Travels, Food & Wine
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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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Gingerbread and the coming of the Advent season
On tiptoe, the first Sunday of Advent arrived. Early, in the morning, the first small candle lights up in the kitchen to cheer the first warm cup of coffee of the day. Fragrant gingerbread biscuits are baked and are in the tray to welcome members of family and friends. Later on, Christmas decorations will take…
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Linguini pasta, meatballs and sweet peppers sauce
Linguini pasta, meatballs and home-made sweet peppers sauce. Would you call it “a comfort dish”? A drizzle of extravirgin olive oil in a hot pan on the cooker, finely chopped garlic, red onion and sweet “cornetto” peppers, small cubes of tomatoes (one or two tomatoes) and let’s start by sautéing the ingredients just mentioned above…
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Home made fresh ravioli and puff pastry pie with delicious pumpkin fillings
It all starts with no plans for the menu of the weekend, but, you have got a gorgeous Delica pumpkin waiting in the pantry. Then, you may go for a couple of excellent dishes, that is, home made fresh ravioli pasta and a puff pastry pie, each of them prepared with a different delicious pumpkin…
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November, gardening, new plants and bulbs of tulip
November arrived with its uncertain weather. Yesterday, we spent some time choosing new plants at the greenhouse and now we are loving to gardening in our little green cosy corner. New tulip bulbs have already been planted thinking about next season. At this proper, which plants would you like to see growing in your green…
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Pink bonbons à la gelée for the last October weekend
The day started with a smooth pink toned jelly in mind. Pure pomegranate juice to become pink bonbons à la gelée to satisfy the palate of children and older children. They will love it, I thought. Soon, the pink jelly was almost done in a sauce pan. After I allowed the pink jelly to cool…
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In the season of pomegranates
It all started last Spring, when I saw those beautiful gem flowers delicately flourishing up on our tree in the garden. Day by day, they silently were quite well along branches and among shining, small, green leaves. Then, I wondered if it was going to be a good season for the pomegranate fruits. Even though…
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In progress
When you wake up in the morning and you know there is something… in progress. Wishing a good day to everybody 🙂
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Ripe pomegranates, a welcome gift in October
October just started and has already given us a wonderful basket of ripe, juicy pomegranates we enjoyed to pick fresh from the tree in our kitchen garden. Not only they are a magnificent precious gift for our own health and excellent delicacy for our palate, but also they will be a welcome, appreciated present for…
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A close-up on my friends, the Mallards
When you are in Stockholm, you can’t miss to have a walk by the water, where, often, you can meet little friendly mallards. They get close to you with curiosity and calm attitude and let you take pictures of them. Indeed, it seems they are almost accustomed to the presence of human beings. They are…
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