The Namesake, a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri. I read it when we were living in New York (2005). We had no kids back then, still I could feel the difficulties of raising a child in a country which is not… Read More ›
Tea Time Dessert,
Marble Pound Cake, the Italian way
I love my grandma’s tea set. I loved her and I loved the way she always used to set up the little side table, by her favourite armchair, when it was tea time. She used to drink it “white”, it… Read More ›
Heart Shaped Italian Cookies
‘I am done with my hairdresser, where are you now?’ – ‘doing some shopping for Cicci’s new baby, she’s due at the end of the month and she’s got three now!’ – (particularly high reproductive demographic profiles around here!!!) –… Read More ›
Lunch at Jamie Oliver’s Barbecoa – Madeleines
It’s sunday morning, it’s chilly outside and you don’t really know what to do. So Mr M, Mrs M, Miss M and Mstr M head straight to the Columbia Flower Market to have a quick – very quick, indeed – walk… Read More ›
Lemon Cake
It’s a very chilly and snowy January afternoon, Mrs M invites over some of her girlfriends with their kiddies. Italians don’t know how to deal with this cold weather, they dress their kids like onions, layers on layers on layers…. Read More ›
Casa Mia in London 