Little Prince George, you are the absolute royal bomb!
H0nestly, could he be any cuter?!!
The monarchy is in good hands, so it would seem!
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I made a Victoria sandwich!
And I forgot to photograph all of the steps. Oh well, this isn’t a cooking so I suppose it’s okay. I bet you can follow along anyway.
So, you know what these are:
And you know what this is. And you know where it is too, I bet.
And this is how it looked 30 minutes later. My Victoria sponge turned out well. It is called that, so they say, bc Queen Victoria liked it. I daresay she never baked one herself! It isn’t hard, so she could have, but she had all those servants to do it for her.
After the cake cools, you slice it in two horizontally and spread it with strawberry jam.
On top of the jam you spread (or pipe–ha ha, as if–I spread it) whipped sweetened cream. Then you put the top half of cake back on top, sprinkle it with powdered sugar and fresh cut strawberries if you’ve got them, and voila, Victoria sandwich. Perfect for tea time, according to all the Brits I know.
Mine tasted good but it would not win any awards for its appearance. I am only a home cook!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mary_berrys_perfect_34317
Cheers for British baking! Cheerio!
Spring today, winter tomorrow.
All the doors and windows are open and the wind is whirling in the trees outside. It will be 80 in Denver today and we are forecast to have snow this weekend! This is springtime in the Rockies!
A little 17th-century poetry seems appropriate as I post more of my blossoms that may be about to bite it in the snow and cold:
To the Virgins, to make much of Time, Robert Herrick (1591–1674)
GATHER ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying:
And this same flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow will be dying.
Boo-hoo. Please help me enjoy my flowers while we may!
Restoration England foodies.
You will not believe it!
Isn’t she lovely!
Michelle Obama in Argentina!
A kinda random list of 10 things Italians do better
Nooooo! Say it isn’t so!
Starbucks has been allowed to open its first store in Italy. It recently opened in Milan. Noooo!
There is no need for it! Starbucks in the land of real coffee? I can’t handle this!
Nooooo!
See here:
http://www.italymagazine.com/news/starbucks-open-first-italian-store-2017
Edible gold made, where else?, in Florence.
Here’s another good blog post I enjoyed. I would never consume gold flakes; it seems like the most wasteful thing a person can do to me. But I still like knowing about it.
Not just arts & fashion in Florence, it is also a city worldwide renowed for its goldsmiths shops on the Ponte Vecchio , the small artisans studios & also this kind of gold :genuine 23 kt gold & genuine silver available in flakes ( yes as corn flakes😂😂) crumbs ,powder & leaves to be used in the kitchen !
The prestigiouswww.manetti.it the full name is Giusto Manetti Battiloro ( in which “batti l’ oro ” means gold beater) was founded in Florence in 1820 ,this is one of oldest producers of such kind of gold used in the past since the 15th century by Florentine noble familes on their luxury banquets to enrich their tables.
Why don’t you try it on a fresh fruits salad, or on a creamy golden tiramisù , on a risotto with truffles, or on a glass of champagne , as sugar powder , or…
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Authentic Italian cuisine
Every once in a while I am truly inspired by a blog post I ramble upon. Here is one of them! Please check out the gorgeous photographs of food. I feel like the author truly captured the essence of Italian food.
You know, Sardinia is my second home & I love it in a deep ,true , visceral way : as you love a good friend you don’t see very often & you miss so much.
I love it not just for its natural stunning beauties ,not only for the sincere & fantastic people living there, not only for its historical places & archeological magical sites ….but for the food too!
Last October I stayed by a special Hotel in the heart of Sardinia ( Barbagia area ) that has a great restaurant inside : usually I follow the rule “don’t eat in the same place where you sleep ” but this time……it would have been such a great mistake!
Because it was so good, so special, so tasty so perfect in every aspects :from the lovely service to the location , top quality & local ingredients used. I told to…
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Lately.
This has given me chills in a good way:
This has made me fall off the couch laughing:
This has made me weep for humankind and the American legal system at its worst:
It’s pretty much the full gamut of human emotion, inspiration, laughter and tears. No wonder I’m exhausted!
Have a great weekend, everybody!
get back, lauretta! 
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