Food & Wine, Holidays & Travels, Art & Design
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Första Advent
Trevlig första Advent till er alla.
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It’s the Week for Celebrating Italian Cuisine around the World
After last week’s sunny days, which reminded us of the first days of Autumn, at the beginning of this week, we slowly entered a new phase of the season, which continued to offer very mild temperatures in Apulia but also offered a nod to bizarre weather, alternating between bright rays of sunshine and occasional showers.…
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Savory Puff Pastry Parcels with Sweet Spring Onions
These are some simple, small, sweet spring onions I found at the food market just a few days ago. They were so tempting I couldn’t resist the idea of making a succulent, steaming spring onion soup. Then I opted for something equally delicious, or even more so. So I baked some open-faced puff pastry parcels…
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Enjoying Frothy Cappuccino and Homemade Oat Flour Biscuits
To end this first week of November and to wish you a good morning, we just prepared a warm frothy cappuccino and some delicious, crunchy oat flour biscuits we baked last night. Imagine, the kitchen still smells of butter. And then… lots of flowers await us in the study 🫶🏻
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Kaffe och kanelbullar
Time spent over a coffee is always time well spent. Sometimes you need to take back your time and dedicate it to what you enjoy doing. Tid över en kopp kaffe är alltid väl använd tid. Ibland behöver man ta tillbaka sin tid och ägna den åt det man tycker om att göra.
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Memories of a photo, food for the mind
I remember it was a long day that started before sunrise, when I took the first flight to Milan. Finally, in the late afternoon, I was again at Linate airport and, as I often do when I am there, while waiting for my flight to Brindisi, I headed for a look at the bookshop along…
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Gott nytt år
Välkommen 2026! Våra vackra rosa hyacinter har blommat och sprider nytt liv och en delikat doft i hela vårt hem. Vi är redo att återuppta vår resa. Vi önskar er alla ett nytt år av hälsa, lugn och kärlek.
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God Jul
Vi önskar er alla en riktigt God Jul. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas. 🎅🎄 En särskild tanke till alla som står oss nära och i våra hjärtan A special thought to everyone who is close to us and in our hearts
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Bakning av pepparkakor för tredje advent
Det tredje adventsljuset är tänt. Julen är precis runt hörnet och vi fortsätter att baka pepparkakor till familj och vänner. Doften av julkryddor är så välkomnande och sprider sig från köket i hela huset. 🎄🕯🕯🕯🙏
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Second Week of Advent: Italian Cuisine as Cultural Intangible Heritage in the World by Unesco
We are in the middle of the second week of the Advent season and today, on December 10th, for celebrating the special recognition of Italian Cuisine as a Cultural Intangible Heritage of Humanity by Unesco, we enjoyed cooking one of the humblest and most iconic dishes that represents the culinary tradition in the area where…
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Delicious Cherry Tea and Piero Angela’s Captivating Reads
A cup of delicious cherry tea and a captivating read of Piero Angela’s latest work, “La Meraviglia del Tutto”, for a cosy enjoyable time. Thanks to his remarkable narrative skill, he takes the curious reader on a wonderful journey, an adventure of knowledge that reaches back to the origins of humanity and even further to…
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It’s time to bake bread for the week
I’ve been baking bread again for a few days now. It’s actually too hot to turn on the oven in the summer. Now, finally, it’s time to bake bread for the week and the kitchen smells deliciously. By the way, here is the bread dough at the beginning of the rising time and after 12…
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Solen fortsätter att skina i Apulien i Oktober
Det är lunchtid. I morse sken solen på terrassen till Sieglinde Accommodation (CIN: IT075035C200034479). Vi tittade på våra grönsaker, som växer dag efter dag, och plockade lite krispig sallad. Vid den här tiden är det underbart att ha lite lokalt producerad sallad att plocka till våra tillbehör. Nu har vi bakat en läcker potatispita med…
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Doften av focacciabröd i köket
Ikväll ska vi baka några läckra, mjuka focacciabullar. Jag vet, barn älskar dem och äter dem till och med som enkla när som helst på dygnet, till frukost, som mellanmål, till lunch eller till middag. Hur är det med dig? Skulle du vilja prova dem? Välkommen.
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Breast Cancer Awareness: Fighting Together for Health
A few months ago, I lost a member of my family, who was very dear to me, to the most devastating form of breast cancer. She was just 40 years old, a little flower full of grace and love for her children, for her family, and for life. In recent times, I never missed an…
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Delicious Buckwheat Tart with Apples and Custard
A crumbly buckwheat and spelt tart with custard and apples was just fresh out of the oven. We couldn’t resist the inviting aroma of vanilla, cinnamon, and cardamom that wafted through the house, so we cut off a piece to enjoy. Despite the dark color of the buckwheat, the shortcrust pastry is excellent.
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Sowing Pea Varieties for the New Season
Good morning ☀️, Autumn is almost here and we’re thinking about some new small plants for our flowerbeds. I bought these pea varieties a while ago but haven’t tried sowing them yet. Who knows, maybe, shall we give them a try? 🌱 Have a nice day everyone. 🫶🏻
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A fresh dish for Summer: pasta and chickpeas
Not everyone likes the taste of chickpeas, but I can assure you that even in Summer it is a delicious dish to be enjoyed fresh. Pasta and chickpeas is one of my favorite dishes. It’s a simple dish from Puglia’s humble culinary tradition. It requires choosing the best quality of available chickpeas, soaking them in…
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Homemade Spaghetti al dente
A simple, delicious dish to enjoy. Ingredients: garlic, extra virgin olive oil, chili pepper and homemade spaghetti. A little parsley at the end. Al dente.
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Precis lagom
Efter en lång vecka full av planerade aktiviteter, äntligen en sommarsöndagskväll på en mysig plats för att smaka på godsaker. Precis lagom
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Experience Local Culture in Apulia: Join us for a Cooking Class!
It was an intensive weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, we welcomed two wonderful young couples on holiday, who chose to spend some of their own time in Apulia, joining us for a cooking class in Lecce. What a feeling! It was a beautiful experience for both of us and our guests to meet each other.…
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New plants of basil in the green terrace
How beautiful on the green terrace! The tender, bright leaves of the new basil plants caught my attention this morning. Indeed, we have new basil🌱 plants from the seeds we saved from 🌿plants last year. They are growing, starting to crowd and peep out of the vase. They often ask for a little water and,…
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Watermelon or melon?
On a torrid afternoon, the desire to savor something fresh is satisfied by filling a transparent blue glass cup with fresh red watermelon and orange melon pearls. It’s a really nice combination of vibrant colors. Indeed, I can’t make up my mind. Better both. It’s more than a dessert. It’s a refreshing and thirst-quenching treat…
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Homemade Pasta: A Fun Family Activity in Apulia
Yesterday, the small hands of an adorable 8 year old girl in a cooking class to make different shapes of homemade typical Apulia pasta together with her two young caring parents. After a holiday of a few days, driving and visiting different places in Apulia, they enjoyed a small gastronomic treat in Lecce before returning…
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We are made of stardust
Today we would like to dedicate our thoughts of immeasurable affection to a very young, lovely person, a mom of two splendid little children, who is no longer on this Earth, but who, we are certain, is and will always be in the heart of our family and in our most affectionate memories. It’s really…
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In the garden
Plan for the day. It looks like temperatures are going to be around 35°C during the day, so, we will stay in the city, at Sieglinde Accommodation (CIN: IT075035C200034479), to enjoy good food on the green terrace, to store Winter duvets in vacuum bags, turning clima on, perhaps doing some gardening when it will cool…
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It’s time for pizza party
It’s time for pizza party, because when you have got good ingredients, pizza tastes so delicious. Who is hungry?
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Good homemade bread at any time of the day
Good morning, we baked a delicious bread yesterday after we made the dough and let rest for 24 hours. It has a slightly crisp surface and it is soft inside. Its flavor pairs well with any dish, for breakfast, lunch, dinner and for a coffee break. It keeps well in the fridge, while we put…
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Hygge time
Finally, June arrived. Yesterday, we chose some new plants from the greenhouse. Aptenia, daisies, santolina are heat-resistant plants. They will be in front of the sun for most of the day and will require very little water. It will be nice to play like when we were children, spending some time gardening, sinking the fingers…
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Cooking class, a gastronomic experience to enjoy in the spirit of conviviality
Orecchiette, maccheroni, sagne ‘ncannulate… homemade pasta, which belongs to the “poor” culinary tradition of Puglia and the green products of the earth, in a combination of simple and good flavors. These are the ingredients for a beautiful cooking lesson that has turned into a fantastic opportunity to meet exquisite guests, travellers with the desire to…
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Grattis, Pippi Långstrump
Idag önskar vi grattis på födelsedagen till Pippi Långstrump, som med sina magiska äventyr har fyllts med förundran och gjort drömmar för många barn över hela världen. Pippi föddes 1945 från svenska Astrid Lindgrens penna. Grattis, Pippi.
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Creamy Vegetable Soup: A Comforting Delight
After a long day, we take care of ourselves when we use all vegetables we have in the fridge to prepare a creamy vegetable soup that becomes comfort food for the body and the spirit. Cubes of multi-grain bread and slowly melting cheese are the extra touch of flavor that make the soup superlative.
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Homemade Pizza, Tiramisu and Selma Lagerlöf: A Sunday Feast in Good Company
For our Sunday pizza, we were in the kitchen early in the morning working on the dough for our dinner with guests. We let the pizza dough sit for most of the day, so it could puff up and bubble. A delicious homemade tiramisu was ready in the afternoon to be served as a dessert…
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Mother’s Day
Best wishes to all the mothers in the world, those on Earth and those in Heaven, all generous angels, who give life, love unconditionally, struggle and raise their children, the generation of the future. Best wishes to mothers, who are not in good health, may they surround themselves with the joy of the comforting embrace…
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New Hemnes Buffet in the kitchen
New Hemnes buffet for the kitchen at Sieglinde accommodation (CIN: IT075035C200034479). Many thanks to Ikea and TaskRabbit for the excellent services they provided us. After the assembly of Hemnes buffet, we took care of it with a good, thorough treatment solution made of simple olive oil on the wooden surface. By using this natural method…
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A fragrant roman pizza for dinner on Sunday evening
We leavened some pizza dough this morning and now we baked it in the oven. It is a Roman pizza, simple, fragrant and tasty, just like the one we had in Rome for the first time many years ago with Mom and Dad. Can a typical food become epiphany of a journey and a beautiful…
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Delicious Polpettone: A Family Favorite Meatloaf
Aunt Gina’s meatloaf prepared for the holidays is always good. We loved it when we were kids. All little cousins sitting around our square table waiting for the meatloaf to be served. Now we prepare it ourselves, according to tradition, stuffing it with thin slices of provola, mortadella and… don’t worry, Aunt Gina, we didn’t…
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Easter season: Wishing a World without War for Children
Hello. Thinking out loud: ” What if all the children on Earth could live with their families in a world without war, in peace, serenity and love?” Wishing you all a beautiful day and a happy Easter 🐣🤗
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Seafood good to taste and to photograph
We like seafood but we are not used to eat it raw, so here we have an inviting tasteful dish we enjoy to cook and serve. It keeps the flavour of the sea and the lightness of vegetables: cous cous with crunchy vegetables, mussels, clams and scallops. Not only is it a delicious dish to…
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Growing Potatoes on the Green Terrace
For a few days now I have been observing small sprouts on the green terrace. Only a few weeks ago some small potato tubers were planted in more vases and now I am so glad that small potato plants are growing. This is the first time I have attempted this. Just for fun. Maybe we…
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Food in the spirit of conviviality
When you are in your green terrace, at home (Sieglinde Accommodation – CIN: IT075035C200034479), enjoying your cappuccino and having your eyes in a gripping book and can’t help but keep on reading.. « Gastronomy studies men and things in order to transport from one Country to another everything that deserves to be known, which makes a…
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Art in your suitcase when you travel
When drawing and painting becomes part of your journey, art travels with you. You won’t forget to bring pencils and brushes with you in your suitcase when you travel. Will you?
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Corbeille de fleurs
Spring is a magical artist. It begins by painting a small flower in bloom and soon it covers the whole earth with a beautiful dress of renewal and beauty.
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Father’s Day in Italy: Cherished Traditions and Recipes
March 19th. On this day we celebrate Father’s Day in Italy and we would like to wish all the fathers in the world a happy Father’s Day. For those who have their Dad in heaven, for sure, he continues to live in their hearts, tied with the memory of the time spent, a lifetime, together.…
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Mom’s Homemade Pasta: A Sunday Tradition
Last night my Mom was making small maccheroni and orecchiette pasta for the Sunday lunch. Once again, I was close to the wooden countertop, enchanted, admiringing her precise simple gestures as I did when I was a child. I was glad my thought took strength from the fact that, even though years have passed since…
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The Cheerful Sounds of Birds in Spring
This morning some birds came to sing cheerfully to remind us of the arrival of Spring. According to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, in his Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship, “a man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not…
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Writing about the present history. What are the prospects for the future?
Time passes but the curiosity of a child, who wonders about what surrounds us, the nature of things and events is always alive and stimulated. Thoughts run very fast these days. They shoot at the speed of light. From my library, here it is a wide range of books, which have a common thread narrating…
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Exploring Shakespeare’s Hamlet: A Deep Dive into Its Versions
Once again, for this first weekend of March we have some food for the mind and soul to offer. For those who love delving into the world of Shakespeare, today we may provide an interesting suggestion. “Hamlet” is a gripping book that deserves attentive reading. A series of versions (the First, the Second Hamlet and…
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Plop, plop, plop.. what’s in the pot?
I often return to childhood memories and time spent in our home just steps away from the beach. Indeed, I eagerly awaited the Summer holidays to run on the seashore, to jump the waves, to dive and splash around like a little duck until my fingers shriveled and the lips turned purple. It was great…
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Delicious Semlor: A Swedish Treat to Enjoy
We tasted the first semla many years ago in Sweden. Since then, whether we are in Sweden during this time of the year or in Italy, we can’t miss to have them as dessert to enjoy with family and friends too. This afternoon we baked delicious fluffy semlor. Now they are ready to be enjoyed.…
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