Travels, Food & Wine
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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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Chickpea flour crêpes and bon appétit
For those, who are hungry and like the taste of legumes or pulses in general and of chickpeas (cicer arietinum – belonging to the family of Fabaceae) in particular way, here we cooked some crêpes using chickpea flour. It might be a delicious alternative to crêpes made with all purpose flour batter. Do you wanna…
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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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Blueberries ricotta cheese cake? Yes, please
Hej, it’s the season for blueberries and, whether you go for picking those wild berries in the forest or you buy some of those cultivated sweeter “super berries” at the food store, they are an excellent concentrate of nutrients and health benefits. Here I have my culinary tip for a blueberries ricotta cheese cake you…
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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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When lunch makes crunch
The pie I prepared for this second weekend of July is pretty simple and very tasteful. The choice of zucchini and carrots for the filling seemed appropriate to me given the high temperatures of these days. Indeed, zucchini and carrots reflect a good balance not only to fight the heat, but also to provide nutritional…
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Carrot juice – Summer trend or healthy life style?
It is getting really hot out there, but we keep on taking care of ourselves consuming vegetables and fruits in large quantities every day and more times a day. All we need is a blender or a machine to centrifuge fresh ingredients and have excellent drinks like this wonderful carrot juice. Now, can we call…
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