maggio 12, 2010
All by myself
Don’t wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
Hard to be sure
Sometimes I feel so insecure
And loves so distant and obscure
Remains the cure
After the first contest, Sunday Morning, I spent months looking for a new theme that could well represent one of those moments that may present itself with more or less frequently in our lives, one of those moments when you feel down and you need something to cheer up your blue mood. And then I reminded the scene where Bridget Jones sings with her red pajamas and all the voice and the desperation she has in her body “All by myself”. How do you react to such a moment?
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maggio 10, 2010
I was going to make a post full of words, feelings, emotions … but I was overcome by sleep, by too much *delicious* food and too much happiness for this beautiful afternoon, so I decided to leave the task to explain this party to my photos. I think they quite faithfully represent the good atmosphere that has developed between us and the sumptuous buffet that has been graduallyset up, through the contributions of all of us!
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maggio 7, 2010
Four years ago, Italy was the football world champion, and summer was marked by an hypnotic chorus, beated by the joy of a completely unexpected success: po, po ro po po po pooooo po, po, po ro po po pooooo poooo . And now we are here, four years later, and we face the South African World Championship with the weight of responsibility of former winners. Do not misunderstand me, I’m not a football fan, but Meeta’s South Africa Monthly Mingle, dedicated to the country that will host this year Championship, has awakened some memories of that beautiful summer of four years ago.
The goal of this Monthly Mingle is to get to know African cuisine, an interesting cuisine, rich in traditions and influences, enhanced by spices, herbs and different scents. Browsing through many web sites of South African cuisine, an issue of Jamie - Jamie Oliver’s magazine dedicated to a fantastic barbecue in Cape Town – and Tessa Kiros’ Falling Cloudberries, with a beautiful chapter on her childhood memories in South Africa, I was totally enchanted by Melktert - the milk tart, whose texture was so impressive and delicious to win so far over all the other recipes!
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Posted in Cakes, Tarts & Pies, Dessert, South Africa, World recipes 10 Comments »
maggio 5, 2010
Life has a different taste when you get home from work and there is still sun, light and a few hours to play a bit in the kitchen and with your camera. It ’s like entering another dimension and another life, made of genuine products, slow cooked soups, countryside walks and precious moments of reflection, soft talks with your sister while you’re shredding vegetables. You can smell wet grass, the shadows lengthen and the pot mutters releasing all its fragrances.
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Posted in First Course, Vegetables 3 Comments »
maggio 3, 2010
When you have a sister like mine, a sister who, after high school, chooses individually a faculty as Food Technology, you can not but be proud! Obviously, not just for this! I am proud for an infinite number of reasons, she has grown up to be a beautiful young woman, she is sensitive but strong at the same time, she is serious and responsible, but ironic, funny and nice as well. As a sister, I can frankly say she’s the best sister I could ever have, I love her deeply and inexplicably. This is a family bond received as a gift and not chosen: besides that, she is a friend, a friend of whom I am equally proud!
All this to say what? I’ve lost the thread … No, here, I wanted to say that since she decided to attend Food Technology, she studies matters as Horticulture, Field crops and trees or Herbology (no, that is Harry Potter, oops!) and she likes to tell me a lot of interesting things related to fruit and vegetables. The last chat was over artichokes. She was so convincing in explaining how good and healthy artichokes are that shortly after we had a basket full of artichokes in our kitchen! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Eggs, Italian Recipes, Second Course, Tuscany, Vegetables 5 Comments »
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