The coffee shop was simple and cozy: a long glass counter, polished to perfection, where cakes, scones, eggs, bacon and beans were neatly arranged. In front of the counter, facing the bright wide windows, tiny white tables for two people. Outside of that little café there was Ireland, the boundless meadows of the Kilkenny Castle, [...]

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I used to imagine my life as a single woman in my new house a little bit different. I would have chosen freely and sometime randomly my lunches and dinners, maybe one day guacamole and tortillas, the other day a green salad and grilled cheese with wholemeal bread or even a creamy risotto just for [...]

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You have to start somewhere. A brand new year, now almost 360 blank days to be invented and packed with new exciting experiences​​, a new house to be filled with memories and laughter, music, dinners, familiar faces and new friends. It’s also a new year of work that needs to be shaped, just a few [...]

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I come back home with something new after every cooking class: a smart idea on how to use the leftovers, a warm handshake or different accents that make me happy. On Sunday I went to San Donà di Piave, near Venice, for a cooking class dedicated to picnic food, and I brought home with me [...]

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We are all talking about Christmas lunches, dinners, gourmet gifts to impress people we love, chocolate afternoon treats in front of the fireplace, lit by the lights of the Christmas tree and the flames of the fireplace. But what about breakfast? This year I want also an lavish Christmas breakfast, slightly different from the usual milk and [...]

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