Monthly Archives: December 2011
Sicilian spiced fig-nut cookies (cuccidati or buccellati)
| December 11, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under christmas, cookies, holidays, Italia, Italian, italy |
I don’t have relatives in Sicily, but I think I have a little Sicilian blood in me…somewhere, because I love that island and its cultural influences. I keep gravitating to it. Visiting Sicily is one of my favorite summer things to do. That land has been the crossroads of so many different cultures for centuries,… more
Photo Friday (#4)
| December 9, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under holidays, photography, photos |
It’s that time of the week, again… photo Friday. See #1 here, #2 here., and #3 here. I. just. love. puddles: they contain a whole universe, if you just step in and look closely Take a rainy day for a spin and find yourself bubbling inside the splashes the city lights in the rain will… more
3 antipasti for the holidays
| December 8, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under appetizers, holidays, Italian |
It always baffles me that the holidays are often listed in the top events that trigger stress… People blame the lack of time and money. And then there are all the commercial pressures to give -and get- material gifts. I can’t say I don’t partake in the rush too, to some degree, but I can’t… more
Photo Friday (#3)
| December 2, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under photography, photos |
This continues my photo Friday series: a set of posts capturing the minimal, magic, surreal, unusual, quotidian, zen moments in my life. See #1 here, and #2 here. Have you read “Last child in the woods“? I read a few years ago. It inspired me… I don’t want my children to suffer from “nature-deficit… more
giving thanks
| December 1, 2011 | Posted by ameliaps under autumn, fall, thanksgiving |
I did not grow up in the U.S. but one of the feasts I adopted and embraced with more heart than others when I moved here is Thanksgiving. There is so much sowing and harvesting that happens in the months leading up to November (and December) and I welcome a pause to reflect on this… more
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