramel sauce from Brittany! Now THAT is rewarding.
How to make a wooden spoon
If you’ve been wondering how this spoon-making process actually looks, the following series of videos posted by Robin Wood should make things a bit clearer. He divides the process in 4 steps, each accomplished with a specific tool. Roughing out is done with a hatchet or small axe, further refining of the overall shape with a knife, then the bowl of the spoon is carved out with a hook knife, before the whole thing is finished with careful smoothing cuts.
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