Category: Advent
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Lussekatter in progress

On the third Sunday of Advent, late night, here we are in the kitchen working the golden daugh for the Lussekatter. I couldn't miss this very special Swedish culinary tradition dedicated to Lucia. I'm going to leave the soft daugh to leaven and rest all night long and tomorrow will keep on working on it.…
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A pink marguerites daisies bouquet to celebrate December 8th

Last Spring, I enjoyed gardening and planted tiny delicate marguerites in the green terrace. They looked so pretty with their lively colors. At the beginning of the Autumn season, I moved them on the front street balcony in order to stay much longer in the sun during the day, while I could enjoy their bright…
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Home made potatoes gnocchi and crisp appetizers on the second of Advent

On the second Sunday of Advent, I enjoyed to make potatoes gnocchi at home, introducing some variations on traditional local recipes. In particular, to the basic mixture for gnocchi (made of excellent red potatoes coming from the mountains of Calabria, one egg and some semolina flour) I added chopped parsley and a generous handful of…
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Fourth Sunday of Advent

This early morning it was still dark outside when we lit the fourth candle of Advent up.










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