Travels, Food & Wine
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Glad Påsk
Also this year we prepared our traditional little Easter lamb made of almond paste for our family and friends. More than ever, we like to think, hope and pray that it can be a symbol of peace and freedom finally achieved for all humanity on Earth. Wishing Happy Easter to everybody
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Wishing a beautiful week to everybody
March 8th? Wouldn’t be better to celebrate men and women with full respect for each other every day and with a commitment to all the good things that can be done together for humanity? Celebrating and commemorating is not enough, it is necessary to act so that no one is left behind. What do we…
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When pink color is a state of mind
March just arrived and brought the promise of an incipient Spring. Indeed, during this weekend, we welcomed with enthusiasm milder temperatures and the first gardening activities in the green terrace. Day after day, the little daisies are dressing in their most beautiful colors, trasforming the flowerbeds into soft natural carpets. Last week, we took the…
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Baking semlor at the weekend
In the end, this evening, soft, cardamom-scented semlors have been baked, filled with a velvety almond cream and sumptuously decorated with whipped cream. A light sprinkle of powdered sugar added an extra touch of sweetness to these delicacies. We won’t wait for breakfast to have a taste of one of them. Indeed, it will be…
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A cup of tea and a good book
I love libraries and bookshops. I always enjoy spending my spare time there, looking around for subjects and authors according to my tastes. Last night I was there, in a bookshop, and, as it often happens, I couldn’t make up my mind about which books to read. Finally, on the shelf dedicated to Iperborea, a…
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Small homemade beignets with cream cheese
I enjoyed making some pâte à choux this afternoon and then baked small beignets. After filling the beignets with cream cheese, I added some green leaves, small shrimps, tomatoes, turkey. Do you think it could be an alternative to the traditional way of making a delicious Swedish smörgåstårta? A cheerful idea to start this February…
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Almond and chocolate cream tarts
Last night I baked some fragrant crispy shortcrust pastry tarts. This morning, some of them were filled in the center with homemade almond cream and it was added a gentle treat of chocolate cream. To you, have a nice day and a beautiful week
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Message in a chocolate truffle
Some time ago, while I was at the airport in Milan, waiting for my flight, I unwrapped a chocolate truffle and read the message contained in the wrapper: “The key to a happy life is friendship” – Epicurus. The world will have to believe, sooner or later, in the strong power of this precious message.
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Small cupcakes for tea time
In January, it’s all a new beginning, It’s time for a new sowing and soon new flowers will arrive. While it’s cold outside, we prepare and bake delicious little cupcakes that we decorate with a smooth cream cheese frosting. A good cup of cherry tea is waiting by the fireplace to be served with an…
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A little bit of Christmas tree
A bit of a Christmas tree. Last night at dinner table a delicious dish of the local Christmas tradition came as a gift. This particular dish, its sight and flavor are epiphany of childhood and cheerful moments with the family. It is the memory of dear aunts, one of them, in particular, who passed away…
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In the middle of the Christmas week
Christmas is here and we keep on baking gingerbread for our family and friends. It takes time but we love to do it since it is a much appreciated delicious gift. Besides, we made small gingerbread pastries filled with our pomegranate jam. They are wonderfully good, crispy and fragrant. We wish you and your families…
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Pepparkakor ikväll
En bra ny vecka till alla
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The taste of Christmas time baking Svenska pepparkakor.
Good morning and a wonderful Saturday to everybody. Christmas will come soon in a month and, at this time of the year, we enjoy decorating our home with some crisp gingerbread. Of course, this year, as usual, we will follow the tradition of having fun like children by baking ginger biscuits made with the molds…
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A pumpkin to nourish the soul
It’s Sunday morning and we’re now close to the end of October 2023, which has been characterized by almost Summer-like temperatures. “Tempus fugit”, according to the Latin expression that is present in the ancient Georgica poem composed by Virgil. The same expression is also found in Lewis Carroll’s famous work, published in 1865, “Alice’s Adventures…
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Coffee time
You never waste your time when you get up early. The day is a promise and you may hold a cup of warm coffee in your hands at any time of the day. What kind of coffee is your favourite? Enjoy the day, everybody
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Dare to dream!
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”― W.B. Yeats
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Blessed October
“May you Fall in love with October and all the beauty it brings, May your life be as colorful as the turning of the leaves, On each blessed autumn day” ― Charmaine J. Forde Wishing everybody a good new week
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A Jasminum Sambac flower in bloom
For my green terrace, I was looking for an old fragrance, a plant of jasminum sambac, which was very familiar to me by the time of my childhood. Today, my first jasminum sambac flower bloomed…my idea is to let it grow like a vine and gradually trying to create a small dome-shaped pergola in the…
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A new green dress for the Autumn
After a year, graceful white vincas are blooming again in the green terrace and, more and more, small plants are going to bloom.
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Fresh Homemade Summer Sauces
On these hot days of August, my green terrace has become the ideal place to grow lush basil plants and then to pick and collect the leaves for making exquisite pesto sauce. Besides, the more you prune the plants, the more vigorous and verdant they grow. After washing the leaves, I left them to get…
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Orecchiette pasta, chickpeas and mussels for a delicious dish
Hello! It’s the beginning of a new week and we are about to welcome the month of August. Summer season is flowing smooth and we like the tastes it suggests for inspiration. For those who love sea fruits, this is an exquisite dish that puts together the ancient simple tastes of typical orecchiette pasta made…
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Let Summer begin!
Solar lights under the sun umbrella. Let’s celebrate the beginning of Summer with a fluffy three layered sponge cake, which I gently whipped and baked. The cake was flavoured with elderflower syrup, filled with vanilla cream and decorated with whipped cream and fresh strawberries on top. Wishing everybody to enjoy a beautiful Summer 😊
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Couscous Salad and Nasturtium – Tropaeolum Flowers
When Summer comes, it’s time for fresh salads made of beauty and lightness, which combine healthy goodness in appearance and flavor. Today, we go for a tasteful couscous salad prepared with vegetables and nasturtium flowers. These latters are characterized by sour-spicy flavor and are rich in vitamin C. First of all, chop pieces of zucchini,…
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George, the story of an adorable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
I always love to visit libraries, whether I be in my home town or while on travelling abroad. As a thirsty reader, I look at the multiple shelves, at the top and the bottom of them, among tens, hundreds, thousands of books, which, like rainbows of covers and ocean waves of titles, words invite to…
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Home made pappardelle and artichokes for the first weekend of June
About 9000 steps to walk to the daily city food market and back to choose the best fresh vegetables and fruits as ingredients for delicious meals to make during the week. Indeed, there I found excellent artichokes, which I used in the dish I’m going to suggest for this first weekend of June. If you…
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Dahlias in their glorious splendor
“If we design our gardens to be regenerative, the result will be functional, beautiful spaces full of life and vigour, robust enough to face the challenges of the future and elegant enough to beguile all those who walk among them.” ― Rees-Warren, Matt
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Fast dish: Spaghetti alla chitarra, tomato sauce and crisp breadcrumbs
A fabulous Sunday at the end of May to confirm the beginning of a new season, which is round the corner. Just back from the sea house, where I enjoyed little time this morning for planning some work and garden activities, here I am in the kitchen for cooking a fast dish that has the…
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Apple pie or rustic cake with tomatoes, leeks and Grana Padano cheese?
The new week started and after work hours it is nice to enjoy an appetizer or a piece of cake in good company. Here I just baked a crisp puff pastry stuffed with leek, zucchini and small cherry tomatoes already sautéed with a knob of butter, a sprinkling of sea salt, black pepper and grana…
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A floating blue iris
May 9th: my first iris bloomed and it looked floating in the blue. Wishing a beautiful day to everybody 🤗
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