briciole

grunt ai frutti bosco / berry grunt

[cliccare il link per andare alla versione in italiano] version with raspberries served with homemade vanilla ice cream (napkin by La FABBRICA del LINO, Seta decor collection) The fifth stop of our World Culinary ABC is Canada and finally I can say: I've been there — though my visit was limited to a few days in Toronto for a conference. The dish I chose to celebrate our virtual visit comes from the eastern part of Canada and New England. It is called grunt or slump, depending on the area, and is similar to the cobbler, but cooked on the stove rather... Read more →

fare la spesa a Venezia / grocery shopping in Venice

La Barca Three years after my first visit, I went back to La Barca. This time I bought some fruit. The boat is moored next to the Ponte dei pugni (Dorsoduro) The photo is my contribution to edition #148 of Black and White Wednesday - A Culinary Photography Event created by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook, now organized by Cinzia of Cindystar, and hosted this week by Cinzia herself. The photo was shot in color with my iPhone and then converted to black and white (Lightroom preset B&W Look 1). The gallery of images contributed to the event. Read more →

intermezzo

composition on the beach / composizione sulla spiaggia There comes a time when mind needs some rest from the thoughts that occupy it daily and the body can use a change of air. The answer is called vacation and that is where I was last week. Ad un certo momento la mente ha bisogno di lasciar andare per un po' i pensieri che la occupano e preoccupano ogni giorno e al fisico fa piacere un cambiamento d'aria. La risposta si chiama vacanza e ci sono stata la settimana scorsa. kitchen wall decoration / decorazione su muro di cucina For a week,... Read more →

giardino di alghe / seaweed garden

a garden of seaweeds A particularly low low tide (-1.862 ft / -56.75 cm) turned this Northern California beach into a special garden with many varieties of seaweeds, some of them edible, like kelp, nori, rockweed and sea lettuce. I didn't harvest any seaweed the day I took the photos, but I have in the past and have some at hand for use in the kitchen. and seagrass There were also tufts of seagrass. Note the interesting shape of the rock on the top left. This is my contribution to edition #135 of Black and White Wednesday - A Culinary Photography... Read more →

Dallas Divide Ranch

at the entrance Two images from our recent weekend in Western Colorado, land of many beauties. On our way back from Ouray to Telluride, the low gray sky kissing the green hills brought us to stop the car not far from the entrance of a ranch. We stood for some time in the silence of a moment totally owned by nature. hills and clouds Dallas Divide (el. 8,983 feet (2,738 m)) is a high mountain pass in the United States state of Colorado located on State Highway 62 about 12 miles (19 km) west of the town of Ridgway. The pass... Read more →

pita

pita stuffed with Crescenza cheese The country we are currently visiting in our virtual European Community tour is Greece (Grecia). And this time I can say: I've been there! I shared images and impressions from my recent visit to the island of Samos in these posts: postcard from Samos enigma wine barrels To celebrate our stop, I made pita, the popular flatbread. I had made pita before, when it was featured as a Daring Cooks challenge some time ago. Last November, we made pita during the workshop I attended at the San Francisco Baking Institute and the experience made me put... Read more →

volare sulle ali di un arcobaleno / flying on a rainbow's wings

a break in the clouds When all is gray around and inside me, a patch of blue sky tells me that gray is not forever. Quando tutto intorno e dentro di me è grigio, un pezzo di cielo azzurro mi sussurra che grigio non è per sempre. rain behind, clear sky ahead And a rainbow makes my eyes look up. E un arcobaleno mi fa alzare lo sguardo da terra. elegant arc When I fear my creativity has deserted me, a rainbow that materializes in front of my eyes reassures me and I can face the blank page again. Quanto temo... Read more →

arcobaleno e insalata di patate con avocado / rainbow and potato avocado salad

[cliccare il link per andare alla versione in italiano] Christmas rainbow On Christmas Day, the rainbow that appeared in front of our eyes as we crossed the Kilauea Iki Crater floor in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park was all contained within the crater and within our field of view: it felt reachable, touchable. Seeing a sliver of a rainbow brings joy: seeing the entire arc was exhilarating. I thought I could walk up to the rainbow, go through it like through a gentle waterfall and come out all colored. I walked from one end to the other and I was under it,... Read more →

ftira: pane maltese / Maltese bread

a really good bread The sky always shone blue and cloudless. The sea was of a blue so intense it was impossible not to want to dive into it. I was on the island of Malta to study English and enjoy a vacation after over a year of working full time as a nurse and studying at a university full time. I was having a great time. Going to Malta for my first study vacation (vacanza studio) was an excellent choice. We had language classes morning and afternoon. In October, the temperature was still mild and the sun welcoming, so we... Read more →

il momento presente tra frutta tropicale e un vulcano / the present moment between tropical fruit and a volcano

[cliccare il link per andare alla versione in italiano] 'Ōhi'a Lehua and ferns growing on lava Life sometimes makes us stop in the moment and reminds us that the only time we have is that moment. It did it to me recently, while my husband and I were vacationing in Puna, the south-east district of the Big Island. At the Maku'u Farmers' Market, along the Kea'au/Pahoa Highway bypass road, a mainlander like me had only the present to taste the phantasmagoria of fruits on display, like papayas, soft-spiked rambutans, fluorescent fuchsia dragon fruit. There was no hoarding for further than the... Read more →