Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Regal Bread Machine Model 6750
I can not hide that as a child I adored the chocolate in all forms: chocolates, tablet, Nutella spread on bread ... In Piedmont, where I was born, the processing of chocolate has an excellent tradition of the rest of the country and a delightful dessert gianduiotti typical: bonet, my mother prepared us Sunday and opened the race for the last spoon with my brothers to finish ... The passion growing has increased so much that I became more and more demanding, or the chocolate is amazing, with quality ingredients, or I do not care! Preference given to one containing 60 to 80 percent cocoa. As a true
Honorary fellow, even after moving to Tuscany, I'm going to hunt the best producers in festivals, fairs, exhibitions ... where you can taste different variations of the food of the gods. For two months, the events follow each other. In Florence there was the Artisan Chocolate Fair, theater Saschall January 19 to 28, among the exhibitors as true craftsmen of chocolate Simone De Castro, Donna Elvira Dolceria of Modica, the chocolate boutique in Florence. I can not report "Hemingway," a room in Florence, near Piazza del Carmine, where you can spend a pleasant afternoon or evening with friends while enjoying a hot chocolate, simply divine, obtained by dissolving a tablet in the percentage that each chooses to meet your taste. On 2 February I was at the trade show "Cioccolosità " in Monsummano Terme, a nice spa near Pistoia, known for being the birthplace of the famous poet Giusti, of which you can visit the house. A collection of high quality which were well represented at the chocolate artisans who made it famous the so-called world Tuscan Chocolate Valley: Slip, De Bondt, Catinari, Mannori, Corsini, La Molina. Also of interest are the stands of Sicily and Bonajuto Absence of the Consortium and Turin's chocolate. A unique opportunity to enjoy the excellence in chocolate.
I attended a tasting sponsored by Slow Food with the theme: the great chocolate, I had been caught. Rare experience to enjoy a selection of chocolate with cocoa percentage not below 80 percent. Three outstanding producers, who have guided us in the tasting: the Tuscany Catinari Agliana and Slip of Monsummano Terme, Sicily Bonajuto of Modica, a company founded in 1880 is the oldest factory Sicilian chocolate. In conjunction with Slow Food
proposed: Pantelleria raisin, brandy and Barolo Chinato. At the end of the meeting I spoke to Roberto and Pier Paolo Catinari Bonajuto talking chocolate and found that they deemed both in first place for the quality of cocoa beans, those from the island of Sao Tome. ...
What about dear friends who read me, the passion for chocolate is contagious. To the person who really loves the show CioccolaTÃ’ worth a trip, a great celebration of chocolate that is taking place in Turin until 11 March. The appointment is in the charming Piazza Vittorio Veneto, the largest in Europe, which these days is the sweetest in the world. The program includes music, entertainment, games for kids and many fine cultural events. Good chocolate at all!
forgot if you are lovers of sweets made of chocolate in Tuscany there is a mythical address: Prato you must try the cake seven veils of Luke Mannori, won the world championship of chocolate desserts and is simply sublime ....
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Cheapest Versin Of Pretty Good Sol
Meditation passion of love
Happy New Year to all my dear friends who read me!!
We hope that this 2007 has just begun the bearer of great news and that at least one of the many dreams that everyone keeps in the drawer is realized.
If we look at the world, coming out of our narrow personal, more alive the hope is that some of the many conflicts that afflict the planet to be resolved and that peace reigns everywhere.
Maybe that's why we must begin by bringing peace to ourselves, because as claimed by the Monaco Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist who put ethics and social commitment, if we are not able to love and take care of ourselves we can not be of great help to others, nor can we be bearers of a message of peace.
Since 1982 Thich Nhat Hanh founded the Plum Village in France, a community of monks and lay where he lives by teaching the art of reconciliation and understanding in everyday life.
One of meditations drawn from the songs and recitations of the Plum Village was published in a small pamphlet with the significant title: Steps to Peace, edited by friends of "A Time for Peace" during a visit to Florence in the spring of 2003 by Thich Nhat Hanh. I appreciated the text of the meditation of love and I began to practice focusing on myself, the next step was to replace "I" with "you", then "he" and finally "all". The suggestion of the book is to begin from a person we love, then a person who is dear to us, then someone to whom we are neutral and finally those who have brought suffering.
The most challenging step is the last, but the feeling is that a lightweight, try to believe .... here comes the text, try to do this meditation, the results are better than you can possibly imagine, still a wish for a happy 2007!!
Meditation
love that I can be at peace, happy and light in body and mind.
May I be safe and free from harm.
May I be free from anger, grief, fear and anxiety.
May I look at myself with eyes of understanding and love.
May I recognize and tap the seeds of peace and happiness in me.
that I may learn to identify and understand the root causes of anger, greed and delusion in me.
May I learn every day to nourish the seeds of joy in me.
That I may live healthy, stable and free.
May I be free from attachment and aversion, but not indifferent.
Happy New Year to all my dear friends who read me!!
We hope that this 2007 has just begun the bearer of great news and that at least one of the many dreams that everyone keeps in the drawer is realized.
If we look at the world, coming out of our narrow personal, more alive the hope is that some of the many conflicts that afflict the planet to be resolved and that peace reigns everywhere.
Maybe that's why we must begin by bringing peace to ourselves, because as claimed by the Monaco Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist who put ethics and social commitment, if we are not able to love and take care of ourselves we can not be of great help to others, nor can we be bearers of a message of peace.
Since 1982 Thich Nhat Hanh founded the Plum Village in France, a community of monks and lay where he lives by teaching the art of reconciliation and understanding in everyday life.
One of meditations drawn from the songs and recitations of the Plum Village was published in a small pamphlet with the significant title: Steps to Peace, edited by friends of "A Time for Peace" during a visit to Florence in the spring of 2003 by Thich Nhat Hanh. I appreciated the text of the meditation of love and I began to practice focusing on myself, the next step was to replace "I" with "you", then "he" and finally "all". The suggestion of the book is to begin from a person we love, then a person who is dear to us, then someone to whom we are neutral and finally those who have brought suffering.
The most challenging step is the last, but the feeling is that a lightweight, try to believe .... here comes the text, try to do this meditation, the results are better than you can possibly imagine, still a wish for a happy 2007!!
Meditation
love that I can be at peace, happy and light in body and mind.
May I be safe and free from harm.
May I be free from anger, grief, fear and anxiety.
May I look at myself with eyes of understanding and love.
May I recognize and tap the seeds of peace and happiness in me.
that I may learn to identify and understand the root causes of anger, greed and delusion in me.
May I learn every day to nourish the seeds of joy in me.
That I may live healthy, stable and free.
May I be free from attachment and aversion, but not indifferent.
Friday, September 29, 2006
Without Airpcap Adapter
charming "Villa The Watchtower" in the garden
Dear Elf Friends are gone for four months, but now I'm back to writing, you ask where I was over? Here's the answer: I have studied and passed the exam to become a "Food & Beverage Manager at the Vocational Training Centre of the Municipality of Florence and spent more than two months working in a dream hotel" Villa The Watchtower. " An ancient Florentine home of the nineteenth century, overlooking the hills overlooking Florence, was transformed into a five star hotel, with 18 exclusive rooms and restaurant "Onyx", winner of a prestigious Michelin star.
The villa is set in a lush garden next to the Piazzale Michelangelo with a breathtaking view over the city, but the beauty of the place is only the frame, the picture is the environment with the many characters that animate it.
This article is dedicated to them, colleagues and friends with whom I shared a delightful time, I felt warmly welcomed in a big family, co-ordinated with enthusiasm and determination by the director Samuel Porreca. The debut was with the breakfast service and met Raffaella, always happy, joy radiates from every pore and you know the joy is contagious. Raffa is the queen of the cafeteria, his cappuccino is from "Oscar"! Moreover, the Neapolitan origins give it an extra touch that instils in that cafe, decorated with a foam perfect compact ... Customers love it for its way of making nice, but not intrusive and feel pampered in the morning. Begin with breakfast in the room "Aurora" is like saying "good morning" in Florence. The buffet is great and the equipment is in summer on the terrace, the birds flying around the trees and pecking on the lawn to English, in the background the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's bell tower .... a paradise full of smiles and kindness. The warmth of in reception, dressed up with great professionalism, through the smiling faces of Carolina, Marie, Serena and almond eyes of Miyako, which adds some calmness East. Do not forget their male colleagues, I greet the dear children of the reception, the porters and cooks very kind of the cafeteria, the head waiter that attended a special hug to the boys with whom I worked in the room, Vasile, Nicholas and Andrew. Thanks to Isella who is a teacher of perfection in table service, the fantastic leaders and Anna Maria, a fond memory for all the maids and magical Stefano maintainer.
You all know very well that my heart beats for the kitchen staff of the restaurant, which overlooks the veranda the beautiful garden and pool. I was admitted with Aurelie, Strasbourg French sweet intern, to work for a short period in a hotbed of high-level designs, to suit the most discerning palates. It is not easy to manage a kitchen star in an environment of reduced size, but the chef Andrea Accordi knows how to combine the ability to manage human resources to the creative. In the menu tastes of Western cuisine are enhanced by the skillful use of spices and Asian influences resulting from years of experience abroad, particularly in the restaurant at the Royal Meridien Phuket Regatta. The kitchen staff is very well-matched with the likeable Luke, Mark and Stephen, assisted by interns. A special mention to the excellent
Massimiliano Blasone, an acrobat, pastry, her cakes are a feast for the eyes and the palate. Decorating is an art that reaches the absolute top pastry chef in ability and was fascinated, so you would not want to destroy the wonderful buildings, but then takes over the gorge and is a triumph of taste ... Dear Max, thanks for your pastry classes, see you, Andrew and great guys to work in the kitchen was an incredible experience!
I hope I never have missed anyone, you know that I miss everyone and I'd love to work with you!
forgot ... a very special thanks to prof. Ivano Bencini who sponsored my application to the stage in the enchanting "Villa The Watchtower."
Dear Elf Friends are gone for four months, but now I'm back to writing, you ask where I was over? Here's the answer: I have studied and passed the exam to become a "Food & Beverage Manager at the Vocational Training Centre of the Municipality of Florence and spent more than two months working in a dream hotel" Villa The Watchtower. " An ancient Florentine home of the nineteenth century, overlooking the hills overlooking Florence, was transformed into a five star hotel, with 18 exclusive rooms and restaurant "Onyx", winner of a prestigious Michelin star.
The villa is set in a lush garden next to the Piazzale Michelangelo with a breathtaking view over the city, but the beauty of the place is only the frame, the picture is the environment with the many characters that animate it.
This article is dedicated to them, colleagues and friends with whom I shared a delightful time, I felt warmly welcomed in a big family, co-ordinated with enthusiasm and determination by the director Samuel Porreca. The debut was with the breakfast service and met Raffaella, always happy, joy radiates from every pore and you know the joy is contagious. Raffa is the queen of the cafeteria, his cappuccino is from "Oscar"! Moreover, the Neapolitan origins give it an extra touch that instils in that cafe, decorated with a foam perfect compact ... Customers love it for its way of making nice, but not intrusive and feel pampered in the morning. Begin with breakfast in the room "Aurora" is like saying "good morning" in Florence. The buffet is great and the equipment is in summer on the terrace, the birds flying around the trees and pecking on the lawn to English, in the background the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Giotto's bell tower .... a paradise full of smiles and kindness. The warmth of in reception, dressed up with great professionalism, through the smiling faces of Carolina, Marie, Serena and almond eyes of Miyako, which adds some calmness East. Do not forget their male colleagues, I greet the dear children of the reception, the porters and cooks very kind of the cafeteria, the head waiter that attended a special hug to the boys with whom I worked in the room, Vasile, Nicholas and Andrew. Thanks to Isella who is a teacher of perfection in table service, the fantastic leaders and Anna Maria, a fond memory for all the maids and magical Stefano maintainer.
You all know very well that my heart beats for the kitchen staff of the restaurant, which overlooks the veranda the beautiful garden and pool. I was admitted with Aurelie, Strasbourg French sweet intern, to work for a short period in a hotbed of high-level designs, to suit the most discerning palates. It is not easy to manage a kitchen star in an environment of reduced size, but the chef Andrea Accordi knows how to combine the ability to manage human resources to the creative. In the menu tastes of Western cuisine are enhanced by the skillful use of spices and Asian influences resulting from years of experience abroad, particularly in the restaurant at the Royal Meridien Phuket Regatta. The kitchen staff is very well-matched with the likeable Luke, Mark and Stephen, assisted by interns. A special mention to the excellent
Massimiliano Blasone, an acrobat, pastry, her cakes are a feast for the eyes and the palate. Decorating is an art that reaches the absolute top pastry chef in ability and was fascinated, so you would not want to destroy the wonderful buildings, but then takes over the gorge and is a triumph of taste ... Dear Max, thanks for your pastry classes, see you, Andrew and great guys to work in the kitchen was an incredible experience!
I hope I never have missed anyone, you know that I miss everyone and I'd love to work with you!
forgot ... a very special thanks to prof. Ivano Bencini who sponsored my application to the stage in the enchanting "Villa The Watchtower."
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