Back to some Italian food. The good old Italian pasta. This time it is in the form of shells stuffed with ricotta mixed with mushrooms (shiitake), carrots and zucchini. While having this baked pasta dish last Sunday I felt emotional. No kidding, I was moved. It brought back many very good memories. Such is the life of …
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What does a food blogger do when he or she is home alone? Uhm.... Any idea? Something like cooking and dealing with social media, I guess. What I do, instead, is making a mess. Please come on in and get a sneak peek at my place. I'll show you what I am talking about when …
Shrove Tuesday. Does this mean a "confess" day or a Pancake Day to you? If it wasn't for Wikipedia I did not know that today I am supposed to "make a special point of self-examination", and consider what wrongs I need to repent. I am inclined to think I've made more wrongs to myself than to the others …
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One loaf of this bread was just not enough. I needed a slice or two of it per day. I come back home in the evening, there's London all around, millions of people that all look more successful than me, there's rain on my hair, light and transparent that I could not see it from …
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I have a thing about Matcha Green Tea. I guess I'm in love :). Since I tried it for the first time last week I'm having this precious powder two-three times a day, as a tea, latte and even in my porridge. Before I thought it was too expensive to fit in my grocery list. …
Pinterest invited me to a truffle Masterclass with Paul A. Young, award winning British chocolatier. At first, it wasn't clear to me the reasons for the invitation. There's no much about chocolate on this blog (I worked my heart out for this cake). Is this invitation a mistake? I asked myself after reading the mail. You …
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