Another part of it: wines!
Of course, having a husband sommelier, we couldn’t, by any possible mean, skip the French wine cellars! Those in the picture is just a little taste of the many we visited… And the many bottle we tasted and bought!
And that’s only a part of it!
Of course I’ve eaten much more than this!!! And many many more dishes of foie gras, even fresh, just seared: heavenly melting in the mouth!!! France has many many layers of astonishing gastronomy, from Michelin starred restaurants (in which, of course, I haven’t took picture: I have my own ethics!) to street markets, to village’s
My eternal and only love
Mirabelles for ever and ever! I find them only in France and only during August! And they are so good!!! Bowl from the Limonge porcelain assemble of my inlaws, mirabelles from the local market in St. Afrique, Aveyron, France, tablecloth from some Provence’s shop
I’m back…
Yes, I’m back… Soon some news, some pictures, some discoveries… At the end the trip was limited to France with only one short trip to Pamplona… It was fun, it was wonderful, it was all I expected and even more… Coming soon!
On Holiday
See you at the end of August, after three weeks around France and Spain… Have a nice August!
Mirror cake: I couldn’t…
This time I couldn’t… And I feel a traitor…I can give you all the excuses in the world, because I’ve made it, 2 weeks ago, but I couldn’t dare taking a picture of it: it was all wrong…What the hell am I speaking about???I’m speaking about this month Daring Bakers challenge, Strawberry mirror cake.It was
Rice to the world
Today I’m slightly excited for some reasons:– I drank to much coffee in the last days so I’m easily amused and excited!!!– it’s our fourth wedding anniversary! 🙂– a friend gave me two computer programs that defining them awesome is not enough! Thanks Kikmuk!– today I’m going to lunch in my favourite Japanese Restaurant with
Bouncing off clouds
[…] Make it easyMake this easyIt’s not as heavy as it seems… And that’s what this traditional Chinese recipe is: easy… Too easy! And too good home made to go back to the greasy/chemical restaurants versions (in Italy at least!).Among the two or three different recipes I was consulting on my cook books to make
Crocchette di zucchine
Again something Greek inspired. Those simple appetisers are quick and you wouldn’t find anybody who dislike them (except my father, but that’s because he hates courgettes over anything else!). 4 courgettes 1 onion Mint leavesBasil leaves Salt and pepper 4 egg yolks Bread crumbs 100 g of grated parmesan Grate the courgettes very finely and
Summer! Summer! Summer: Greek Salad
We’ve been to Greece just once, in September 2001, and since then we would love to go back and have an extensive tour of all the islands. For which we would need more then three weeks, so we keep postponing it!!!But just to remind us how beautiful Greece is we make often, especially during summer