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25 September 2015

Foodie wish list



If you follow me on Instagram you know that a couple of weeks ago, I started a major kitchen magazine decluttering.

In front of my TV, for several evenings, I flipped through years of recipes, kept those that (maybe one day) I'll try, so now I'm left with a pile of clippings that need to be filed ... but I can see light at the end of the tunnel and soon I'm going to have my kitchen library in order.

I noticed how I had marked some recipes in the past, that interest me no more (taste changes?) and I couldn't stop noticing all the kitchen paraphernalia ads, so I thought about putting some of those on a foodie wish list: with the upcoming festivities, might be useful to make some gifts or to start your own wish list!

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Se mi seguite su Instagram sapete che un paio di settimane fa, ho iniziato una bella pulizia di primavera delle riviste di cucina.

Di fronte alla TV per diverse sere, ho sfogliato anni di ricette, tenuto quelle che (forse un giorno) proverò, e ora ho una montagna di ritagli da mettere in ordine ... ma finalmente sto vedendo la luce alla fine del tunnel e sto per avere la libreria della cucina in ordine.

Ho notato come alcune ricette che avevo segnato in passato, non mi interessano più (i miei gusti sono cambiati?) e non ho potuto non notare le varie pubblicità di gadget culinari, così ho pensato di metterne alcuni su una lista: con le festività in arrivo, può essere utile per darvi l'idea per un regalo o per metterla sulla vostra personale lista dei desideri!

                   

18 September 2015

Red sparkling aperitivo

Ingredients (serves 1):
1 oz. Karkadè
1 oz. Raspberry liquer (I used this recipe)
Prosecco

Mix karkadè and liquer together in a tumbler, add some ice and top with Prosecco. Enjoy!

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Ingredienti (per 1):
1 oz. (3 cl) Karkadè
1 oz. (3 cl) Liquore al lampone (Ho usato questa ricetta)
Prosecco

Mescolate karkadè e liquore in un tumbler, aggiungete del ghiaccio e colmate con il prosecco. Cin cin!

Red sparkling aperitivo served with stuffed olives and feta, stuffed peppers, toasted bread with artichokes spread, cherry tomatoes and balsamic vinegar glaze
Aperitivo servito con olive farcite e feta, peperoncini ripieni, pane tostato con crema di carciofi, pomodori ciliegini e glassa di aceto balsamico

11 September 2015

Let's do it: Decluttering

As fall approaches and hottest temperatures have left us (meaning that sleeveless tops and shorts can go back to the closet), I feel it's really time to declutter.

If you follow me on Instagram, you know I started cleaning kitchen cabinets last month, now it's time to sort out cooking magazines, that have been stealing space from books, next stop: bedroom closet.

For this reason I signed up for Apartment Therapy: The closet cure


And it seems it's time for declutter season, in fact I found other interesting tips for decluttering on Oh Joy! Yesterday's post, who's been decluttering her home recently.


And finally, a good read, again on Apartment Therapy  Why does getting rid of stuff feel so good? 

So I will definitely be decluttering this week-end (or at least start to), will you? 

Happy (decluttering) week-end!

Photo via DeathToStock


9 September 2015

Daydreaming: London in September

On Monday I went through this post, and you know, it was Monday, I hoped for a nice, calm first day of the week at work, that didn't turn out that way ... and so, I was on Bloglovin', and I saw this picture ...
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Lunedì ho letto questo post, e sapete com'è era lunedì, speravo in una calma e tranquilla prima giornata della settimana al lavoro, che non si è rivelata tale, e così mentre sfoglio i blog su Bloglovin' vedo questa foto ...

Charles Pétillon's installation in Covent Garden
Via We are scout
This beautiful installation in Covent Garden, is up until 27th September.

There's no way I can see it in person ... but let's pretend it, let's pretend I can fly to London this month, I discovered several things I could see/do, that are going on (and some are just ending) this month:

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E' una stupenda istallazione a Covent Garden, sarà esposta fino al 27 settembre.

Non ci sarà modo per me di vederla dal vivo ... ma facciamo finta che possa volare a Londra questo mese, ho scoperto che ci sono diverse cose da vedere o fare (e alcune stanno per finire) questo mese:


Zoe Bradley's installation in Burlington Arcade
Via We are scout

Afternoon tea with a free Pimm's cocktail at Royal Garden Hotel offer ends 30th September
via Afternoontea.co.uk
British summer garden at the Shard, until 15th September
via The Shard
Open House London 2015 via Timeout

While the Queen's out ... a visit to Buckingham Palace 
Today she's going to become the longest-reigning British head of state!
What about a bit of shopping? It's not September-related but a visit to Emmabridgewater would end up probably with this dish in my shopping bag :)

And you? What would do in London?
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E voi cosa fareste a Londra?