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Fashion detail at Fuori Salone - note the Missoni giftwrap bow! |
Personally I loved the
Ogami notebooks made out of paper manufactured in Tawain and marketed under an Italian brand that is extracted from stone, or even better the byproducts of the cement industry.
It is wonderfully smooth to write on, it is recycled, it does not damage our forests and it is 100% waterproof!
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Testing the furniture |
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Activities for children, Fuori Salone Lambrate Ventura |
My tired kids sat on chairs all over the city made out of cardboard, wood, brass, plexiglass and more. They were good sports despite the constant walking and the crowds and enjoyed the perks of getting free soda, snacks and stickers all over town and seeing some fun installations.
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Naviglio in Fiore |
To make sure we didn't get too bored we also rode our bikes to the Naviglio in Fiore, the yearly flower fair on the Naviglio canal, where we walked along the canal in a multicolored sea of petals, leaves (and people).
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It's all about soccer/football here in Italy! |
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Do you see the frogs? |
After that we took the kids to the Parco Magico di Primavera at the Giardini Pubblici. This included some rides that got us soaked, a life lesson in an enchanted forest about the importance of not wasting precious water and planting our own peas.
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Parco Magico di Primavera, Giardini Pubblici di Porta Venezia |
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The enchanted tree telling us about the importance of not wasting water |
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Planting peas |
All of this was washed down by a few cold beers, a Peruvian meal, an elefant ear (!) and some creations on sticks... but more about that another time.
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Orecchia d'elefante: elefant ear Milanese veal cutlet |
This is when picnic and aperitivo season starts here: spring is perfect to enjoy the outdoors, friends, a few drinks and some good finger food.
Talking about friends, one of mine just sent me an email requesting I post my hummus recipe. When we saw each other recently, she asked me for it and when I was getting ready to send her a link to my hummus post, I
once again realized I was missing a basic, family favorite of ours on this blog!
If you, too, don't have a recipe handy, here is mine.
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Ingredients (from Martha Stewart)
2 cans chickpeas
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 cup tahini (sesame paste)
2 small cloves garlic
1 1/4 tsp salt
olive oil to garnish
paprika or cayenne pepper to garnish
Drain the chickpeas, setting aside up to 1/2 a cup of liquid. Put the chickpeas and about 1/4 of their liquid in a food processor. Add the lemon juice, the tahini, the garlic cloves and the salt. Blend until smooth. Add more of the liquid you set aside if needed. Serve in a bowl with a good drizzle of best quality olive oil and garnish with paprika or cayenne pepper for a bit of color. Serve with cut and cleaned vegetables (carrots, celery etc.) and/or pita bread, crackers etc.
Looks like a beautiful day. I also just posted my Hummus Recipe because I realized I had never posted it (and make it quite often) - YUM, so good
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel, loved the look of yours and all those suggestions for additions.
DeleteI'm super excited looking at all of these beautiful images because I'm heading to Italy this year! :D
ReplyDeleteAny chance you will be in Milan?
DeleteEveryone needs a good hummus recipe up their sleeve. I read that Sara from Sprouted Kitchen puts roasted shallot in hers and now I usually include either roasted shallot or garlic. This simple version looks very delicious too :-)
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of roasted garlic (or shallot)...must give a whole new depth of flavor. Thanks for the suggestion.
DeleteGlad to hear it's warming up for you. It must be wonderful to go out after hibernating all winter. Your hummus looks great xx
ReplyDeleteWow beautiful scenery everywhere! And your hummus recipe sounds really good. I love how you presented it with beautiful swirl too. :)
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