I feel much better. Thanks for all your well wishes! A couple of days with high temperature did not bring me down as much as a few hours of acute laryngitis that left me 100% mute. No voice through my vocal chords. Someone here might have enjoyed the tranquility originated from my temporary mutism but for …
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Cough cough. My battle against carbs slipped into the background of my concerns since I fell sick early this week. An annoying cough and high temperature forced me to bed. The only good thing about being sick in bed is that angels in your life reveal themselves to take care of you and grant your wishes. I've …
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It's been almost a week that I (almost) don't eat "empty carbs" (on Monday I had a dinner out in a Neapolitan pizzeria. Little exception). I am determined to take a break from eating my favorite foods (aka pasta and bread) as a sort of experiment: I want to see if I can get my body accustomed to …
Et voila', I finally managed to add the word "skinny" to one of my recipes! It took me a while, my dear friends. Not that my recipes are usually fatty and greasy. You know, I never go for stuff like bacon-wrapped stuffed sausage (also because I don't eat meat) but I like my generous touch …
Here is another typical dish of the Italian traditional cuisine that's a bit underestimated outside of Italy. Yet chickpeas nutritious and digestible, a good source of essential fatty acids, containing a high percentage of carbohydrates. 100 grams of cooked chickpeas provides only 120 calories, a lot of vitamins, proteins and minerals, especially iron and calcium. I originally thought …
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When I first started blogging I was an undergraduate student in Italy. Back then I was just trying to experiment with my writing (in Italian), there was no social media involved, just me and my thoughts. My second blog "arrived" when I moved to London and started nurturing the idea of writing in English. I knew I …
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