Japanese curry (or so they say on the package!!!)

I’m not so fond of ready made food. But sometimes, once in a while, a get very lazy (Ah! I’m always lazy!!!) and use industrial stuff, and that normally happens when I do not read the list of the ingredients BEFORE I buy it… And that doesn’t happen so often… But sometimes, you know, you

I have a new idol!

I love food communities, and I think Serious Eats is one of the best: they are funny, wit and smart and they have that certain edge (that I like) when speaking about food: it’s a serious matters, ok, but a bit of lightness never hurt anybody!through them I’ve just discover my new idol: Mr. Minimalist

Cupcakes for K

My dear sweeeeet friend K today turns (insert the number you like)!!! And tonight we’ll party!I made her this lavender cupcakes I found on one of my favorite blog: thanks so much Chockylit for being a constant source of inspiration! Your cupcakes are gorgeous!!!The only thing I’ve changed was the decorations (the original one was

Monthly Mingle: Spring (rainy) soup

It’s finally raining!!! After a very long period of sun (and it was beginning to annoying me: I love rain!!!) we finally have a long deserved rain! So now everybody can complain about rain, and how it will ruin the crops, and that of course veggy and fruits will be expensive… Exactly how they would

Warning: no food realted post

Update: and at this point, will our super chic, super wit, super bright heroine win over the ugly, nasty and evil hobbit? (No offence to hobbits)Sorry, after watching all the debate, my nice inspirational mood of early morning was washed away by too many “Madame, are you nervous? Why?”, said with that nasty smile on

Queen of Hearts Queen of Spades

One of my favorite characters from Disney’s Alice in Wonderland is, of course, the magnificent Queen of Hearts: she is so mean, so pushy, so overbearing, so merciless that it’s a real pleasure to watch her punishing a very annoining Alice!To the contrary, in the book, I stand with Alice against the dictatorial Queen…And now

Madly baking!

“Waiter there’s something in my bread” really encouraged my bakery instincts! After the bread I baked yesterday my only thought was: “Bake! Bake! Bake!”!!! Plus I was truly inspired by some of the wonderful entries, and especially by Patricia‘s recipe, so I hope she won’t mind if I made something similar, yet different, to her

Waiter, there’s somenthing in my… bread!

I find this monthly challenge very interesting, not only for the funny title, but even for the theme they choose! And it’s indeed a challenge fo me: never made a pie before and I’m not so much of a bready person. I like to eat bread, but make it sometimes seem to long and complicated…

Verrines, again and again and again…

Ok, I have to admit it: I’m obsessed with verrines… It’s that once you’ve started making them, your only thought will be about making them every time someone come along… They are so cute, so fast and so flexible that they scream: “MAKE ONE”! Now do you understand why on the last Cuisine et vins

Strolling around Milan, second part

Free your mind, listen to my voice and imagine what I’m going to describe you.An interesting building, modern, all glass and metal, headquarters of the most important economical newspaper in Italy. A big hall, very airy and with loads of natural light. The opening of a little (very very little) exposition about ten “food bag”