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Frittelle are typical Italian fried pastries, one of the classic Carnival pastries.<br />
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They
are delicious if freshly made and eaten warm but for a special taste I
wanted to add to these little treats a soft heart of orange cream made
with oranges from Sicily. </div>
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Try them and happy Carnival!</div>
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<b>INGREDIENTS FOR ORANGE CREAM: </b> </div>
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* 300 ml of orange juice, filtered </div>
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* 200 ml of milk </div>
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* 150 grams of sugar </div>
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* 50 grams of flour 00 </div>
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* 2 eggs </div>
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<b>INGREDIENTS FOR FRITTELLE: </b></div>
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* 400 gr of flour </div>
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* 200 ml of lukewarm milk </div>
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* 100 gr of sugar </div>
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* 30 gr of butter </div>
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* 25 gr of fresh yeast </div>
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* 5 tablespoon of warm water</div>
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* a pinch of salt </div>
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* seed oil as needed </div>
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* icing sugar as needed </div>
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<b>INSTRUCTIONS:</b></div>
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Start with orange cream. </div>
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In a saucepan put the flour, sugar and eggs. </div>
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Pour in the milk and stir quickly with a whisk to avoid lumps. Add orange juice. </div>
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Now put the pan on the heat and, stirring constantly, allow to thicken the cream. </div>
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It
will take 5 minutes before the cream thickens. Remove from the heat the
cream, mix a little bit, then cover with foil and let cool.</div>
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Now prepare the frittelle dough.</div>
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Dissolve yeast in warm water. </div>
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Pour
the flour on the table in a shape of a mountain and put in the middle:
sugar, butter, salt,milk and the yeast dissolved in water. Mix all
ingredients until a compact dough. Cover with a cloth and let rise in a
warm place for 1 hour.</div>
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Divide the dough into rolls, and cut into pieces as large as chestnuts which then will be rolled between your hands.</div>
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Fry the frittelle in hot oil using a pan with high sides.</div>
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Fry them a few at a time, turn them so they colour nicely on both sides. Remove from oil and let them dry on paper towels. </div>
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Fill with orange cream and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-4727788391512749802022-01-19T08:00:00.000+01:002022-01-19T21:52:11.161+01:00KITCHEN AFFAIRS | Chiacchiere (Italian Sweet Carnival Fritters)<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<a href="http://www.simply-spring.com/2017/02/exploring-globe-carnival-in-italy.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Carnival celebrations in Italy</b></span></a> would not be complete without
the sweet pastry fritters that are prepared only during this festive season. Bakeries,
pastry shops and supermarkets are full of traditional sweets than are eaten up
until Lent. Chiacchiere are a typical sweet of Carnevale which claim very
ancient origins. Infact <span class="st">at the </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">time of</span></i><span class="st"> the </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">Roman, people used to prepare a </span></i>sweet
dough<i><span style="font-style: normal;"> fried in lard and covered with honey.</span></i>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;">Chiacchiere, </span></i>literally
translates as chatter or gossip, change names from region to region.
Chiacchiere, Galani, Crostoli, Frappe, Bugie are only some of the names
referring to these pastries. The recipe and method of cooking is the same
everywhere: a sweet dough made by flour, butter, sugar, a bit of alcohol and
vegetable oil to fry and served with powdered sugar on top.</div>
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Here the recipe for making them, <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">courtesy of</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">an Italian</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">lady, 100% Venetian ;)</span></span></div>
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<b>INGREDIENTS:</b></div>
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500 g flour</div>
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30 g melted butter </div>
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50 g sugar</div>
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3 eggs</div>
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1 grated organic lemon zest</div>
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3 tablespoons Grappa or Marsala or Rum</div>
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1 pinch of salt</div>
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1 Liter sunflower oil for deep frying </div>
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Powdered sugar</div>
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<b>INSTRUCTIONS:</b></div>
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In a large bowl sift together the dry ingredients: flour,
sugar and salt. </div>
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Add the melted butter and mix.</div>
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In a small bowl beat eggs with lemon zest and Grappa and add
to the dry ingredients.</div>
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Mix together and knead to make a soft dough. Add a
tablespoon of milk if mixture feels a little bit dry. <span style="color: red; font-family: "times"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and allow to rest for 1 hour<span style="color: red; font-family: "times"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span>in a cool place<span style="font-family: "times";">.</span></div>
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Cut into 4 pieces, and work each piece individually through
a pasta machine or a wooden rolling pin. I used a pasta machine and sincerely
this is the best to use for a thinly pastry.</div>
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Roll out the pastry thinly you can, about 1mm. This will be
the secret for perfect, light and crispy Chiacchiere.</div>
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Cut the pastry with a cutting wheel into strips about 8x15
cm (3x6 inch).</div>
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Heat a pan with vegetable oil. Deep frying is a dry heat
cooking method<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> so do
not</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">economized</span>
<span class="hps">on the oil</span> <span class="hps">and be generous</span>. <span class="hps">That's why</span> <span class="hps">I used a</span> <span class="hps">liter
of</span> <span class="hps">oil!</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">When
the oil</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">reaches
170-180°</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">degrees
(350°F) drop few strips at a time. Remember they are thin, fry them quickly,
when they puff and get golden, they are ready to be removed from the pan.</span></span></div>
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Drain on paper towels.</div>
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Let them cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.</div>
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Done! What do you think drinking a glass of Moscato while
eating them? The perfect combination!<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></span></div>
Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-61399571552889769462021-03-30T07:08:00.000+02:002021-03-30T22:29:03.418+02:00HOW TO: Easter egg lettering.<div style="text-align: justify;">
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The Church
teaches that the egg is seen as a symbol of Resurrection of Jesus or as emblem
of new life<span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">.
So it is no coincidence that for many families</span></span>, painting Easter
eggs is a classic Easter tradition<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">.</span>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">These eggs are
typically </span>hard-boiled and then decorated. This is the best way if you
have children: lot of fun and <span class="st">potentially messy! They love this
activity!</span></div>
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Unfortunately <i><span style="font-style: normal;">cooked
Easter eggs and </span></i><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">consequently the impressive work created on them, </span></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">last</span></i><span class="st"><i> </i></span><span class="st">about a week.</span><i><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></i></div>
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Why don’t freshen up the old traditional way of decorating
Easter eggs, paint them with modern patterns or hand lettered messages and keep
the eggs indefinitely?</div>
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Since I love lettering, I thought that would be a fun way to
decorate the eggs for this Easter. So, let's start!</div>
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<u><b>WHAT YOU NEED:</b></u></div>
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- Eggs</div>
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- Soft pencil and eraser </div>
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- Nib, black and white calligraphy ink or pigment ink pen</div>
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<b><u>INSTRUCTIONS:</u></b></div>
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First you’ll need to empty and clean your eggs. (And save the content for breakfast!)</div>
There are tons of tutorials on how to blow out
eggs. <a href="https://www.google.it/search?q=blow+out+eggs&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=bzUFV5GrE8X7swHl3oTQDg#safe=off&q=how+to+make+blow+out+eggs" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Just have a look at this Google search</b></span></a> and you will discover you can empty an egg with a syringe, a
nasal aspirator, a <i><span style="font-style: normal;">bulb ear syringe…</span></i>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">I use the oldest
of methods: a thin drinking straw<span class="shorttext"> (I used those of juice
in brick)</span>.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">You will need:
toothpick, bowl, drinking straw, drawing pin (or a mini drill).</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;">Pierce
the shell at both ends of your egg with a drawing pin. (I used a mini
drill and carefully drilled a hole in the top and bottom of the egg.<span class="shorttext"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span lang="EN">This
solution makes the work faster and perfect).</span></span></span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;">Use
a toothpick into one of the holes in the egg, and break membrane and the
yolk while it is still inside.</li>
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a straw over the hole. Blow through the straw until the content of the egg
is empetied into the bowl.</li>
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your blown out eggs in soapy warm water and let them dry in an empty egg
carton.</li>
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Once your eggs were drilled, blown and drained you can move
onto the lettering/doodling part.</div>
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Prepare a workspace and plan what you want to draw. I chose
a mix of doodling and lettering with Italian Easter messages.</div>
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I<span class="st">t is always a good idea to </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">make</span></i><span class="st"> sketch of </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">your</span></i><span class="st"> creation, </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">before deciding</span></i><span class="st"> on the </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">final design; and </span></i>when you are ready on
your idea, you can decide to paint the eggs free-hand or lightly draw a pattern
with pencil. This way you are more sure of your strokes.</div>
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Start tracing lines to map out the size of your word, to get
the proportions right. T<i><span style="font-style: normal;">hen go over</span></i><span class="st"> the </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">lines</span></i><span class="st"> with a slower, more </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">refined</span></i><span class="st"> single stroke</span>, erase if you need. </div>
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Once your sketching is complete, use those sketch lines as a
guide. Go over the lines, with the ink pen or the nib+ink and make the letter
nice and bold.<br />
You can also decorate the eggs with lines and doodles. Just
for an example, you can start with simple guide lines and then <span class="ircsu">fill in your egg part with lines, points, hatching, strokes and abstract
graphic design. Funny not?</span></div>
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<span class="ircsu">Ready to decorate your home for Easter?
Take a big apothecary jar, put some moss or feathers on the bottom, add your
eggs and voilà you have created a perfect home decor. </span></div>
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<b><u>TIPS:</u></b> </div>
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- Handle the eggs as little as possible because the ink
doesn’t adhere to the egg’s surface where there is natural oily residue from
your hands.</div>
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<span class="ircsu">- For a cute centerpieces put some eggs in a
</span>faux birdnest made from twigs<span class="ircsu">. This is a really
inexpensive way to bring some Spring into the home!</span><br />
- Want a chic Easter table without spending a cents? <span class="ircsu">Place a painted easter egg on each table setting:</span> little
details matter but we don’t need to spend a lot of money to have an elegant
table decorations.</div>
Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-23919617906268824792021-03-27T18:24:00.000+01:002021-03-30T22:30:22.361+02:00HOW TO: make a Kokedama<div style="text-align: justify;">
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I don’t know about you but when the outdoor temperature rises and the days
start getting brighter and longer I can’t think of a better time to get my
hands into soil and play around with some fun plant experiments for Spring!
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This morning I went to my trusted
florist. She was creating a sort of suspended moss ball with a little citrus
tree. Since I am always curious about
many things, I asked her what it was. </div>
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It's called Kokedama but also
known as moss ball and comes from Japan. In simple terms: wrapping a plant in
moss instead of putting into a container. Funny not?</div>
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I’ve seen Kokedama for the very
first time in New York, some years ago,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>but I didn’t know the name and origins. These wonderful planets of moss
looked great hanging in a living room. They were delicately beautiful but I
never realized how easy they are to create.</div>
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<span class="st">Considering that
this traditional Japanese art form</span> it's mucky, it's creative and green,
I can define it's my latest craze. So <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">I came back home with a few small plants, bulbs and </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">I'm ready to make my Spring Kokedama and show you how
to create your own.</span></i></div>
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<u><b>WHAT YOU NEED:</b></u></div>
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- A plant or any bulb </div>
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- Living moss (if in your country is forbidden to pick moss
in the woods you can either buy it at your flower shop)</div>
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- <i><span style="font-style: normal;">Clayey soil (or bonsai
soil called Akadama)</span></i></div>
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<span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- 5 Thin and flexible </span></span>twigs</div>
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- Cotton or thin metal thread</div>
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- Natural or colored twine </div>
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- Scissors</div>
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- Spray bottle with water</div>
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- Newspaper (to protect your work surface)<br />
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Take your plant from its
container and remove the soil from the roots. <span class="st">Be very </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">careful</span> </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">to
not</span> </i><span class="st">break </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">the
roots</span></i><span class="st">.</span></div>
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Spray water to clayey soil and stir
until moist. You need to add enough water so that your soil becomes moldable. </div>
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Do your best to form a ball shape
around the roots with the soil-water mixture.</div>
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If needed, spray the soil with
water to keep it moist and workable during this process and remember to squeeze
and mold without breaking your plant.</div>
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Wrap with living moss and tie
with metal thread and then with twine.</div>
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Once you are happy with your new
Japanese garden you can create a wreath to display it.</div>
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Twigs must be thin and flexible. </div>
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Hold the cut end of the twigs in
your left hand, and with your right hand bend the free end into a circle,
approximating the desired proportion of the final wreath. Clasp that section of
the twigs with your left hand. Your hand now holds the loop that will become
the wreath. </div>
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Use your right hand to tuck the
leftover length in and out through the circle, </div>
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You’re done!</div>
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Y<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">ou can use this wreath as a stand to hold your Kokedama on your desk or
place it over a bowl.</span></div>
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<u><b>CARE:</b></u></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- Display your small green planet in a bright location. </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">Avoid</span></i><span class="st"><i> </i></span><span class="st">any </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">direct sunlight</span> </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">exposure and keep Kokedama away</span></i> from hot
or cold air drafts and hot spots (radiators, direct heat, or television sets).</div>
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- To keep your Kokedama alive and
happy, spray water to keep the moss moist <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">at least once a day, especially in summer. Occasionally add fertilizer to
irrigation water.</span></div>
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- If the moss becomes dry and your Kokedama very light, </span>you can submerge the
sphere in a bucket of water <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">and
organic fertilizer</span> for five to 10 minutes.</div>
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<b><u>TIPS & TRICKS:</u> </b></div>
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- I used a bulb of white hyacinth
because I love the <i><span style="font-style: normal;">sweet scent</span></i><span class="st"> of </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">Spring</span></i> this
beauty offers but you can use any bulbs, seasonal plants or plants <span class="st">are </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">easier</span></i><span class="st"> to </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">grow</span></i>
if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">you</span> </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">haven’t</span></i><span class="st"> a </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">green thumb. </span></i></div>
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- I asked to my florist if I can
plant also mini cactus. She told me to avoid any succulents and cacti, as the
soil ball will remain too moist for these types of plants. </div>
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- Plan to make your wreath as
soon as possible after the twigs have been gathered, before the canes dry out
and become hard to work with. If you can't get to the task right away and the
canes do get a little brittle, try soaking them in water for a few hours to
restore their flexibility.</div>
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- You can also create a suspended
Kokedama with a little tree (for example lemon tree or <a href="http://www.simply-spring.com/2016/03/kitchen-affairs-kumquat-curd.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Kumquat</b></span></a>) for a personalized gift or an interesting accent of
modern art.</div>
Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-38453497919011565952020-09-06T15:30:00.000+02:002020-09-06T15:51:04.230+02:00EXPLORING THE GLOBE | Seychelles: Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke Market<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Mahé is the main island of Seychelles in an archipelago of 115 islands.</div>
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Here
is Victoria, with its 26,000 inhabitants is one of the smallest
capitals in the world. Victoria is also the only city and only port of
the archipelago. Lively by day and quiet at night, when after 17, all
shops and offices are closed and the streets are empty. </div>
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Life goes
on in the early morning, when in Market Street (one of the few
pedestrian streets), Sir Selwyn Selwyn Clarke Market tends to open. This
market was built in 1840 and renewed in 1999. </div>
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This is the most
picturesque place of all the city and, at six o'clock in the morning,
you can see all the colors of the island on the market stalls.</div>
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Like all tropical markets, Victoria’s Market, represents a slice of
local life which it would be a pity to miss. The market is especially
interesting on Saturdays, when sellers come from all over the island of
Mahé, loaded with flowers, fruits, vegetables, spices and fishes.</div>
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Perched
in mango trees, but especially near the fish stalls, the "Madam Paton,"
majestic white egrets, waiting for titbits of meat and fish. The market is a riot of colors: gaudy tropical fruits, vegetables and houseplants unknown.</div>
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The
stalls display a multitude of sweet smelling herbs ans spices, ginger,
cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, extracts and essential oils and the potent
“mazavarou”: red peppers cooked in garlic, ginger and boiled oil, to
take home to add a touch of Creole fire to your cooking. At the market
you can also find the typical Seychellois cooking utensils, such as
wooden pesties and mortars for herbs, metal coconut graters, colorful
pottery and handmade buttons derived from the shells of coconuts. </div>
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Wander
among the stalls of this lively and colourful market means discovery
new smell and taste as a wonderful experience. Curious attend the
negotiations between sellers and buyers of fish and housewives at the
end of the morning who trying to get a good price on the last catch of
the day. </div>
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Something
like this happens at our farmers markets and then again, I realize that
people are the same the world over. Once again, I think when it comes to
market trading there are no geographical boundaries.</div>
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Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com1Victoria, Mahè, Seychelles-4.6826693 55.480395999999928-4.9358787999999993 55.157672499999926 -4.4294598 55.80311949999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-37280156958006234162018-01-22T16:57:00.000+01:002018-01-22T17:32:56.861+01:00EXPLORING THE GLOBE: Carnival in Italy<div style="text-align: justify;">
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What do Italians do
during Carnival?
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One thing is sure: once a year we allowed to get crazy! And
“Carnevale” or Carnival in Italy is one of the best <span class="st">festive </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">season</span></i><i> </i><span style="font-style: normal;">to do that!</span></div>
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If you're planning to visit Italy for the Carnival Season, you'll
need to know we celebrate this festival forty days before Easter. For 40 days,
we party in many different ways, depending from region to region: usually with parades, public street
parties or masquerade balls. </div>
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Carneval is the right time to go just a little bit crazy
before giving up chocolate, desserts and fried sweets. Infact, Mardi Gras, or
Fat Tuesday, is the last hurrah before the Catholic season of Lent begins on
Ash Wednesday.</div>
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Many Italian towns hold Carnival Festival. Are you ready to discover the most
important? </div>
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<b>Venice</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> is certainly
the most well-known Italian city for its traditional mask parades. St.Mark’s
Square is </span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">the heart <span class="hps">of the Carnival</span></span>, here you’ll find the most
extraordinary costumes.</div>
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You don’t want to miss the spectacular gondola and boat
parades along the Grand Canal and the grand fireworks, show to the end of
Carnival, absolutely must be seen.</div>
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There is no extra charge to go to Venice during the
Carnival, but if you want to attend a party or ball these can be quite
expensive. Hotel and party must be book ahead of time for the best accomodation
<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">at an affordable
price</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">. You can either hire a costume from a Venetian atelier. Renting </span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">a costume can be expensive, about 200 euros to over 800 euros so </span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">be sure to plan ahead if you have something spectacular in mind. </span></span><br />
<span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">One last tip: be aware that the Carnevale in Venice is very crowded so, if you love taking pictures, don't expect that you will be the only one to have the best spot. I will write a new post with things to know about Carnival in Venice and will suggest you the best time </span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">to take pictures of costumes and masks and where to </span></span>be able to photograph them in a beautiful setting, and with some luck without (many) spectators. <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">Other than that,</span> <span class="">don't worry. </span></span>I guarantee that you will enjoy the atmosphere of Venetian Carnival. <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""> </span></span>Don't forget to bring confetti!</div>
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<b>Verona</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">: <i><span style="font-style: normal;">city of</span></i><span class="st"> music and love,
the home of </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">Shakespeare's</span></i><span class="st"> Romeo and Juliet. Who doesn’t know Verona? </span>This city is just
one hour and a half by train from Venice. So, </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">if you have the</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hpsalt-edited">chance to enjoy</span>
<span class="hps">a long holiday in</span> <span class="hps">Italy</span>, </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">don't forget to add</span></i><span class="st"> Verona
to </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">your list of cities</span></i><span class="st"> to<i> </i></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">see</span></i><span class="st"> </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">during</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">the carnival period</span>.</span><br />
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<span class="st">Verona celebrates its Carnival since 1531 </span>when
a nobleman named Tommaso Da Vico celebrated the end of a time that saw a
terrible plague and food shortage handing out gnocchi to the poor and starving
citizens of the city. <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Before he died, </span></span>in his will he ordered to distribute every
year, <span class="st">on the last Friday of Carnival</span><b>,</b> gnocchi
<span class="st">to the Veronese inhabitants</span>.</div>
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Nowadays you can see an old man with a long white beard and
a red cape carrying a big fork as a sceptre.<span class="hps"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span>He is Papà de’ Gnocco - Daddy
Gnocchi - who leads the Carnival parade <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">walking</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">through the center of Verona to
the square of San Zeno church, where g</span><span class="hpsalt-edited">nocchi
are</span> <span class="hps">offered</span> <span class="hps">to everyone.</span></span></div>
Today, in addition to the many period costumes people wear
during Carnival in Verona, there is one man who dresses up as “Il Papà dello
Gnocco,” or Father Gnocco, on the last Friday of Carnival. He wears a long white
beard and a red cape, and his sceptre is in the form of a fork that has stabbed
a single piece of gnocchi. On this Friday of Carnival, Il Papà dello Gnocco leads
a parade in central Verona that ends in the piazza in front of the church of
San Zeno, where gnocchi are on offer to everyone.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="st">Once a year, on the last Friday before Lent fast, Verona celebrates its carnival that preserves an ancient tradition of more than 470 years. </span></td></tr>
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<b>Ivrea</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">: near Turin,
Piedmont region. The “Battaglia delle arance” - Battle of the Oranges – is
valued as one of the most ancient Carnivals in the world. The battle is a
spectacular</span><span class="hps"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span lang="EN">great</span></span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">role-playing game</span></span> where the city is
fill by colours and scents and where you just might be pelted by one of
3.000.000 flying oranges. </div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">According to legend</span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span></span>, around 1200 A.D., the baron Ranieri was overthrown
thanks to the rebellion of a miller’s daughter, Violetta, <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">already</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">betrothed</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">to another man</span></span>.
When she refused to abide by the ”<i>jus primae noctis</i>’ imposed by the
tyrant on all young brides, she beheaded the baron and incited the people to
revolt, <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">which</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">they destroyed the castle.
</span></span>The Orange Battle re-enacts this rebellion: the people,
interpreted by <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">about</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">4000</span> <span class="hps">shooters</span> <span class="hps">walk</span> <span class="hps">divided
into</span> <span class="hps">nine teams</span></span>, fight the overlord’s
army, personified by more than 1000 throwers on horse-drawn carts wearing
protective clothing and masks recalling ancient armour.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ivrea’s Carnival is the only one that has a long story line.</td></tr>
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<b>Milan</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">: maybe isn’t
the most popular Carnival in Italy but it’s special because celebrated in
different way from the rest of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Italian cities. Here there is the Ambrosian Carnival. According to the
Ambrosian calendar, Carnival in Milan lasts four days longer because Lent does
not start on Ashes Wednesday, but on the first Sunday of Lent. Usually the
traditional parade takes place in city centre with a different theme every
year.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="st">The Carnival season in Milan last four days longer than anywhere else. Photo source: <a href="http://milano.carpediem.cd/" target="_blank">Carpe Diem Milano</a></span></td></tr>
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<b>Viareggio</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">: famous
city on the Tuscany coast, just 30 minutes from Pisa. The Carnevale parade
starts with the announce of three cannon shots from the sea, and floats made of
huge papier-mâché figures, begin their slow move from the town square to the
seaside promenades (Lungomare).</span></div>
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The floats and huge figures, fully animated, are designed by
teams of local artisans, <span class="st">their </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">art handed down from father to son.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-style: normal;">While you may get
focused on big floats, don't forget to take a photo of Burlamacco,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Viareggio’s Carnival mascot, a
smiling </span></i><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">character</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">of</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">art</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">comedy</span></span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">.</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="st">Viareggio Carnival is one of the most famous carnival parade in Italy and Europe.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="st"><b>Cento</b></span><span class="st">: in the
province of Ferrara, Emilia Romagna. </span><span class="reviewbody">Less crowded
with tourists compared to Venice but for Italians is one of the most popular
festival with its </span>Carnival floats that are up to 15 metres high.<span class="reviewbody"> By tradition, pelouches and toys are thrown from the floats
to the public.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="testoscheda">In Cento Carnival you will be dragged in a lively show by the
gigantic papier-mâché floats, multicoloured groups of people, VIPS and
amazing masks of all kinds. Photo Source: <a href="http://www.carnevalecento.com/" target="_blank">Carnevale di Cento</a></span></td></tr>
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<span class="st"><b>Acireale</b></span><span class="st">: The
most attractive event of the Sicily island.</span> Near Catania, Acireale’s
Carnival is famous for the procession of floats, made in paper maché, covered
with flowers and using an advanced system of lighting that brings more life.
Very colorful!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="st">The Carnival of Acireale is<i> </i><i></i></span><span class="st">known for its elaborate masks and allegorical floats. Photo Source: <a href="http://www.acirealeturismo.com/?lang=it" target="_blank">acirealeturismo.com</a><i></i></span></td></tr>
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<b>Mamoiada</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">: Sardinia.
Maybe the most scary-looking carnivals in Italy. The parade of the Mamuthones, with
black masks and Isshoadores with white masks, is similar to a solemn ceremony
and a religious procession, a sort of orderly dance with cowbells on the back
of the dancer which often exceed 30 kilos.</span></div>
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dancing and parading on the square and through the village streets </span>is
possible to taste the typical traditional sweets offered by the women of the
village and <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">enjoy</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">traditional dishes</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">of Sardinian cuisine</span></span>
as “fave e lardo” (broad beans with lard) , generously accompanied by the
typical wine Cannonau or vinu nigheddu (Sardinian red wine)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mamuthone. The cowbells on the back often exceed 30 kilos. Photo source: <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.sardegnaturismo.it/" target="_blank">sardegnaturismo.it </a></span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Are
you ready</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">to celebrate</span> <span class="hps">with us</span> <span class="hps">the</span>
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costume is strongly recommended but not required: you can dress up as murderer,
noble, diplomat, geisha, clown or use your traditional masks. Bring confetti and come join us in the fun with the most beautiful Italian Carnevale.</span></span></div>
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If you are like me, December is a period of continuous run from place to place, enjoying the Season but feeling just a little insane. </div>
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Love fairy lights and pretty decorations. </div>
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Love giving and sharing. </div>
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Love vacation time. </div>
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Love cinnamon and gingerbread. </div>
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Love remove the candied orange peel from the panettone. </div>
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<i>(Panettone is a traditional Italian Christmas bread) </i></div>
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But one of the things I love most about this magical month is doing pretty gift wrap, I think a creative Christmas wrapped gifts is one of the most magical sights of the Season, a gift can produce a much greater joy if is packed super nice. </div>
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There are many way to wrap a very special gift. A few rules to impress those who receive it. </div>
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- Gift wrap is one of those places where the opportunities are endless; you can try color blocking, play with ribbons and accessories, add pieces from nature and scraps from your craft bin. </div>
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- Smaller box: stay simple! Try mixing a neutral paper with beautiful ribbon for a pop of color or metallic sparkle. </div>
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- Remember, practice makes perfect, take it slowly the first few times you try a new gift wrapping technique. </div>
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- Teamwork. Stamping with your kids using original stamps and if you are quick enough you can dust a little glitter on your fresh-pressed stamp before the ink dries. </div>
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- Love recycling? Using pages from magazines, paper bags and newspaper looked so sweet. </div>
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- Unless they are on women's lingerie, men do not pay attention to bows, laces and cristal beads. For him, you can choose a gift wrap very simple. Gold and silver are the quintessential holiday colors, so you've got to have some metallic in gift wrap for him. Try also with a totally black look with a silver ribbon. </div>
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- Finding ideas using readily available materials and creating unusual things that were super easy to do (so you may devote yourselves to other things) and give to your guest a stellar surprise with the WOW-factor! </div>
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- vellum paper </div>
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- mini star cookie cutters (or any simple shape) </div>
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- Wrap the wire around the cookie cutter.</div>
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- Rest the star on vellum paper.</div>
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The decorations are ready to be used on my Christmas wrapped gifts! </div>
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To Chocolate lovers,<br />
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When a food manufacturing company asks to participate in taste testing and evaluate a product, we know there is more than gather simple critical information about the consumer preferences.
These results help them to improve existing products and develop new ones, so this is a big responsibility.<br />
I recently had the opportunity to enjoy and introduce Pernigotti gianduia spread creams to some sweet tooths. This was a big responsibility but an amazing project.<br />
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Do you know <a href="http://www.pernigotti.it/en/" target="_blank">Pernigotti</a>?<br />
Pernigotti is an Italian company of the confectionary tradition, founded in Novi Ligure (Piedmont Region) in 1860 as a small industrial company that produced torroni. Later, the company started its production of chocolate and the famous Gianduiotto was born.<br />
I'm sure you have seen in some pastry shop this most appreciated icon of the Italian chocolate tradition: a mini ingot shaped and foil wrapped chocolate hazelnut blend. Still today Pernigotti is the market leader.<br />
The historical Italian brand was acquired by the Toksöz Group and with a modern production plant, Pernigotti today produces chocolate, Easter eggs, nougats, small nougats, puddings and raw-materials for ice cream and pastries and the delicious gianduia and dark gianduia spread creams.<br />
These creams, made with high quality ingredients do not contain vegetable fats derived from palm, coconut, sunflower and peanut and are totally gluten free.<br />
My favourite dark Gianduia spread cream not only is delicious between two slices of bread or eat in its natural form but cooked or baked also!<br />
So let’s party and prepare to lose all self control with this recipe.<br />
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<b>INGREDIENTS:</b><br />
Makes about 40 mini balls<br />
- 130 g Pernigotti dark or Gianduia spread cream<br />
- 100 g semi-sweet cookies (I used Digestive biscuits)<br />
- 100 g white chocolate, 100 g milk chocolate and 100g dark chocolate (if you like an intense flavor try the dark chocolate 90%)<br />
- Yummy stuff to sprinkle: shredded coconut, pink pepper, organic lemon and orange zest, dehydrated strawberries cut finely or any dried fruits, chopped hazzelnuts, almonds and pistachios, pine nuts, puffed rice and wheat, and whatever yummy stuf you have in the pantry.<br />
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<b>YOU NEED ALSO:</b><br />
- Paper candy cups<br />
- Styrofoam block<br />
- Parchment paper<br />
- Toothpicks<br />
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<b>INSTRUCTIONS:</b><br />
Blend Digestive biscuit in a food processor until it turns into crumbs, add the Pernigotti Gianduia spread cream and knead well to make a dough. Cover and chill for 1 hour.<br />
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When dought is firm enough to handle, shape into balls (less than 1” or about 1,5 cm) and arrange on a baking sheet lined with waked paper. Place in freezer and let chill for 30 minutes.<br />
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Melt 3 types of chocolate in a double boiler.<br />
Insert the toothpicks into each cookie balls (about halfway through). Dip them into melted chocolate to cover. Let all the excess drip off, sprinkle yummy stuff and place the cookie bites in styrofoam previously lined with parchment paper.<br />
Refrigerate immediately for one hour.<br />
I found they turned out best if they’re nearly frozen prior to being dipped. It might be easiest to do these in batches, leaving some of the freezer until just before you’re going to dip them.<br />
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When all are dipped carefully remove the toothpicks by twisting and gently pulling upward. If you prefer, you can add a nice professional look to your creation decorating with candy cups and place the cookie bites in a box or keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to two weeks.<br />
Life is good and sinfully delicious ; )<br />
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Flowers,
chocolates and fragrances are traditional presents for moms on Mother’s Day.</div>
If you want show her how much you love her, how much you appreciate
everything she has done for you, <span class="ircsu">if you are looking for a
unique gift and want </span>surpass all your mom’s gift expectations this year g<span class="st">ive your mom a gift she'll love by designing this personalized and
easy to make T-shirt.</span><br />
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<u>Supplies:</u>
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<span class="ircsu">- T-shirt (</span>be sure to wash and iron
it before attempting this project)<span class="ircsu"> </span></div>
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<span class="ircsu">- Fabric marker (medium or fine tip, depends
on how big your design is)</span></div>
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- Freezer paper</div>
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- Your design<br />
- Washi or masking tape</div>
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- Soft Pencil</div>
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- White carbon paper, if you want to use a dark T-shirt (if you can’t find it, don’t worry <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">at the end of this post I will tell you how
to create your homemade white carbon paper</span>)</div>
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<u>Instructions:</u>
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Create your own design. You can find your image by simply
searching on the web or create your own lettered graphic. Print or design on a
standard paper sheet.
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Place freezer paper inside the T-shirt, it prevents ink from
bleeding into the opposite layer.
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- <b>For a white T-shirt</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">: place your design inside your T-shirt and <span class="st">then use a </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">pencil</span></i><span class="st"><i> </i></span><span class="st">to trace </span>on the front of your T-shirt. You can use also the
natural light of your window: hang the T-shirt in a window, it allows you to see
through the T-shirt to trace your design.</span></div>
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Use a pencil because if you mess up you can erase the pencil
lines and redo them. You can’t fix mistakes when you’re using the fabric
marker.</div>
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Once you’ve penciled everything in, go at it with your
fabric marker. Start with the outline of each letter/design, and then fill the
inside.<span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> Moreover, if you are good</span></span> at drawing you can skip the pencil
step and use the fabric marker.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>For a dark T-shirt</b>: place the white transfer paper with the whiter side down to your T-shirt. Now
place your pattern on top, tape it to the T-shirt and trace your design/letters
with a pencil.</span></div>
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Now you are ready to mark the design with the fabric pen. </div>
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<span class="alt-edited"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">During this process, </span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">protect your design with freeezer paper so your hand will not delete <span class="shorttext">the design </span><span class="alt-edited">just transferred.</span></span></div>
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Remember you can add more marker strokes to make your design
bolder if you desire.</div>
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Let the paint dry for 1 hour and iron the t-shirt from the
backside to make it waterproof. (or follow the manufacturers instructions)</div>
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- Don’t twirl or stretch the fabric while drawing. Precision
and strong hand will help you trace a very clear design on your t-shirt.</div>
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- Practice a bit on some scrap fabric.</div>
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Have you not found the white carbon paper?</div>
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Don’t panic<span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">, I'll explain you </span></span><span class="alt-edited"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">how to make it and
save money!</span></span></div>
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<span class="alt-edited"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><u>You need</u>: </span></span></div>
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<span class="alt-edited"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">sheet of paper + white chalk </span></span></div>
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Print or design an image on a paper sheet.</div>
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Using the white chalk, cover the area of your image on the
back of the paper sheet.</div>
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Tap the paper over the trash bin to remove any loose chalk<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">.</span><br />
Done! You are ready to transfer your pattern onto any pourous surface!</div>
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Do you know what
fruit this is?
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<span class="hps">It is the</span> <span class="hps">kumquat.</span></div>
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<span class="hps">When I was little</span>, in my family, kumquats were
traditionally eaten during Christmas season.<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">In
fact,</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">the</span>
<span class="hps">kumquats</span> <span class="hps">were available</span></span><span lang="EN"> </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">on</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">the fruit stalls only at </span>this
time of year.</span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Nowadays
we can find them in Autumn/Winter/Spring, next to the oranges and mandarins and
after the citrus season</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">, even <span class="hps">kumquats</span> <span class="hps">disappear</span> <span class="hps">from the stall</span>.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Kumquat is the
smallest edible citrus: </span><span class="st">usually between 1 to 1 ½ inches
long( 2,5 – 4 cm) and the </span>only citrus you can eat whole!<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> The fruits are </span><span class="ya-q-full-text">yummy.
They taste like a clementine but slightly more sour and the skin is the
sweetest part.</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> I eat them
fresh but I prefer kumquats in hearty winter salads, <span class="hps">cut into
rounds,</span> with baby spinach and </span><span class="ircsu">almond. My
favorite quick meal!</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Native and
popular in China as “gold orange”, the kumquat today grows</span> on evergreen
trees<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> in the warm climates
countries. They are not so popular but seems, by my research on Google, they
have a ton of nutrients as </span>potassium, calcium, Vitamin C, beneficial fats,
vitamin A<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">, antimicrobial, fiber,
antioxidant, inflammation-supressing, immune boosting compounds and cancer
fighting and important oils that our body needs.</span><b><span lang="EN"> </span></b><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Among the many</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">health benefits that I
mentioned you'll be</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">glad to know</span> <span class="hps">that if</span> <span class="hps">you're</span>
<span class="hps">working hard</span> <span class="hps">in the gym</span> <span class="hps">or</span> <span class="hps">following diet rules, kumquats</span></span>
will fill you up and keep you healthy and will reduce your urge to overeat.
With the high fiber content, high water content, low calories, and significant
carb content <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">this fruit <span class="hps">is ideal for who like me trying to lose weight.</span></span><span class="st"> </span></div>
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<span class="st">What can I do with these fruits, aside from
just snacking on them?</span></div>
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<span class="ircsu">You can find a huge selection of </span><span class="st">delicious </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">kumquat recipes
on </span></i><span class="ircsu">the web: marmalades, drinks, candied fruits,
cakes. I was looking for a sweet </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">cream</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">to be used</span> <span class="hps">for the realization of</span>
<span class="hpsalt-edited">other desserts </span><span class="hps">but I didn’t
find</span> <span class="hps">anything useful</span> <span class="hps">so I</span> <span class="hps">modified</span> <span class="hps">the lemon curd recipe from my
cookbook. </span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Here's</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">what came</span> <span class="hps">out.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="hps"> </span> </span><br />
<b><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">INGREDIENTS:</span></b><br />
250 g Kumquats<br />
130 g granulated sugar<br />
60 g unsalted butter, cut into pieces<br />
3 egg yolks, plus 1 egg<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice</div>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">INSTRUCTIONS:</span></b><br />
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Wash kumquats and remove stems. Cut in half and remove the
seeds.</div>
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<span class="st">Place kumquats pieces and the lemon juice in
a food processor or blender and </span>puree until smooth as you can get it.</div>
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Combine eggs and sugar in a saucepan and whisk until smooth.
Add the kumquats puree.</div>
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Pour the mixture in a smaller saucepan and place it into a
larger one, partly filled with hot water (au bain marie) and simmer until the
cream begins to thicken. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon, <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">the</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">curd</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">should not be boiled.</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span>If you have already
a candy thermometer, the temperature should be 170ºF. Remove from heat and stir in the butter a piece at a time,<i>
</i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">allowing each</span></i><span class="st"> addition to </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">melt before
adding</span></i><span class="st"> the </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">next</span></i><span class="st"><i>.</i></span></div>
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Set aside to cool, stirring occasionally as it cools.</div>
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Sterilize the jars and fill them with the mixture. Check for
air bubbles and cover the jars with the lids tightly.</div>
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I’m going to make a special dessert with this curd!</div>
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Do any of you eat kumquats? Any recent food discoveries that
have become addictions?<b> </b></div>
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<b>GOOD TO KNOW:</b><br />
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- Don’t use aluminum saucepan because aluminum will react
with the yolks and turn your curd in a greenish color.</div>
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- Kumquats curd will keep in the refrigerator for up to 2
weeks.</div>
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- This curd can be prepared several days in advance and used as a spread for your morning toast with cream cheese, fill pies and tarts, swirl into yogurt with granola or ice cream, topping for French toast, pancakes or waffles.<br />
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I've always loved those chalky candies. Those small
heart-shaped sugar candies sold around Valentine's Day. I love their pastel
colors and small messages printed with affectionate notes.
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Unfortunately, it is not easy to find conversation hearts in
my country so, last year, an American friend sent me a small pack of these
candies.</div>
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I used some of them to decorate my sweets and the remaining
is kept in a glass jar, in plain sight.</div>
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To profess my love for these colorful little candies, I want
to share with you a fun Valentines-inspired tutorial.</div>
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Start to finish: about 30 min, plus 48 hours drying</div>
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Makes about 100 hearts</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">INGREDIENTS</span></b>: </div>
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- 200 g granulated sugar</div>
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- 30 ml heavy whipping cream</div>
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- 30/40 mini mints</div>
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<b>YOU NEED ALSO</b>:</div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">-
coffee grinder</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">-
tiny stamps</span></span></div>
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- licorice edible paste</div>
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- red food coloring, optional</div>
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- small heart cutter</div>
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- waxed paper</div>
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- toothpick</div>
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<b>INSTRUCTIONS</b>:</div>
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In a coffee grinder or a blender, start grinding mini mints
then add 180 g of granulated sugar and continue grind <span class="st">until it
reaches a powdery consistency</span>. Your<i> </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">flavored powdered sugar</span></i> is ready to use, k<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">eep it</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">in</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">a bowl.</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Grind
the</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">remaining</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">20</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">g of sugar</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">. You will use this
powdered sugar on </span></span>your work surface and to dust the hearts so
they won't stick together.</div>
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In a small bowl, beat the sifted <i><span style="font-style: normal;">powdered</span></i> sugar and the heavy
whipping cream until smooth and the mixture resembles a white dough.</div>
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<span class="st">Divide the dough into 3 pieces and tint with
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Wrap each piece in plastic wrap as extended exposure to air
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<span class="st">Turn the dough out onto a </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">lightly </span></i><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">powdered</span></i> sugar surface and </span></i>rolling
each portion to ¼ inch thickness. Add <i><span style="font-style: normal;">powdered</span></i> sugar <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">on</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">both surfaces of the dough</span>
<span class="hps">so</span> <span class="hps">it</span> <span class="hps">doesn’t
stick</span>. <span class="hps">Help yoursel</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">waxed paper if you prefer</span>.</span></div>
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Cut the candies with a small heart cutter and dust with <i><span style="font-style: normal;">powdered</span></i> sugar. Place them on waxed paper and allow to dry, uncovered for 48
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Prepare</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">your</span> <span class="hps">stamps</span>. They <span class="hps">must</span> <span class="hps">be
clean,</span> <span class="hps">never</span> <span class="hps">used for any other
project, except</span> <span class="hps">for food stamping purposes</span>.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Wash them well,
let dry. <span class="hps">Using</span> <span class="hps">a toothpick</span>, </span>gently
dab the licorice ink onto the stamp and transfer the image to your candies. If
you haven’t stamps and ink, you can use an edible ink pen to write messages on
each heart.<br />
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Let dry and store in airtight container for a month.</div>
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Don’t like hearts? Prepare these candies using a pastry bag
fitted with a round tip! They will be perfect for <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">any occasion</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">.</span></span><br />
<span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">What would your candy heart say? ;)</span></span></div>
Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-58002519555787906912016-01-27T09:36:00.000+01:002016-02-01T17:42:38.931+01:00EXPLORING THE GLOBE | Trieste: The San Sabba rice mill<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="hps"><a href="http://simplyspring-italiano.blogspot.it/2016/01/exploring-globe-trieste-la-risiera-di.html" target="_blank">Leggi questo articolo in italiano</a>. </span></span></div>
<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="hps">Remembering</span>.</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Reflecting.<br />
</span><span class="ircsu">Realizing that it doesn't make sense.</span><br />
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">It
was</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">January
27, 1945</span> <span class="hps">when</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">Red Army soldiers</span> <span class="hps">entered the</span> <span class="hps">camp</span> <span class="hps">of Auschwitz</span><span class="atn">-</span>Birkenau
<span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">liberated the</span> <span class="hps">prisoners</span> <span class="hps">survived the</span> <span class="hps">Nazi</span>
<span class="hps">extermination</span> <span class="hps">camp</span>.<br />
<span class="hps">Later, </span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="hps">the most heinous</span> <span class="hps">horror</span> <span class="hps">in human history</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span class="hps"> was</span> <span class="hps">revealed</span> <span class="hps">to the world</span><span class="hps"></span>: t<span class="hps">he Holocaust</span>.<br />
<span class="hps">Each</span> <span class="hps">year</span> <span class="hps">we
gather</span> <span class="hps">for a moment of</span> <span class="hps">reflection</span>
<span class="hps">for the</span> Remembrance Day, an international memorial day
to remember World War II’s Holocaust victims.</span><span class="ircsu"></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">We
remember</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">what happened</span> <span class="hps">in the rest</span> <span class="hps">of the world</span> <span class="hps">during the World War II</span>
but <span class="hps">too</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hps">often</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hps">we don't know</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hpsalt-edited">what happened</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hpsalt-edited">about us</span>. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">In fact, not
everyone knows that the only death camp in Italy with the crematorium was in
Trieste.</span><span class="ircsu"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Recently, during
my trip to <a href="https://www.google.it/maps/@45.6522988,13.7136222,12z" target="_blank">Trieste</a>, </span><span class="st">a magical seaport city located in </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">Northeastern Italy,</span></i><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> I got to visit
the <a href="http://www.risierasansabba.it/english/" target="_blank">San Sabba rice-husking plant</a> and know some people, witnesses to a sad
moment in history. A Nazi concentration camp, inside Trieste’s city, a short
walk from Triestina stadium. E</span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">veryone</span> <span class="hps">knew about it</span><span class="">.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">In this death
camp died about three to five thousand people. <span class="hpsalt-edited">Friulians</span>,
<span class="hps">Istrians</span>, <span class="hps">Slovenes</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">Croats</span>, <span class="hps">Jews</span>
<span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">people from </span><span class="hps">Trieste</span>.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Some elderly
people I met, told me that </span>i<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">t was almost impossible to breathe</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> during the wind days</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">,</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> it was <span class="hps">difficult to explain</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hps">that smell</span></span><span class="hps">. </span></span><span class="st">There was </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">an acrid, a burning smell</span></i><span class="st">
in </span><i><span style="font-style: normal;">the air</span></i>.<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">People
saw also</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">the German soldiers</span> <span class="hps">brought paper bags out of
the rice mill, large bags used for cement and filled with ashes.</span> The
bags were transported to sea and then dumped from the jetty.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The rice mill is
now a memorial site which </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">exhibited</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> evidence of
human suffering</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">.</span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hpsalt-edited">large</span>
rice-<span class="hps">processing plant</span> <span class="hps">was built</span> <span class="hps">in 1898</span> <span class="hps">in San</span> <span class="hps">Sabba, a
suburb of Trieste. </span></span><span class="st">After the Nazi occupation, the
Rice Mill is requisitioned and used by the German forces as a temporary prison
camp for the detention of captured Italian soldiers. Towards the end of 1943,
it was converted into a Polizeihaftlager, a police internment camp, and used
for the transit of deportees bound for Germany and Poland and for the
internment and execution of partisans, political prisoners and Jews. </span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">As the</span> <span class="hps">Rice Mill</span> <span class="hps">was</span> <span class="hps">made up of several</span> <span class="hps">buildings</span>, <span class="hps">the Nazis</span> <span class="hps">organized</span> <span class="hps">the various floors</span> <span class="hps">and rooms</span> <span class="hps">according to the destination</span> <span class="hps">of the prisoners</span><span class="">.</span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">At the factory entrance there was the "death cell". In it were kept internees transported from prisons or captured in round-ups and earmarked for execution and cremation within a few hours.</span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">A dressmaking and shoemaking shop was located</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""> on the ground floor of the three-storey building where prisoners worked.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""> Here, there were also quarters for the SS officers and soldiers. </span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The next building, made of four storey high</span>, <span class="hps">was</span> <span class="hps">intended for</span> <span class="hps">the detention of Jews, </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">prisoners of war and </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">civilian prisoners, men and women of all ages, children and babies, all destinated to be deported to Germany.</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">In the inner courtyard, was the building housing the oven in which bodies were cremated.</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">In 1944</span>, <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">three months</span>, <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">Nazis used</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">existing</span> <span class="hps">dryer</span> <span class="hps">for drying</span> <span class="hps">rice</span><span class="">.</span></span><span class="st"> </span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Later</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">an architect</span>, </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">worked</span> <span class="hps">for the realization</span> <span class="hps">of a</span> <span class="hps">new project</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en">. The architect was also <span class="hps">called</span> <span class="hps atn">"</span>expert" <span class="hps">because</span> <span class="hps">he</span> <span class="hps">was part</span> <span class="hps">dell'Aktion</span> <span class="hps">T4</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">Nazi program</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">euthanasia</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">had already designed</span> <span class="hps">crematorium</span> for concentration camps <span class="hps">in Poland</span> <span class="hps">.</span><br /> <span class="hps">The dryer</span> <span class="hps">was</span> <span class="hps">thus transformed into</span> <span class="hps">the crematorium.</span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Many are the theories about the methods of execution used: gassing, a blow with a club at the base of the skull, shooting. </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">To smother the screams and the noise of the executions Germans used the revving of engines, the baying of deliberately excited dogs and the playing of music.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">On the night between</span> <span class="hps">29th</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">30th April 1945</span> <span class="hps">the Nazis</span> <span class="hps">abandoned the</span> <span class="hps">Rice Mill</span>. <span class="hps">To remove the evidence</span> <span class="hps">of their crimes</span>, the buildings <span class="hps">of the</span> <span class="hps">crematorium</span> <span class="hps">were blown up</span> <span class="hps">with dynamite</span><span class="">.</span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Only</span> <span class="hps">in 1965</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">San Sabba</span> <span class="hps">was designated as a</span> <span class="hps">National Monument</span> <span class="hps">by decree</span> <span class="hps">of the President of the Italian Republic, Saragat</span><span class="">.</span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">In 1975</span>, renovated <span class="hps">by the Triestine architect</span> <span class="hps">Roman</span> <span class="hps">Boico</span>, the Risiera was converted into a museum.</span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">What happened to the responsible for the crimes?</span><br /> <span class="hps">After 30</span> <span class="hps">years of silence</span> and </span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">forgotten </span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en">files, <span class="hps">in 1976</span> <span class="hps">the trial was completed</span><span class="hps"></span>. <span class="hps">Among</span> <span class="hps">many</span> <span class="hps">accused</span>, <span class="hps">were two Nazis</span>: <span class="hps">the commander of the</span> <span class="hps">Rice Mill</span>, <span class="hps">Oberhauser</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">his</span> <span class="hps">immediate superior</span>, <span class="hps">Allers</span>.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Unfortunately, none of the accused were present at the trial</span><span class="hps">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Several</span> <span class="hps">defendants were</span> <span class="hps">executed by partisans,</span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> others</span> <span class="hps">died of</span> <span class="hps">natural causes.</span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The commander</span> <span class="hps">Oberhauser</span><span class="">,</span> <span class="hps">was arrested</span> <span class="hps">in Austria</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">after four</span> <span class="hps">years and six</span> <span class="hps">months in prison</span> he <span class="hps">did what he</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">has </span><span class="hps">always done</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">before</span> <span class="hps">joining the SS</span>: <span class="hps">selling</span> <span class="hps">beer</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">at his factory</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">Monaco</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">Bavaria</span><span class="">.</span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">You might ask why</span> <span class="hps">Oberhauser</span> <span class="hps">was never</span> <span class="hps">extradited</span>.<br /> <span class="hps">The</span> <span class="hps">Italian justice system</span> <span class="hps">has not</span> <span class="hps">requested the extradition</span> <span class="hps">because</span> <span class="hps">under the agreements</span> <span class="hps">between Italy and Germany</span> </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">existing</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">at that time, </span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited"><span class="st">citizens accused of crimes committed abroad</span></span></span> </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">could</span> <span class="hps">be</span> <span class="hps">extradited</span> <span class="hps">only</span> if <span class="hps">suspected of</span> <span class="hps">crimes committed</span> <span class="hps">after 1948</span><span class="">.</span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">An useless</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">trial</span><span class="hps"></span><span class="">.</span><span class="hps"></span><span class=""></span><br /> <span class="hps">Oberhauser</span> <span class="hps">was</span> <span class="hps">sentenced to life imprisonment</span> for his crimes <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">died</span> <span class="hps">in 1979</span> <span class="hps">at age 65</span>.<br /> <span class="hps">Allers</span> <span class="hps">died</span> <span class="hps">in 1975.</span> <span class="hps">A</span> <span class="hps">year</span> <span class="hps">before the trial</span>.</span><br />
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<span class="st"><span class="ircsu">We will always remember.</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br />
</span><span class="ircsu"><span class="st"><span class="ircsu">We will always </span></span>realize that it doesn't make sense.</span><br />
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<span class="ircsu">MUSEO DELLA RISIERA SAN SABBA</span><br />
<span class="ircsu">via Giovanni Palatucci, 5 – Trieste </span></div>
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<span class="st"><u>Opening time</u>:<br />
Working days and holidays 9 am – 7 pm; <br />
<u>Closure days</u>: 1st January, 25th December.<br />
<u>Free entrance</u>.<br />
<u>Bus lines</u>:</span><span class="st"> Take bus 8 from the train,
a 20-minute trip; from the last bus stop (Roiano) walk past the stadium, turning left
into Via Palatucci.</span><span class="st"> </span><br />
<span class="st"><u>By car</u>: Statale A4 exit Valmaura/Stadio/Cimitero. </span></div>
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Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com0Trieste, Italy45.6495264 13.7768181999999845.5607314 13.61545669999998 45.7383214 13.93817969999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-31945933649132883862015-12-15T23:43:00.000+01:002015-12-15T23:57:10.184+01:00HOW TO: make a Holiday wreath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I think of holly I
undoubtedly will associate it with Christmas.
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Walking through</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">the woods</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span>at
this time of year, when the holly tree is just packed with glowing red berries,
it’s hard not to appreciate her beauty.<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> So this morning, during my walk, </span></span><span class="hpsalt-edited"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">I picked up</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">some</span> <span class="hps">holly branches and</span></span><span lang="EN"> </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">when</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hpsalt-edited"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">I came back home</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">, </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">I made</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">a wreath</span> <span class="hps">to hang</span> <span class="hps">out the</span> <span class="hps">front
door</span>.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><u>Materials you need</u>:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- 20” diameter grapewine wreath</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- White chalk paint</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- Holly braches</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- Birch bark sheets. <span class="alt-editedhps">Depends on the size</span> <span class="hps">you</span> <span class="hps">can find.</span> <span class="hps">You must</span>
<span class="hpsalt-edited">create</span> <span class="hps">6 cm stars (2 3/8 inch)
x</span>60<span class="hps"></span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- brown florist tape</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- brown floral wire</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><u>Tools you need</u>:</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- brush</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- awl</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- scissor</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- hot gun</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">- pencil</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">and</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">a piece of cardboard</span></span></div>
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<span class="hps">My stars are 6 cm ( 2 3/8 inch)</span>. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"></span>Trace your star template onto the back of the birch bark and
cut out your stars. I ended up cutting out 60 stars for my wreath. But of
course you can cut out as many as you want. </div>
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Paint the wreath with a chalk
paint. Just some simple brush strokes. Do the same on every star.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24AXuCigkGZOO5EKHwd6YMDG7TtQgZXQj0AQuBQhoejXTa_ohzK7OA0bYKzEJ_pd-Gt17tkvdyaOtiStmlzaU9yIseuy4oQz05y3iAEONBIuBckOFDdEucM3AnbKTEnzLKr8t/s1600/IMG_2453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24AXuCigkGZOO5EKHwd6YMDG7TtQgZXQj0AQuBQhoejXTa_ohzK7OA0bYKzEJ_pd-Gt17tkvdyaOtiStmlzaU9yIseuy4oQz05y3iAEONBIuBckOFDdEucM3AnbKTEnzLKr8t/s1600/IMG_2453.JPG" /></a><span class="ircsu">Use an awl to
make a hole into the center of all your stars and thread the wire through the
hole.</span>
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<span class="ircsu"></span><span class="ircsu">Tie two stars
together using floral tape to stabilize.</span>
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<span class="ircsu"> </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgFP8uk0eX5-s7bMEPsbajrjwiAg64K0BiDGGjmXfcnHS7nL9TbllCri6xWWOJ51i9yfcTjmWVQ_8kvoHeluOfKGEfchmXeH1ZqmkTy_Zja1_XF90P-EZ14ePePqrxI8pSs9g/s1600/IMG_2456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgFP8uk0eX5-s7bMEPsbajrjwiAg64K0BiDGGjmXfcnHS7nL9TbllCri6xWWOJ51i9yfcTjmWVQ_8kvoHeluOfKGEfchmXeH1ZqmkTy_Zja1_XF90P-EZ14ePePqrxI8pSs9g/s1600/IMG_2456.JPG" /></a>Make small bouquets with 6 stars and <span class="ircsu">tape
the wire all the way to the bottom so that no sharp edges poke through.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgrgycApNgupjdPeXn028cRLBQ6JLij3JJ6uq5a0ER18E-7b8ZDaPjrEzW1QzHgTEVE-KkLnHWrzxXlGFb5HEV4EU_7-IpBowSiCO-h4NDxiAA2wYXZz5NXQ6AjHr9lG1Owxf/s1600/IMG_2460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgrgycApNgupjdPeXn028cRLBQ6JLij3JJ6uq5a0ER18E-7b8ZDaPjrEzW1QzHgTEVE-KkLnHWrzxXlGFb5HEV4EU_7-IpBowSiCO-h4NDxiAA2wYXZz5NXQ6AjHr9lG1Owxf/s1600/IMG_2460.JPG" /></a><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Now</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">you're ready</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">to decorate</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">your</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">wreath. </span></span></div>
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<span class="ircsu">Start by inserting the bouquet of stars
into </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">the </span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">grapewine wreath</span><span class="ircsu">
and securing it by using a glue gun.</span></div>
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Do the same thing throught the whole wreath.</div>
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Once you reach where you started, lift up the first stars,
insert another bouquet and secure with some hot glue.</div>
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Gently add holly braches through all the blank spaces into
the wreath. Don’t use glue gun, just insert the braches <span class="ircsu">into </span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">the </span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">grapewine.</span> </div>
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To hang you simply make a loop on the back with the wire and
use it to hang the wreath on a nail or with ribbon. </div>
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<u>Tips</u>:</div>
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- Because holly dries out quickly, it's best to display your
wreath outside.</div>
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- <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">If</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">you wish</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hpsalt-edited">scented</span>
<span class="hpsalt-edited">wreath</span>, <span class="hps">you can</span> <span class="hpsalt-edited">buff</span> <span class="hps">holly leaves</span> <span class="hps">with</span> </span>natural cinnamon leaf oil.</div>
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- If you don’t have birch bark, you can find it at your
local craft store or online. </div>
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- You can print your star template from a Google image
search or create it with Word.</div>
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Happy Holidays. </div>
Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com1Trentino Alto Adige, Italy46.0512004 11.1175392000000144.6419449 8.53575220000001 47.4604559 13.69932620000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-45052480402476343882015-09-23T21:11:00.000+02:002015-09-23T21:15:01.912+02:00Homemade Yogurt (without the yogurt maker)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSojPo6oBdkXok2_jzmYjNKL2flg1aA4nGi-yw6DMr5jsVLTTV1NB-Gvvyif-6YiK7g6tO9_A5j02-un5vCboSHDtThxtmDtYRquMF4ZUuaiEG_MvA6bokObxiv8Pp_ntb-2S/s1600/homemade+yogurt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSojPo6oBdkXok2_jzmYjNKL2flg1aA4nGi-yw6DMr5jsVLTTV1NB-Gvvyif-6YiK7g6tO9_A5j02-un5vCboSHDtThxtmDtYRquMF4ZUuaiEG_MvA6bokObxiv8Pp_ntb-2S/s1600/homemade+yogurt.jpg" /></a>
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Making yogurt at home without a yogurt maker is easy and very funny!
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You'll be surprised by how creamy and delicious is this fresh handmade yogurt.</div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">I experienced</span> <span class="hps">two methods</span> <span class="hps">to produce</span> <span class="hps">homemade yogurt</span>. <span class="hps">One with the</span> <span class="hps">pressure cooker</span><span class="">, the other with</span> <span class="hps">the oven</span>. <span class="hps">I will explain</span> <span class="hps">how to do it</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">both methods.</span><span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><b><span class="hps">Yogurt with</span> <span class="hps">a pressure cooker</span></b>:<span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><u><span class="hps">What you need</span></u>:<span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- pressure cooker</span><span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- milk pan</span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- a bowl </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- spoon </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- kitchen thermometer </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- sterilized glass jars</span><span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- 800</span> <span class="hps">ml</span> <span class="hps">of milk</span><span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- 125 ml</span> <span class="hps">natural yogurt</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">live lactic acid bacteria (</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-fareast-language: IT;">check the label to make sure it
has live, active culture)</span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><u><span class="hps">What you need to</span> </u><span class="hps"><u>do</u>:</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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Step 1:<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> W</span></span><span class="st">arm milk in a saucepan (don't exceed 45 degrees C)</span></div>
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Step 2:<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> Pour</span> <span class="hps">the yogurt</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">bowl and add</span> <span class="hps">the warm milk</span><span class="">. </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">(Add the</span> <span class="hps">milk to yogurt</span> <span class="hps">and not vice versa)</span></span></span><span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Stir</span>.<span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Pour half a liter</span><span class="hps"> of water</span> <span class="hps">in a pressure cooker</span>. </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="whb">Take off the safety valve and close the lid properly. Bring </span><span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">pressure</span><span class="">.</span> <span class="hps">Wait till the first whistle blows and then turn off the heat</span> and </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">lift the</span> <span class="hps">safety valve</span> <span class="hps">to release</span> <span class="hps">the steam</span> <span class="hps">inside</span> <span class="hps">the pot</span><span class="">. Drain the water.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""> </span></span><br />
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Step 3:</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> Pour the</span> <span class="hps">preparation</span> <span class="hps">into</span> <span class="hps">sterilized glass jars</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">place them</span> <span class="hps">in a pressure cooker</span>.</span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"> Close the lid</span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"> and take off the safety valve. Let yogurt incubate 6 hours (in Summer) 8 hours (in Winter or if you live in a cold place)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlWmyIJXTFycsnawz5g4iEX-hbOmmqo5UcMdBW6luK2PIGyjuQK2Kpo477bQZUGeFRZjKMRuNA_UvmTAgLh6qQjDgf5H9VMJrx-huK65jskwUbzG5kyOaDaT5Xn3q8BGjyW2N/s1600/step+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlWmyIJXTFycsnawz5g4iEX-hbOmmqo5UcMdBW6luK2PIGyjuQK2Kpo477bQZUGeFRZjKMRuNA_UvmTAgLh6qQjDgf5H9VMJrx-huK65jskwUbzG5kyOaDaT5Xn3q8BGjyW2N/s1600/step+3.jpg" /></a></span></span></span>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">Step 4:<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> After the time</span> <span class="hps">necessary</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">the multiplication of bacteria</span> <span class="hps">in milk</span>, your <span class="hps">yogurt</span> <span class="hps">is almost ready</span>.</span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Remove</span> <span class="hps">the jars</span> <span class="hps">from the</span> <span class="hps">pressure cooker</span><span class="">, close them</span> <span class="hps">with lids</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">put them</span> <span class="hps">in the fridge for</span> <span class="hps">at least</span> <span class="hps">3 hours.</span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> Now they are ready</span> <span class="hps">for</span> <span class="hps">a cool</span> <span class="hps">summer breakfast</span> <span class="hps">or</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">healthy</span> <span class="hps">snack</span><span class="">!<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXEyT4kvLwMKW-OaqdZfvSC7JR73JcO7enl5ccd80a7a3N5aB7-8sXbdEJqVJGCyXeY3r_xrxCHZ9WHfF7LDJ7nStmEMjvEGafRCXwVTQU-UFOKHmMx0YM4481QH7W8aMSWvx/s1600/step+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXEyT4kvLwMKW-OaqdZfvSC7JR73JcO7enl5ccd80a7a3N5aB7-8sXbdEJqVJGCyXeY3r_xrxCHZ9WHfF7LDJ7nStmEMjvEGafRCXwVTQU-UFOKHmMx0YM4481QH7W8aMSWvx/s1600/step+4.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><b>Yogurt</b></span><b> <span class="hps">in the oven</span>:</b></span><b><span class="hps"> </span></b><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">To produce</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">yogurt</span> <span class="hps">in the oven</span> <span class="hps">you need</span> <span class="hps">the same tools</span> <span class="hps">used for the homemade </span><span class="hps">yogurt</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">the pressure cooker</span>. <span class="hps">Also the</span> <span class="hps">quantity of</span> <span class="hps">yogurt</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">milk</span> <span class="hps">are the same</span>. The quantity of milk and yogurt </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">live lactic acid bacteria</span></span> is the same.<br /><span class="hps">- </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Preheat oven to</span> <span class="hps">50 ° C.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- W</span></span><span class="st">arm milk in a saucepan (don't exceed 45 degrees C)</span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- Pour</span> <span class="hps">the yogurt</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">bowl and add</span> <span class="hps">the warm milk</span><span class="">.</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> Stir</span>.</span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- Pour the</span> <span class="hps">preparation</span> <span class="hps">into</span> <span class="hps">sterilized glass jars</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">place them</span> </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">in a baking dish</span><span class="">.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="">- </span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Bake</span> <span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">yogurt</span> <span class="hps">for 3 hours</span> <span class="hps">then</span> <span class="hps">turn off the oven</span> <span class="hps">and let stand</span> <span class="hps">in</span> <span class="hps">the closed oven</span> <span class="hps">for another 5</span> <span class="hps">hours.</span><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">- Remove</span> <span class="hps">the jars</span> <span class="hps">from the oven,</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""> close them</span> <span class="hps">with lids</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">put them</span> <span class="hps">in the fridge for</span> <span class="hps">at least</span> <span class="hps">3 hours.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Both methods</span> <span class="hps">are easy.</span> <span class="hps">The one with</span> <span class="hps">the use</span> <span class="hps">of the oven</span>, <span class="hps">to avoid</span> <span class="hps">possibly</span> <span class="hps">during the summer months </span></span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Next time</span> <span class="hps">I'll show you</span> <span class="hps">how to make</span> <span class="hps">yogurt</span> <span class="hps">with</span> <span class="hps">fresh fruit.
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</span></span>Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-69657259739995577082015-09-01T22:31:00.000+02:002015-09-19T17:48:42.627+02:00TRAVEL NOTES | Thailand: Calendars, days & colors.<img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgwxqygrMSHv4OTVh2A69Tb44PHY5iMeIN0_QMQSiWz6jUp18oUswKeQrUAjBRzPDr1kdbXvKKMeoJERNwxCujcLFmsJbDLJ9tL_9mwm1CPaWvj_6oSQMXaw4S2BXQ6XzqbJh/s1600/Travel+notes+Thailand.jpg" class="overflowing" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgwxqygrMSHv4OTVh2A69Tb44PHY5iMeIN0_QMQSiWz6jUp18oUswKeQrUAjBRzPDr1kdbXvKKMeoJERNwxCujcLFmsJbDLJ9tL_9mwm1CPaWvj_6oSQMXaw4S2BXQ6XzqbJh/s1600/Travel+notes+Thailand.jpg" /><br />
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If you have recently traveled to Thailand, you will have noticed that some advertisements, local newspapers, official documents or beaches parties invitations, bring the year 2558.</div>
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No, you have not slept the longest night of your life and woke up 543 years later.</div>
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And…No, you have not traveled in time.</div>
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The explanation is very simple.</div>
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There are many standard calendars around the world, Thailand uses a Buddhist calendar and it starts with the death of Buddha, occured in 543 B.C.</div>
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So if you ever wanted to know what Thai year it was using the Christian calendar, just add 543.</div>
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Buddhist year is used in all offices of the Kingdom, official documents, identity cards, driving licenses etc.</div>
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The only exception will be your passport! In fact, the Buddhist year will not be used on your visa and entry stamps into the country so this does not confuse those unfamiliar with this calendar.</div>
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Thais have the opportunity to celebrate three national New Year’s celebrations per year.</div>
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According to the solar year, New Year's festivities begin on December 31st and continue into the early hours of January 1st.</div>
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A minority of Thailand's population are considered ethnic Chinese. The Chinese New Year falls in January/February and it is therefore strongly felt in Thailand. It’s celebrated in many areas of Thailand, but particularly in the Chinatown districts of Bangkok.</div>
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But the most popular and traditional celebration that enjoys Thai people (but tourists also!!) is Buddhist New Year, celebrated for three days, on 13-14-15 April and called Songkran.</div>
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Songkran festival marks the beginning of the new year in Thailand.</div>
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This is an important Buddhist festival and it’s also know as “Water Festival”.</div>
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Many Thais visit their local temple to pray and to wash their Buddha icons. This cleansing ritual is to bring luck and prosperity for the coming year.</div>
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The real fun happens when Thai people use to sprinkle water on their family members and elders for good fortune. The festival continues on the street of many towns, where people dousing each other with water from buckets, hoses and shot from water guns. Even the elephants join the battle!</div>
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<b>A color for every day.</b></div>
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Colors in Thailand have a specific meaning and often link the tradition to everyday life. If you are in Thailand, look at the people around you and watch what kind of t-shirt they’re wearing.</div>
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Do they wear yellow t-shirts?</div>
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It will be definitely Monday!</div>
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In Thai tradition, the week begins Sunday and ends Saturday and each day of the week is assigned a specific color. This is the reason you see many people wearing red on Sunday, yellow on Monday, pink on Tuesdays, green on Wednesday, orange on Thursday, blue or light blue on Friday and purple on Saturday.</div>
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August 12 was the Queen’s Birthday. This day is a National holiday but also observed as Mother's Day, since Queen of Thailand is the mother of the nation.</div>
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On this day, I was a few kilometers away from Bangkok. Everyone wore a light blue t-shirt. In fact, Her Majesty was born on Friday, a day that is associated with the light blue color.</div>
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None of these colors seem more important than yellow, which is the color of the King, who was born on Monday.</div>
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In fact, the day of his birthday Thais honor their monarch, wearing a yellow T-shirt.</div>
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So, you don’t need to be confused if finding yourself in Bangkok on the SkyTrain on a Monday morning, yellow is the color everywhere you look. ;)<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com1Bangkok, Thailand13.7563309 100.5017651000000613.2627269 99.856318100000053 14.2499349 101.14721210000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-6256134577271083742015-07-06T23:16:00.001+02:002015-10-02T22:02:59.592+02:00GLOBAL SHOPPING | Berlin: Frau Tonis.<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Berlin is home to
innovative artists and </span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">daring </span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">designers, a glamorous city. A city where there
are many store concepts,<span class="hps"> those places</span> <span class="hps">where</span>
<span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">customer lives</span> <span class="hps">exploration</span> <span class="hps">and the discovery</span> <span class="hps">of</span> <span class="hps">an idea</span> <span class="hps">that the
company</span> <span class="hps">wants to convey</span>.<br />
I found one fab store concept in the heart of Berlin, just steps away from
bustling Friedrichstrasse, close to Checkpoint Charlie.<br />
<a href="http://www.frau-tonis-parfum.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>The Frau Tonis Parfum</b></span></a>: more than a boutique, it is a real laboratory of
perfume.<br />
Stephanie Hanssen, inspired by the aromas of grandmother, Toni Luise, in
November 2009, she opened a boutique perfume paying tribute to his grandmother.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Inside the white
store, with minimal and modern design, find their place glass bottles
containing the most varied fragrances, all produced in Berlin with essential
oils from France. Even the packaging is minimal but classy. </span></div>
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTnwgBZEyQHVOeWV3nRq9urQ5JaTzW-icBBjM0HyxnLU-khqQQjpb-6eDCutNbHK9pS50Lkd0jEQYgyfQg0v-9pocq6K4RWnW1mtZyL0FCLFM3AmVq_h3GLGXyOuU8h4-dS83/s1600/IMG_9721.JPG" /> <span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">In the boutique
everyone can create their own perfect scent. This is also one of Stefanie’s
philosophies: "scent as inspiration." The essence that should not be
chosen for us by companies perfumer but must be the result of a personal
research. And that's how you have fun at the boutique: smelling the different
fragrances, "resetting" your noise from time to time, from glass
globes containing coffee beans. Here nobody vaporizes the scents in the air,
customers are invited to test them smelling directly from the cover smelling
bottles.<br />
The most famous fragrance is certainly the 37 "Vielchen", pure
violet, a replica of the vintage perfume used by the Berliner legend Marlene
Dietrich.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1f1IR-Xg-bTvfORrU2i3U8H2LfF67glirr2KnGBjZMSxh3pFMH-tSw4y_J02A4g9qvFLRIXa2jZMet0UDToEBGILINhq8oIihUirfnH88Ocr31PyOzBZx1TzygeXFtIKRSbE/s1600/IMG_9723.JPG" /> I </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">customized my very
own individual fragrance</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">
mixing pink, cinnamon, berries and amber with a touch of pink pepper. A vibrant
fragrance, just like the metropolis of Berlin.</span></div>
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The creations of Frau Tonis are also available at the "Curtain Club",
the bar of the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Posdamer Platz, daily from 6 p.m.</span><br />
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If you wish to participate in workshops, Frau Tonis <span class="shorttext">invites
you to </span><span class="hps">a unique</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hps">olfactory experience, </span></span>and assist you in composing your
individual scent.</div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The workshop,
which lasts an hour and a half, is available for individuals, couples or
groups. <br />
You can not reach Berlin? At Frau Tonis is available the <span style="color: #e06666;"><b>online shop</b></span>.</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><br />
Shopping Tip: If you are in Berlin, you can buy the <a href="http://www.frau-tonis-parfum.com/shop/en/home/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Berlin Welcome Card</b></span></a>. This
card includes the travel ticket for public transport and over 200 discounts
including a 25% off on some products Frau Tonis’s boutique.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>FRAU TONIS PARFUM<br />
Zimmerstraße 13</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>10969 Berlin</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Opening hours: mo-sa 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.</b></span></span></div>
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Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com0Berlin, Germany, Europe52.520006599999988 13.40495399999997552.210736099999991 12.759506999999974 52.829277099999985 14.050400999999976tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-71320881010231485172015-02-13T22:57:00.001+01:002015-09-23T13:55:31.304+02:00What do you think true love is about?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="st">"True love</span><span class="st"> is like a mixture of friendship, appreciation and like happiness..." </span></div>
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<span class="st">Maybe love isn't so complicated after all. </span></div>
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<span class="st">This Valentine's Day, let's spend less on flowers and chocolate and more on loving those we care about.</span></div>
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<span class="st">And you, what do you think true love is about?</span></div>
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<span class="st">Happy Valentine's Day.</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>♡</b></span><br />
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Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-31861039364344052802014-09-23T22:09:00.001+02:002015-09-21T17:22:25.248+02:00Change is good.<div style="text-align: justify;">
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During the baking under the sun
for weeks, I've been trying to do a lot of thinking. </div>
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September is like a new year,
where we start a new season with an optimistic approach and a fresh set of
resolutions. </div>
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So I wrote down a list of all the
things I'd like to do or change, even if some are impossible.</div>
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I have small ideas and large
ideas how I want the next months to play out and one thing I want to work on,
is this blog.</div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">As</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">you may have noticed I’m not a natural
blogger. </span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Really I</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">would like to be but </span></span>it
doesn't come easy to me.<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">I’d like blogging five days a week but I write on
my blog for a couple of days and then… a long silence.</span></span></div>
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Lately, my blog <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">has become</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">big</span>
<span class="hps">container</span> <span class="hps">of things</span> and it </span>has
a bit of an identity crisis. </div>
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I dump everything here and it
doesn't always all go together: food, scrapbooking, handmade, book, travels.</div>
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I'd like to take my blog in a
different direction. </div>
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I’d like to transform my blog as a
place for me to share more travel themed posts, creative ideas and more focus
on<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps"> few</span> <span class="hps">topics</span></span> only.<br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span>In the past,<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span> <span class="hps">I took</span> <span class="hps">a lot of pictures</span>, <span class="hps">visited</span> <span class="hps">many places and</span> <span class="hps">kept</span> <span class="hps">a lot of</span> <span class="hps">useful addresses.</span></span> I've been saving a
lot of things to post and now I'm itching to share.</div>
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I'll still be scrapbooking and
sharing projects that I create but it won't be as prevalent as it has
been in
the past over nine (yes, 9!) years that I've had this blog. If you
follow the blog of my shop Think Spring, I promise you'll see more
scrapbook updates! I started
scrapbooking in 1997, when there were no scrapbook stores in Italy and <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">to</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">economize</span> <span class="hps">I used</span> <span class="hps">colored paper</span> <span class="hps">for</span>
<span class="hps">gift wrapping</span> and embellishments totally handmade<span class="hps"> using</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hps">recycled
material</span>. So leave scrapbooking is the last thing I suppose to do.</span></div>
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It’ll be a bit of a change.</div>
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In the meantime, if you have
questions or if you want suggest me what you would like to see in this space,
leave’em in the comments. </div>
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I hope you’ll still enjoy reading
and coming along on the adventures.</div>
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See you sooner.</div>
Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-37080654808043767172014-07-02T21:52:00.002+02:002015-09-21T18:03:23.766+02:00Just a minute in... June 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">We are in the lazy days of summer, t</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">he schools are closed and days are a little bit more relaxed.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Here my "Just a minute in June".</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><u><b>Finding</b></u> time for some books: William Poundstone "</span></span></span></span></span></span>Are you smart enough to work at Google?" and </div>
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Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-89338052693972520712014-05-13T19:52:00.000+02:002015-09-22T22:30:04.894+02:00GOOD READS: Inspirational Online Magazines <div style="text-align: justify;">
Today I would like to share a couple of new online magazines I read and admire. I love looking through the pages and discover people, places, things and little quirks.Magazines with stunning graphics and beautiful illustrations.</div>
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Warning – these magazines will get you addictive!</div>
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HANDMADE - PAPER. <br />
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1. <a href="http://issuu.com/91magazine/docs/craftspecfinal">91 Magazine</a>: An online magazine for the vintage style and craft lover. Featuring Homes - Style - Vintage - Shopping - Crafts. Published by Patchwork Harmony (UK). Language: English. <br />
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2. <a href="http://issuu.com/chasing_dreams/docs/chasing_dreams_no1">Chasing Dreams Magazine</a>: Creative inspiration for every crafty soul. Full of good photos,
inspiring words and colorful DIY. Published by Chasing Dreams (Poland).
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3. <a href="http://issuu.com/greencanoe/docs/gcs-2014-wiosna">Green Canoe Style</a>: Home decor, Gardening, Cooking. From Poland. Language: Polish only. </div>
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4. <a href="http://issuu.com/kimarcher/docs/jot52014finalproofmarch">Jot</a>: Crafting and life documenting magazine for the modern day memory keeper. Language: English. </div>
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5. <a href="http://issuu.com/hearthandmadeuk/docs/handmade_happy_magazine_summer_edit">Handmade Happy</a>: Full of craft projects for the house and perfect summer picnic. Crochet, flowers ideas, handmade notebooks. How to create some fabulous handmade items for the house. English.</div>
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6. <a href="http://issuu.com/alllovelyparty/docs/mag03_alp-f">All Lovely Party</a>: Outdoor party decor, handmade party favors... all about party, birthday and party themes. From Barcelona, Spain. Language: Spanish only.</div>
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1. <a href="http://issuu.com/hotmedia/docs/world_traveller_feb_14">World Traveler</a>: I love this magazine. New destinations, oldest cities, exotic locations and luxury hotels... just for dreaming or get inspirations for you next travel. From Hot Media (United Arab Emirates). English.
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2. <a href="http://issuu.com/wayfare/docs/wayfare_issue2_2013_web_final">Waifare</a>: Travel/lifestyle magazine that celebrates the art of the journey through beautiful photos, stories, tips, and resources. A good magazine that inspires your next adventure, whether that's in your neighborhood or around the world. </div>
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COOKING.<br />
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2. <a href="http://issuu.com/tasteandmore/docs/taste_more_magazine_aprile-maggio_2">Taste & More</a>: Cooking and Culinary Art. Language: Italian only. </div>
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HOME DECOR & LIFESTYLE.<br />
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2. <a href="http://issuu.com/soffamag/docs/soffa02_eng">Soffa</a>: Magazine about design, food, travel and people. in Czech Republic. Language: available in <a href="http://issuu.com/soffamag/docs/soffa02_cj">Czech</a> and English. </div>
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3. <a href="http://issuu.com/sweetlivingmagazine/docs/sweetliving_08_may-aug2014">Sweet Living</a>: Featuring handmade crafts, DIYs, delicious sweet treats, cake deisgn, and green living. From Plain Jane Media (Auckland, New Zealand). English. </div>
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Have a Good Reading!Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-14941917486375879912014-05-08T19:23:00.000+02:002015-09-23T21:55:41.039+02:00Rustic Pie with hop shoots<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<b>INGREDIENTS</b> (Recipe for 20x30 cm pan):</div>
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For the shortcrust pastry: </div>
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- 300 g of whole wheat flour </div>
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- 150 g of cold butter </div>
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- 1/2 teaspoon salt </div>
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- 4 tablespoons of cold water </div>
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For the filling: </div>
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- 300 g of hop shoots </div>
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- 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk </div>
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- 200 ml of cooking cream </div>
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- 6 tablespoons of grana cheese (parmesan cheese if you like) </div>
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- 150 g of Robiola (Robiola is an Italian soft cheese ) or any other soft creamy cheese will be fine </div>
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- A generous pinch of salt </div>
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<b>INSTRUCTIONS:</b> </div>
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Boil the hop shoots until they are tender. </div>
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mix the flour with the salt and butter. Gradually add water until you
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Mix
3 egg yolks with the grain, the creamy cheese and cooking cream, salt
and pepper. Add the hop tops cut into small pieces. Leave some peaks
aside for decoration. Whip egg whites and fold them into batter and
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out the dough on a baking tray. Make holes using a fork prick holes all
over the bottom of the pastry. Pour the mixture and add some hops to
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Preheat oven to 180 °. Cooking time: 20/30 minutes. </div>
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Remove from the oven and serve warm. </div>
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Buon appetito! ;)</div>
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Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-64505440695342033122014-04-04T06:40:00.000+02:002015-09-21T17:53:19.059+02:00Just a minute in... March 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">March has</span> <span class="hps">flown by,</span> <span class="hps">I haven't</span> <span class="hps">even seen</span> it. <br /><span class="hps"></span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Spring</span> <span class="hps">days are</span> <span class="hps">here again</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span>! <span class="hps">Cold m</span><span class="hps">ornings</span> <span class="hps"></span><span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">sunny afternoons</span>. <span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><u><b>Wanting</b></u> to live like an Amish</span><span class="hps">.</span> <span class="hps">At least</span> <span class="hps">for a while</span><span class="">. Live life a little more simply, back to basics way of living...</span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><b><u>Playing</u> </b>"get into the head of my teenage daughter to see how she does". It was not funny at all :(</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></div>
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<u><b><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">A</span></span></b></u><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><u><b>nxiously waiting</b></u> for the fourth season of The Walking Dead</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">getting bored until episode no. 16</span><span class=""> but</span> <span class="hps">who are these people</span>? <span class="hps">But mostly</span> <span class="hps">they do?</span>? </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Are they</span> <span class="hps">cannibals</span><span class="">?</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> The last 15 minutes of the episode were what we'd been waiting for all season!</span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><u><b>Receiving</b></u> my</span> <span class="hps">camera</span> from<span class="hps"> the service center</span> <span class="hps">after its incident</span> <span class="hps">at the airport.</span> </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Damage</span><span class="">:</span> <span class="hps">broken display</span> <span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">zoom</span> <span class="hps">off-axis</span></span>. <span class="hps">Happy</span> <span class="hps">to take some pictures</span><span class="">.</span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><u><b>Experimenting</b></u> with Annie Sloan chalk paint. </span><span class="hps">Lots of</span> <span class="hps">opaque </span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">and</span> <span class="hps">velvety </span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">colors. They said this is the best chalk paint in the world</span>: </span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">and they were right</span>!</span> <span class="hps">Nothing compared to the</span> <span class="hps">chalk</span> <span class="hps">paints</span> <span class="hps">tested</span> <span class="hps">so far.</span> </span> </span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited"><u><b>Picking up</b></u> some</span> </span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="st">lovely little wood violets</span></span><span class="hps">.</span> </span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">You know those</span> <span class="hps">intense sweet scent</span> <span class="hps">that remind you of</span> <span class="hps">your mom?</span></span></span> <span class="hps">I thought</span> <span class="hps">no longer existed</span><span class=""> but I found them!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><u><b>Sleeping</b></u>.</span> <span class="hps">A lot.</span><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><u><b><span class="hps">Realizing</span></b></u> <span class="hps">that we all (me & family) need</span> <span class="hps">a</span> <span class="hps">break</span>. <span class="hps">Waiting until </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Summer holiday</span> <span class="hps">is really hard</span><span class="">!</span></span></span> <span class="hps">:</span><span class="hps atn">( </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><br /><u><b>Loving</b></u> </span></span></span></span></span>this quote "Art is never finished, only abandoned" ~Leonardo da Vinci<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"> <span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class=""><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">H</span></span></span></span></span></span>ave a wonderful weekend!</div>
Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-19697311466871481052014-04-01T06:06:00.000+02:002015-09-23T21:43:48.520+02:00Treccia morbida with peaches & almonds<div style="text-align: justify;">
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In the year comes the time when you
have to be brave and rummaging throught the depths of the kitchen
pantry. And that's where you can find jars of jams and fruits under
syrup long forgotten and pushed farther into the bottom of the shelf. </div>
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I found almost expired: corn flour, canned peaches, sliced almonds. </div>
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So.. for the school snacks, here comes this soft braid or "treccia morbida", as you prefer.</div>
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<b>INGREDIENTS:</b></div>
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- 500 g of wheat flour </div>
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- 200 g of corn flour (I used superfine) </div>
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- 150 g canned peaches </div>
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- 150 g of sugar </div>
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- 100g + 2 tablespoons almonds for decoration </div>
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- 100 g of extra virgin olive oil </div>
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- 3 eggs </div>
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- 2 tablespoons of milk </div>
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- 5 tablespoons of syrup peaches </div>
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- 30 g of yeast at room temperature </div>
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- A pinch of salt</div>
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<b>INSTRUCTIONS:</b></div>
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Sift
flours on your working surface and make a fountain. Add a pinch of
salt, the eggs, sugar and yeast previously dissolved in warm milk. Add
the oil and almonds. Cut peaches into small pieces and add them to the
dough.</div>
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Mix well. </div>
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Place the ball of dough in a bowl and cover. </div>
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Put the bowl under the light turned on of your oven for 40 minutes to provide gentle heat. </div>
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Knead again and divide the dough into 3 equal parts. </div>
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Roll each piece of dough into a cylinder 20 cm long. </div>
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Form a braid that will settle on a plate lined with parchment paper. </div>
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Brush the braid with peach juice and sprinkle the slices of almond. </div>
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Let rise for another 30 minutes. </div>
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Preheat oven to 170 ° and bake for 30 minutes. Check the times because I have calculated it with my oven.<br />
(I've also prepared these two mini "trecce" for our breakfast)</div>
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Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-24643791124161083412014-02-04T21:38:00.000+01:002015-09-21T17:44:37.853+02:00Just a minute in... January 2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Hello 2014 :) <br />
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Happy new year dear friends! <br />
I hope you have had a great start to another year. Any new plans for 2014? New goals?<br />
No ones for me. In these latest years I learnt making no big plans, live the life as happens, keep things simple and easy.<br />
I've been out for a while.<br />
I had a "fun" time in Edinburgh -Scotland. I discovered amazing places and lots of fun things to do.<br />
Here my first "just a minute of 2014" <b> </b></div>
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<b>Loving...</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> spend some time with my family.</span><b> </b></div>
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<b>Working
on...</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> A few fun blog projects (announcing
one soon!), and improving my baking.</span><b> </b></div>
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<b>Making...</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> lists of spots and sights for our upcoming mini
trip</span><b> </b></div>
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<b>Following…</b>
a unique lesson sensory experience in Edinburgh which allowed me to discover
the flavours of Scotch Whisky. (Believe me, I don't like the taste of
alcohol!!)</div>
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<b>Cleaning… </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">my stuffs, both in the real world and virtual world.</span></div>
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<b>Reading...</b> a lot of awesome blogs and travel books. I admit, these are my passion!</div>
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<b>Cooking</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">....healthy food, I'm trying to get healthy and in
shape for summer, aiming for healthy weight loss.</span></div>
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<b>Sending...</b>
my camera in for repair. <span class="hps"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Will I be able</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span class="hps">to stay a</span> <span class="hps">month</span> <span class="hps">without
it?</span></span><span style="font-family: Times;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</span><span style="background: white;"></span>What have you been up to lately?
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Giulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00262003784679407630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36489170.post-37203953726407036502014-01-27T08:11:00.000+01:002016-01-27T18:07:34.606+01:00Remember and never forget<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berlin, Germany 2012</td></tr>
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“There is a place on earth that is a vast desolate wilderness, a place populated by shadows of the dead in their multitudes, a place where the living are dead, where only death, hate and pain exist.”</div>
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Giuliana Tedeschi</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dachau, Germany 2003</td></tr>
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"We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same."</div>
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Anne Frank </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dachau, Germany, 2003</td></tr>
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“Those who deny Auschwitz would be ready to remake it.” </div>
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Primo Levi<span class="st"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Risiera San Sabba, Trieste, Italy </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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“Riches, prestige, everything can be lost. But the happiness in your heart can only be dimmed; it will always be there as long as you live, to make you happy again.” <br /><br />Anne Frank</span></div>
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