Category: book
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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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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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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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