Einstellung or mental block: what is that and how to overcome it?

June 19, 2018 by Lucia D'Ulivo

Do you remember when you had to solve a math problem and, despite all your efforts, you can’t work it out? The harder you try, the more your mind get stuck, focusing on what looks as the only solution to your problem (and, unfortunately, not the right one). You have a mental block. Frustrated and angry, you close books and notes and get to sleep. The morning after, you get wake up and, by reading the problem once more, the solutions appears vividly, in front of your eyes. Sounds familiar? ;)

Lime sorbet: the recipe

June 15, 2018 by Lucia D'Ulivo in Dessert

Speedy post, today ;)

Of course, if you lime is not your cup of tea, you can replace it with lemon.

Sorbet: an alternative to ice cream

June 12, 2018 by Lucia D'Ulivo

I never fell for sorbets. OK, they are refreshing, thirst-quenching, ideal to conclude a summer meal or for a light snack, ma it never conquered my hearth. I still remember when it was served during grand-occasions dinner to clean up the taste buds from the sea-flavor of fish, before switching to the more robust taste of meat. I wonder if this habit is still on or not, as other gastronomic trend (meat with arugula and parmesan, rum and pear, risotto with strawberries and so on…).