Old habits die hard: Sweet Tortellini

Vecchie, buone abitudini: Tortellini dolci. Last year I celebrated Christmas with the most traditional food for feas...

Fashion on film: The Seven Year Itch

Moda su Pellicola: Quando la moglie è in vacanza. Today I'll talk about a true cult movie, in which there's one of the most famou...

The easier, the tastier: Baked veggies

Più è facile, più è buono: Verdure al forno. Today's recipe is one of my trusted dish. It's a side dish, very easy to prepare and...

Favourite of the month: november 2013

Preferito del mese: novembre 2013. Today I would like to start a new series posts about the favourite item of the month. Nothing special...

Old habits die hard: Potatoes Gnocchi

Vecchie, buone abitudini: Gnocchi di patate. Here's another post about traditional cook. This time it's not about a specific ty...

Cooking on paper: Il Cucchiaio d'argento

Cucina su carta: Il Cucchiaio d'argento. Some while ago I wrote about the Cook's Bible , today's post is about THE re...

Fashion Trends: FW 2013 Textures

Fashion Trends: AI 2013 Textures. This is the last post of Fall Winter 2013 fashion trends series. And we talk about textures. Let'...

Fashion Trends: FW 2013 - Styles

Fashion Trends: AI 2013 - Stili. As I wrote in the previous post, next season we will go back few decades straight to the 80-90s. So, af...

Fashion Trends: FW 2013 - Colours

Fashion Trends: AI 2013 - Colori. It's time for fashion shows: blogs and social networks are full of pictures reporting Spring-Summer...

Old habits die hard: Tagliatelle Cake

Vecchie, buone abitudini: Torta di Tagliatelle. Every year in September, on the third Sunday of the month, there's a festival c...

The easier, the tastier: Cold Pasta with tuna sauce

Più è facile, più è buono: Pasta Fredda con crema al tonno. September has come but summer hasn't left yet here in Italy. People came ...

Organize your closet: There is a box for everything

Organizzare l'armadio: C'è una scatola per tutto. Some months ago I talk about how I organize my tights in the closet . Reusi...

Experiments in the kitchen: Artisan sourdough bread

Esperimenti ai fornelli: Pane casereccio con lievito naturale. In this post I'm describing my favourite recipe for making bread. I fo...

Fashion on film: Charade (Part II)

Moda su pellicola: Sciarada (Parte II) Here's the second part of Charade's outfits worn by Audrey Hepburn. Ecco la seconda pa...

Fashion on film: Charade (Part I)

Moda su pellicola: Sciarada (Parte I) Charade / Sciarada (1963) This movie is a catwalk of coats and hats, more than a detective st...

The easier, the tastier: Natural Leaven

Più è facile, più è buono: lievito naturale.  Natural leaven, natural yeast, sourdough bread: many names to define a precious helper for...

Old habits die hard: Green Tortelli

Vecchie, buone abitudini: Tortelli verdi. I am and I will be missing for this month, due to a journey and very busy days at work and at...

The easier, the tastier: Chocolate Mousse

Più è facile, più è buono: Mousse al Cioccolato. Ok, first of all I must say that this recipe is easier than tastier, at least for me ...

Fashion on film: Rear Window

Moda su pellicola: La finestra sul cortile. Rear Window / La finestra sul cortile (1954) Here's an other Hitchcock's masterpie...

The easier, the tastier: Yogurt Cake

Più è facile più è buono: Torta allo Yogurt. This recipe is really simple, it's a light and fluffly cake, great for breakfast or as a ...

Cooking on paper: Rèzdôre reggiane

Cucina su carta: Rèz dô r e reggiane. Here's another book about cooking, in this case a bit more exclusive, unlike the book I wrote ...

Experiments in the kitchen: Sesame seed breadsticks

Esperimenti ai fornelli: Grissini con i semi di sesamo. Breadsticks are a typical, tasty side dish to the main course. They are good i...

Organize yor closet: New season needs a change

Organizzare l'armadio: La nuova stagione ha bisogno di un cambio. Despite the awful weather, not very sunny, here in Emilia...

Style tips: Vintage bags are forever

Esercizi di stile: Una borsa vintage è per sempre. Vintage is very trendy now, like it or not. It's not only about buyi...

A trip to the mill

Gita al mulino. As I wrote in my latest post , recently old habits and do-it-yourself activities are coming back for what concerns f...

Old habits die hard: Homemade bread

Vecchie, buone abitudini: Pane fatto in casa. In my family, traditional cooking has been a great habit, since I was little. Last year ...

Cooking on paper: Cook's Bible

Cucina su carta: Scuola di Cucina. Most of times, buying cooking books means to purchase recipe's books, but there are some exceptions...

Old habits die hard: Sfoglia

Vecchie, buone abitudini: Sfoglia. In Emilia Sfoglia is like pizza in Naples. Our nannies used to make it every week, laying it out with...

Fashion Trends: SS 2013 Textures Part II

Fashion Trends: SS 2013 Textures Part II. Elie Saab Giorgio Armani Jo No Fui Last summer season, metals and mettalic effects ...

Fashion Trends: SS 2013 - Textures Part I

Fashion Trends: PE 2013 - Textures. This series dedicated to SS 2013 is concluding with two posts about textures and fabrics. Concludia...

Fashion Trends: SS 2013 - Styles Part II

Fashion Trends: PE 2013 - Stili Parte II. Chanel Blugirl Christian Dior Through gathered and high-waisted skirts, fashion des...

Fashion Trends: SS 2013 - Styles Part I

Fashion Trends: PE 2013 - Stili Parte I. Next two posts will talk about style, how fashion brands decided to wear women next SS 2013 seas...