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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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Awesome aprons (and a giveaway link)

By On June 15, 2010 · 16 Comments

While browsing Foodblogs, I ran into a blog about aprons. Really really cute aprons. And an apron giveaway. Now I don’t wear aprons even remotely often enough. This generally leaves me with way too much laundry, as all my clothes get flour or sauce stained when I’m baking or making a big [...]

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Grilled lettuce

By On June 9, 2010 · 3 Comments

Our office flooded today! Or well, the building in which our office resides on the 2nd floor flooded today. Saying ‘our office’ adds a nice dramatic touch, which is always a good thing. Right?

There was a monsoon going on in Amsterdam. Or well, technically it might not have been a monsoon [...]

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