Posts by: Valerie
wonderful food from the supermarket, lunch in Milan, photo by LdV

More Milan

By On July 3, 2010 · 20 Comments

So in Milan we did a lot… of eating!

We arrived in Milan early Friday afternoon. After taking a taxi to the apartment and drinking coffee, we walked to the grocery store across the square. I was amazed, this was a small, little grocery store, compared to American, or even Dutch stores. [...]

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Gnocchi alla Sorrentina, sortof

By On June 27, 2010 · 2 Comments

So I’m all Italian themed here, as you can see. 2 Italian dishes in a row. But both had been promised previously. I’ve been wanting to make my own gnocchi for a long time, but still haven’t succeeded. I don’t have one of those potato strainers, or whatschamacallit, which is essential for [...]

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Pasta with ham and peas

By On June 25, 2010 · 36 Comments

I still owed you my ham and pea pasta recipe. We ate it when I needed a quick dinner after I came home way late after a meeting. I didn’t even feel like making my own pasta anymore, I was so tired. and making pasta really doesn’t take all that much time. [...]

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Fancy-schmancy potatoes

By On June 22, 2010 · 30 Comments

As you might’ve noticed by my lack of blogging, food hasn’t been on top of my list of priorities lately. I’ve been very busy with more time pressing matters.

- Getting our house ready for viewings, squeaky clean houses apparently sell faster.
– Visiting our new house, and being amazed by [...]

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Angel Food Cupcakes

By On June 20, 2010 · 34 Comments

So believe it or not, I’d never ever had Angel Food Cake before this week. I kid you not!

Angel Food Cake isn’t something that really exists in Holland, or at least I’ve never encountered it. And for some reason I’d never had it in the US either. I’m guessing my friends [...]

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