Photo Friday (#15)
| July 20, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under photo Friday, photography, photos |
Hello friends: Enjoy your Friday. Pics are from Wyoming: the filling solitude of mountains, river streams and woods. (The previous photo Fridays: #1 here, #2 here., #3 here and #4 here, #5 here, #6 here, #7 here, #8 here, #9 here, #10 here, #11 here, #12 here, #13 here, #14 here). Blowing dandelion wishes Majestic… more
Torta fredda allo yogurt (cold yogurt cake)
| July 17, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under blackberries, dessert, Italian, italy, summer |
Have you noticed how HOT it is? Will we finally acknowledge that global warming is an actual fact rather than a theory? Who has the desire to go in the kitchen and turn on the oven? Not me! Does that mean I have to give up dessert? Not quite. I was reminded of no-bake desserts… more
Zucchini & fiori di zucca
| July 10, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under Italian, spaghetti, squash, summer, vegetables, zucchini |
Estate (summer) = fresh vegetables and herbs from the garden. Zucchini (or as the Brits call them, courgettes) are one of the most prolific ones (you would know if you have planted some)! And they are also one of my favorites, because there are no shortage of ways to prepare them. The trick is cooking… more
Photo Friday (#14)
| July 5, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under photo Friday, photography, photos |
Hello friends: Hope summer is allowing you to breath, pause, and reflect… (The previous photo Fridays: #1 here, #2 here., #3 here and #4 here, #5 here, #6 here, #7 here, #8 here, #9 here, #10 here, #11 here, #12 here, #13 here) I have meant to write this post last Friday but never managed… more
A lighter caponata (“al forno”: roasted)
| June 22, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under appetizers, Italian, italy, summer, vegetables, vegetarian |
Summer is here. I like to eat more vegetables and stay lighter. I am sure many of you feel the same way… It’s a time to lighten our burdens, be they physical, mental, geographic (via travel), or dietary. Growing up in Italy, lunches in the summer were often a “panino” or a salad (ripe tomatoes… more
Photo Friday (#13)
| June 1, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under photo Friday, photography, photos |
Hello friends: Happy Friday to all of you (The previous photo Fridays: #1 here, #2 here., #3 here and #4 here, #5 here, #6 here, #7 here, #8 here, #9 here, #10 here, #11 here, #12 here) It’s been a hard week as I have been battling with a tough ear infection… but I still… more
Photo Friday (#12)
| May 25, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under photo Friday, photography |
Hello friends: Happy Friday to all of you! (The previous photo Fridays: #1 here, #2 here., #3 here and #4 here, #5 here, #6 here, #7 here, #8 here, #9 here, #10 here, #11 here) We planted a bean and saw it sprout after 10 days: isn’t life amazing? We found a Robin nest… more
Finding random things in the kitchen, and a hazelnut cake (torta di nocciole) with honey drizzle
| May 22, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under autumn, dessert, fall, Italian |
It’s somewhere around 5:00pm and am wrapping up the day around the house: work deadlines, kids’ homework and piano practice, laundry, mail… you know the routine. And there is dinner to be made. Most times I do not have a plan, I just go with the flow. I see what’s in the refrigerator (I like… more
Photo Friday (#11)
| May 13, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under photo Friday, photography, photos |
Hello friends! …a little bit late, but here is the latest photo Friday. (The previous photo Fridays: #1 here, #2 here., #3 here and #4 here, #5 here, #6 here, #7 here, #8 here, #9 here, #10 here) more
the need for “green” and a velvety vegetable soup
| May 9, 2012 | Posted by ameliaps under soup, vegetables, vegetarian |
I think my life is quite colorful, but the color I cherish the most is definitively green… on so many levels. If you ask me what food I could not ever give up, or actively choose to eat, that is greens, especially leafy greens. The kind you steam quickly then saute’ in olive oil and… more
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