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Forks and Corks: Easter Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients: 1 pound bacon, 1/4 cup diced onion, 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper, 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, 8 eggs, 2 cups milk, 1 package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed Directions:

Society | April 21, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 791

Asthma Tortures 500 000 Bulgarians

About half a million Bulgarians are suffering asthma, it was announced Thursday during a conference on the disease. The forum, held in Sofia, brought together both Bulgarian and international specialist, who sought new ways to control the respiratory dis

Society | April 20, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1287

Bulgarian Sommeliers Unveil Wine Secrets

Bulgarian sommeliers assessed the qualities of the Bulgarian wines in a competition to determine "Bulgaria's Best Sommelier."

Society | April 20, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 974

Japan Enjoys Bulgarian Cuisine in New "Sofia" Restaurant

The first Bulgarian restaurant in 30 years opened doors in Shiodome Building in Tokyo. The restaurant is called "Sofia", Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry announced.

Society | April 20, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1420

Translation Breathes New Life into Hamlet

Bulgarian audience will have the opportunity to rediscover Shakespeare's "Hamlet" with the new and astoundingly original translation of the tragedy by Prof Alexander Shurbanov. This is the sixteenth time that Shakespeare's most popular, memorable and ph

Society | April 20, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 5270

Celeb Suspense Writer Meets Sofia

Elizabeth Kostova, the wife of a Bulgarian man who has earned herself world fame as suspense writer, signed autographs in Sofia Wednesday. Her debut "The Historian" is a gripping vampire novel that was published last summer, and has already been translat

Society | April 19, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1030

Art Fixture Plays with Space in Sofia

A space-fiddling art installation was opened Wednesday in the building of Sofia's municipality.

Society | April 19, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 550

Bulgaria's Bojinov Strips in Sizzling Music Clip

Valeri Bojinov got sexier than he could ever be on the football pitch, the press revealed Wednesday. Fiorentina's young striker landed the leading part in a hot music video.

Society | April 19, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 10816

Middle-Aged Men "Happier with Sex Life" Than Ladies

Middle-aged men are happier with their sex life than women, a survey suggest. A study of 300,000 people aged 40 to 80 in 29 countries found that, on the contrary to popular belief, middle-aged and older people enjoy sex, and will do so into their 80s.

Society | April 19, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1229

Red-Braided Pippi in Sofia for Lindgren's Festival

Villa Villekula, the house of the popular, unconventional and mischievous children's book heroine Pippi Longstocking, will be located in Sofia downtown at the end of May.

Society | April 19, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 761

Bulgaria's Zebra Hails Dolce Vita Style

Sexy, sunny and shiny - these three "S" can describe the latest from the catwalk presented by the Zebra creative duo of Tsevetelina Taneva - Silvia Borissova.

Society | April 18, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1365

Unique Bulgarian Reserve Coined Out

A silver coin with BGN 10 nominal has depicted the area of the Bulgarian river of Ropotamo, a unique natural reserve and holiday site to the south-east of the country.

Society | April 18, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 912

Shumen's Cultural Club Throws Anniversary Party

One of Bulgaria's oldest cultural clubs has drawn massive attention with its 150th anniversary party. The chairman of the cultural centers association, Stoyan Denchev, together with dozens of cultural leaders and journalists attended Tuesday the presenta

Society | April 18, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 636

Lopez EUR 150 Tickets Sold Out in Sofia

The VIP passes to the concert of Jennifer Lopez in Sofia have been sold out, organizers of the event broke Tuesday. Those were the most expensive tickets, costing EUR 150.

Society | April 18, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1370

Rock Fest to Commemorate Bulgarian Legend

Late Bulgarian rock legend Georgi Minchev will once again be commemorated in the "Flower for Gosho" rock festival in Sofia. Held for the sixth time, the festival has become the traditional annual event where rock bands from all over the country gather wi

Society | April 18, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 662

Iran Reports 70 000 HIV-Positive

Iran's HIV cases have reached 70 000, according to the latest reports. The steady increase in the number of infections is due mainly to the rising number of intravenous drug users.

Society | April 18, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1681

Michel Legrand Brings Summer of '42 to Sofia

Michel Legrand, the big star of French cinema and music, staged a concert in Sofia Monday evening in the framework of Sofia Jazz Peak fest.

Society | April 17, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 896

Bulgarian Mountain Hatches Beauty Star

The beauty of Bulgaria's mountain population came to the forth with the Miss Pirin 2006 contest, which filled the Bansko resort with sweet excitement last weekend. Katya Chakarova, aged 19, outshined the other girls in the pageant and went home with the

Society | April 17, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2021

Britons are Europe's Chocoholics

Britons eat more chocolate than any other nation in the EU, a survey revealed. A person there gulps an average of 10 kilos every year.

Society | April 17, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 486

Bulgarians Celebrate Flower Feast

Bulgarians marked Sunday the so-called Tsvetnitsa-Vrabnitsa holiday, which is the Orthodox equivalent to the catholic Palm Sunday. Held annually on the last Sunday before Easter, Tsvetnitsa is one of the biggest Bulgarian holidays, rich in a variety of c

Society | April 16, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1776

Bear Attack Chinese Victim Gets 2nd Face Transplant in the World

Doctors in north-western China performed the world's second face transplant, claiming the procedure was "more complex" than the first such operation in France last year.

Society | April 15, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 985
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