One more challenge :)
You might have heard about pellagra, a disease diffused at the beginning of the 20th century. If you remember, pellagra was associated with a poor diet, mainly based on corn.
Read MoreSgroppino: the recipe
Sgroppino is one of those Italian things that you might forget about, after years living abroad. It is one of those madeleine buried in your long-term memory, which pops up unexpectedly in a lazy summer afternoon.
Read MoreEinstellung or mental block: what is that and how to overcome it?
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? ;)
Read MoreLime sorbet: the recipe
Speedy post, today ;)
Of course, if you lime is not your cup of tea, you can replace it with lemon.
Read MoreSorbet: an alternative to ice cream
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…).
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