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BlackBerry Italy’s PR head, Cinzia Liguori, very kindly let me have a BlackBerry Bold smart phone to play with. Now that I’ve had the Bold for a year, I thought it might be interesting to write about my experience of using a BlackBerry smart phone in Italy. Overall, I have to say that I have found the BlackBerry incredibly useful. Being able to use email, surf the internet, interact on Facebook and Twitter wherever I find myself, has been very handy indeed. I guess it would be...
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Few things in life inspire as much rage, despair and frustration as a perfect song that leaves you wanting more. Does that mix of emotions make the song better' Maybe. Maybe it also just means it'll go on my "Replay Until My Ears Bleed" playlist.Pillow Case Kisser - Skinned TeenPlease, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want - The SmithsDon't Sit Down - David BowieWish You Were Here - Pink Floyd(This one isn't too short, but the life shatteringly perfect chorus only happens once. It's a...
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Tiramisù is, in spite of its quite short history, definitely a classic Italian dessert and, like most classics of Italian cuisine, there are probably as many recipes as families in Italy!Liqueur or no liqueur' Cream or mascarpone only' Sugar in the coffee or not' Cooked cream or (very very fresh) raw eggs' Egg whites (beaten along with the yolks') or not' Zabaione'Of course I have a personal point of view on tiramisù and my recipe is a no-liqueur, no-cream, no-sugar one, a few egg whites beaten...
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Amatriciana is a simple, delicious sauce you can make while the water for your pasta is boiling! For centuries it was prepared with guanciale (dried cured pigs cheek) & grated local pecornio (sheep's milk cheese) and was known as Gricia (from the village of Grisciano in central Italy). While tomato-less Gricia is still prepared in some parts, it is the tomato-enriched Amatriciana that has become a ?classic' sauce all over Italy.Amatriciana4 oz. cured pig's cheek (guanciale di maiale) or...
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"Dante has a place in hell for people who are grave when they might have rejoiced."Marilynne Robinson.Something I could bear remembering.On another note, I am recovering though still feeling rather flattened.I have also been speaking to the Catalan Ministry of Education about the English classes that Eldest has to do....the very nice lady at the ministry is going to talk to her school to find a solution to the boring classes within the letter of the law.We'll see what happens.
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Daily weather update for tropical island destination Koh Samui in Thailand by long term resident Camille Lemmens
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Tomorrow I'll finish the colouring. And start number two. I hope.
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Terroir.It's a term used in the wine world to describe the individual characteristics - the essence of the soil, the climate - which create the unique flavors of a specific wine region. The Wine Doctor explains it much better than I can, "There is much discussion of terroir, a French term which has no simple translation into English. It refers to the external influences on the ripening grapes, including the soils (depth and type), bedrock, exposure to sun and wind, water table and so...
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How would you like to have your very own a country retreat in a quiet medieval village in the heart of Italy' A place which enjoys glorious views of the surrounding countryside, and which is not far from Italy’s eternal city -Rome. If so, there is a house for sale which might be of interest. Situated in the midst of the unspoilt Italian region of Umbria in a gorgeous medieval village, the house for sale is not far from the truly spectacular Marmore Falls, the highest waterfalls in...
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Today, and I caught it, Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi held a press conference at which he neatly laid the blame for the election mess upon the shoulders of others. At the same time, Berlusconi attempted to put an end, once and for all, to all the confusion surrounding the election muddle in Rome. Only the attempt seems to have led to further confusion. During said press conference, during which, incidentally, Italy’s defence minister manhandled a journalist who insisted...
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