bread cake . In memory of Rosie

When I first read about Rosie I couldn't believe it. 

I still have some difficulties to comprehend.

it was logical, natural, obvious that I wanted to participate on Rosie's Memorial Day,

organized by my dear friend Ivy at kopiaste.org.

Here in this Beautiful Post

 In Memory of Rosie 

Ivy  tells you about Rosie, her illness and why we do this together.

Maria's writs this touching Post

Sad News

 giving us the sad news about her dear friend that has passed away.

It hurts.

Rosie,e was among the first non Italian blogger I known.

She, Susan at Wild Yeast and  Zorra at 1x umrühren bitte

actually I never managed to learn name of her blog " Baking Cakes Galore"

for me she was, will always be

 Rosie from "rosie makes a "peace" of cake"

I loved that name of her blog.

and she was my very very first host of an event.

putting up

I was so nervous, I sent her 4 recipes

I was blogging since 5months so everything was so new, almost complicated.

Rosie was so sweet, she emailed me and together we decided which recipe to put.

since then now and then I stopped by at here blog, smiling over all those sweet things

she baked.

she was a lovely person. will miss you Rosie.

Since my daughter Helena was found allergic to white sugar, 

yeast and lots of other ingredients,

5 years ago.

I had to change completely my baking cakes.

this is one of our favorites recipe.

you regain old bread, it is healty and also very energy giving.

perfect at breakfast or at a break in the afternoon after study or doing sports.

I take it with me on my trekking, 

together with some tea and beautiful panoramas

makes the fatigue worth it.

the recipe is from a dear friend, Laura met at one of the old town festivals in this area.

I adore these festivals, you get to know the inhabitants and you can learn so much from them,

specially the old people. they can tell you stories about the villages, the mountain and their lives.

I love listening to them.

Bread cake

you need:

250gr of old bread

mine is usually

 Durumwheat bread

400gr of milk

3 apples (peeled and cut in cubes)

100gr of raisins

50gr of crushed nuts

50gr of crushed almonds

50grgr of cane sugar (you can also do without)

7gr of cremor tartar

tear the bread in pieces and pour the milk over.

let rest over the night.

the next day you will find it swelled 

mix the bread with the rest of the ingredients

then put the mass in a mould, if you want you grease it with 

two drops of vegetable oil or better

put a baking paper under.

bake in oven: 200°C for 35min

if you like a crunchy crust 

sprinkle can sugar over the cake before

baking it.

whb #239 - Cherry stone liquor

welcome to this week's herbal bloggging

this week we are hosted by Chris from Mele Cotte

thank's Chris for hosting!

thank's to Kalyn  who created this great event and

thank's to Haalo who now managing it all :)

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I hate wasting food, and when I saw
all that good cherries attached to the stones
after doing chilos of jam

I thought it was such a pity throwing away
everything.
sooo, I made a liquor!


Cherry Stone Liquor

you need:

450gr di cherry stones
500gr di spirit at 95°*

for the syrup:
300gr of sugar
800ml of water

pute the cherry stones in a jar and fill with the spirit
leave in the sun for 10days.
prepare the syrup:
boil the sugar in the water for 10-15min 
until it melts completely
pour the boiling syrup over the cherry stones**
let cool till the day after.
filter very carefully 2-3 times.
use paper filter,
that takes longer but is more accurate
let rest for at least 1 months.
but is a fact, the longer the liquor 
leaves to rest, the better it get
(and less alcoholic!)
conserve in a dark, cool an dry place

brigidaa_te:
* if you can't find 95° spirit
you can also use the one
for desserts at 70°
get's even better!
I don't use it because it is rather
difficult to find around here.
**
I usually recommend NOT to pour boiling syrup
over the marinates.
that is because the boiling syrup
makes your liquor cloudy.
in this case I needed the cherry flesh to 
separate from the stones.




I wish you a nice week


this is me today
I took my men to lunch in a Trattoria
near Monte Baldo
they were all afraid they'd  had to
walk a lot, but when they saw me
arriving in SANDALS they were all happy
MEN!

and these are my men

Erik (son n°1) and Flo on the left

Manfred (father-in-law) and Niki (son n°2) on the right

and this was some of the surroundings, 

it was very nice weather, but dizzy.

pink Saturday -some old memories in pink

I've been blessed with 4 children.

two boys, now 25 and 23 years

and two daughters 21 and 18 years.

Helena and Sofia

when the girls were small, specially with Helena, the first one,

I loved to dress them in pink.

:)

of course I made Princess dresses all the time,

this is one of the latter I kept.

well, probably you all did.

what was also fun was preparing their birthdays

blue for the boys and pink for the girls

I have burned two hard discs so I have not many photos to show.

but I found two

this is Sofia's 15th birthday "cake" - 15 small glasses of chocolate mousse

pink table cloth (it is a bed sheet, schhhh)

pink paper napkins

pink tulips and primulas (she is born in February)

and this is her 18th birthday this year.

18 coffee cups with her favorite chocolate mousse

pink tablecloth

pink paper napkins

pink paper and real roses

the photos are horrible, but it was really sweet

this is Helena and Sofia making fun of them selves, trying vintage dresses their grand-grandmother

given them.

and this is Sofia and me.

and this has nothing to do with old memories, this is the new number of Country Living of July

that my husband has brought me back from Roskilde (Denmark) where he was yesterday.

look, it is pink!!

Happy Pink Saturday to everybody!

stop by at Beverly's to say hello and check out other pink saturday bloggers.

like nicki at an american in berlin

she's very young, but have a very very nice blog! (and two darling cats!!)

birgitta she is from Skåne (Sweden) like me!!

yupeee!!! (makes incredible photos! wow!)

rice, raw sage marinated vegetables and tasty bread crumbs

  we are a big family, 4 kids, husband and father in law.

daughter n°4 is vegetarian

daughter n°3 is allergic to so many things I can't remember

son n° 2 can eat whatever not putting on weight

son n°1 is the complete opposite, can't even see food without increasing

hubby is a big pasta lover (well, he loves any FOOD)

my father in law doesn't eat fish

aaaaaaaaaaargh!! 

sometimes I get hysterical in the kitchen! :)))

so, this is one of those dishes that suites everybody.

vegetarian, healthy, tasty and a stomach filler without being caloric.

wow! 1 dish for all the family!

and, the best thing you use leftovers! 

no food waste, no bad conscious.

Rice with raw sage marinated vegetables 

and tasty bread crumbs

you need:

leftover boiled rice (possible steamed)

tomates

zucchinis

onion or leek

red bell pepper

cheese

homemade bread crumbs 

(blender old bread, parmigiano cheese and parsley)

fresh sage

extra virgin olive oil

fresh crushed green pepper (or black)

cut the vegetables in small pieces, especially the zucchinis

 cut the sage in tiny slices and mix with some olive oil.

add the vegetables and mix well. let marinate for some hours

(perfect if you leave in the fridge during the night)

mix the marinated vegetables with the rice,

 and add the cheese cubes 

 spread the bread crumbs over.

toss and mix with your hands. 

if you like you can add some drops of olive oil.

before serving, season with a generous crush of green pepper.

Brigidaa_te:

in blending the bread crumbs you can add tasty cheese, 

parsley or other herbs you like.

some garlic and/or chili.

put your bread crumbs in a glass jar and store in the freezer. 

will conserve for at least 6 months.

to have a stronger taste you can toast them

in a pan with no grease

(pay attention that it doesn't get to

dark and bitter)

this evening I made fish for Helena (daughter n°3) and me

for my father in law I made a rich potato salad.

for the three of us, this magical sunset.

96th Tablescape Thursday - Shopping bags on the table? why not!

Garda Lake from Costabella

I'm terrible late, but today just run away and in a wink it was evening!

This morning I did housekeeping..wow that's fun!! (I'm kidding of course)

This afternoon me and my two dear friends Simoo and Monica went up on Mount Baldo,

trying to reach Telegrafo from Valfredda for the second time in 4 days.

(usually we walk up from Vallone Osanna that is some 6km in 1000mt in

 height difference, but we wanted to try 

from Valfredda less height difference, but a longer walk)

nothing to do! it is sunny down here, temp 23°C perfect! 

 up there the wind was cold, but that is not a problem,

 the air was brisk, but that is not a problem

there where nobody around, and that is absolutely not a problem

it was very very foggy..and that is a big problem!

grrrrrrrrrr!!

we have to try hay again, probably saturday.

Tomorrow I have 10kg of apricots to transform in jam! :))

Shoppingbags on the table? why not!

this is not my idea, I found it in a book of mine.

"Fun tablescaping"

in the book the used white paper bags from "PRADA" and "GUCCI"

but me not having such luxury bags, used one I found at home.

anyway this brown paper bag, didn't look too bad with my white and light yellow

Lonicera and tender apricot coloured Sally Holmes rose! :)))

 I admit it wasn't very practical, having a paper bag under the plate

I did cut what I could from the boarders, but not too much,

 as the bag was white inside and had white edges.

(that's probably why they used white bags in the first place. silly me!! :))))

but I just adore the bag handle twisted around the napkin!

brown simply pots for my lush centerpiece

napkins inheritance from Grandmother Reneè, my hubby's beloved Grandmother.

I love them!

a close up of our wild Lonicera

this is our Sally Holmes rose, very strong and fast growing

Plates, Otello - Verona

pots, IKEA - Brescia

flatware, Affi 

napkins, inheritance

bags, Sportland, Affi (verona)

salt & pepper, inheritance  

please stop by at Susan's admiring the other tablescapers.

happy tablescaping!

Centerpiece Wednesday - Lavender & Oleander

It has been raining for 2 days and the rain pouring down

 has destroyed almost al flowers in the garden.

I wanted to do a tablescape in yellow with the flowers of my Santolina, 

but they are all become ugly and unusable. 

well, I will have to wait until next year :)

Fortunately the lavender is much more water resistant

 and the oleander had a lot of buds,

 so I found some to use for this weeks Centerpiece Wednesday!

Centerpiece Wednesday - 

Lilac Lavender and White Oleander

I used a white terrine from a set my mother gave me, to place the flowers.

remember that the oleander is very poisonous so wash your hands very carefully after

managing the flowers and the leaves.

that goes for the terrine as well, high heat in the dishwasher!

the tablecloth comes from Coin - Verona and is old. the colours are faded after all

the washing during the years.

the green napkins comes from my hubby's grandmother, Reneèe

when she unfortunately passed away 2 years ago, I inherited all her dinnerware and all household linen. She had some many beautiful things, from these "country" napkins to very fine

small linen and lace napkins.

the blue plates are a clearance sale at IKEA.

also the flatware is a clearance sale in a shop that closed down.

glasses Svalka from IKEA.

don't forget to stop by at karin's to see what she managed to do,

 with an old fire station!!!

and to visit all other wednesday bloggers!!

have fun!