We are covered with snow and it seems to me as if it has been here for ages. The problem is that when it snows like this, we are stuck here and right now, a few days before Christmas, that is not needed! We are fortunate to have a tractor driver who just loves to work so he has cleared the road but unless you have a four-wheel drive car, the ups and downs of the road makes it more or less impossible to go out driving. The schools have closed and some even for the year so here we are and I even managed to catch a pretty heavy cold too so today there is no new recipe for you because I can't feel much taste and have only baked gingerbread cookies, following a new recipe that I didn't even like much, better go back to the one I usually use.
But I have a couple (or more) of suggestions for you, things that I would like to make myself here in the snowiness:
A rustic focaccia with lemon and rosemary is a nice treat to chew on when you drink hot and healthy Chai!
Talking about drinks, when you have been out in the snow, what else can you drink than a dense cup of chocolate?
These ginger candied orange wedges are pretty fabulous if a little bit tricky to make, the crunchy cover and the soft inside is a great combination!
And now a couple of cakes to choose from: these small chocolate and prune tarts are pure comfort food just like this chocolate and orange cake! Mmmm is all I can say
And to finish a gluten-free orange and coconut cake with ricotta frosting for those of you, but not only, who need to keep a gf diet!
Buon appetito!
Oh, pauvera Ilva! Here I am dreaming of snow and there you are stuck in too much of it! Look at the bright side: you are in Italy! And all of us are allowed our grumpy days so go ahead and grump out, then end the day with some luscious hot chocolate and a chocolate prune tart and wake up happier tomorrow! Hug to you!
ReplyDeleteyou are making me very jealous you know. And that picture of the little bird paws in the snow, lovely.
ReplyDeleteBird Paws????? What am I saying? It's late, sorry.
ReplyDeleteÅh, men förkylning nu är inget kul. Jag hade bihåleinflammation vid denna tiden förra året men nu när jag är frisk har jag ändå inget julsug och lagar mest tråkmat iaf. Det är inte alltid bara smak- och luktsinnen som behövs för att piffa upp tillvaron men det hjälper ju onekligen
ReplyDeleteInsnöad? Heheh, här ligger det ÄNTLIGEN snö utanför. Alleles lagom och gladast är jag iaf att det faktiskt fortfarande är sisådär minus 5 ute. Inte helt vanligt för oss göteborgare ;) Risken är ju den annars att det bara blir slask av alltihopa. Nu har det precis slutat snöa (började sent i går kväll) och jag tror t o m solen tittar fram lite. Bäst att gå ut igen. Om någon timma är det mörkt igen och snön lär väl vara borta imorn eller övermorgon.
Största krya-på-dig-kramar från ett snötäckt Majorna!
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I hope you get well soon again.
ReplyDeleteThe snow does not look so bad. But I guess you have no winter tires in Italy... Maybe you have a white christmas? :)
Get better Ilva! I didn't have cocoa but last night made myself an old fashioned whiskey sour and after shoveling snow all day, it was nice to unwind. It isn't fun to have a cold while snowed in. Here's hoping to a warm-up and melt down for you...
ReplyDeleteWhilst I think the kids would love a white Christmas I can imagine it cannot be much fun being snowed in!! I think I am going to try some of the prune and chocolate tarts which sound delicious! I hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteLove the prints in the snow...sorry you're all snowed in. Love the suggestions you offer. Fetsive & delicious!
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Wishing you to get better soon, Ilva. Beautiful photos! And thanks for the links. :)
ReplyDeleteAll those options sound good. We don't have snow here but it's been dark and cold all day with constant rainfall. What happened to Costa del Sol?
ReplyDeleteHi Ilva, sorry you are feeling down in the dumps.. :( and snowed in to!! Hope things get better and your cold improves.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, so a big thank you for sharing these with us, and your lovely suggestions, the hot chocolate would certainly warm us all up.
Beautiful photos! We have snow here in New England too but it somehow does not look as exotically gorgeous as your photos. Hope you are feeling better soon.
ReplyDeleteThat IS a lot of snow. Keep warm and feel better real soon.
ReplyDeletePaz xoxo
Sorry to hear that you've got a cold--have you tried using a neti pot, flushing out your sinuses with warm, salty water? (in the ayurvedic tradition; it really helps)--but thanks for nevertheless bothering to post photos and recipes. I'm delighted by the amount of snow we've received here (also in New England), even though the roads always become a slushy mess. My two-year-old nephew refers to all of the snow as "ice cream."
ReplyDeleteStackare jag hoppas att du snart blir frisk. Snö hos er låter knepigt. Här är det bara skoj och inga skolor stänger man får snällt pulsa dit. Men nu har vi jullov och njuter av varje sekund. Kram och God Jul
ReplyDeleteSnow for Christmas!! The kids must love it. Here we sit in Toronto, CANADA with no snow. We are going to have a 'green' Christmas too. So the skiiers are a little envious!
ReplyDeleteHere is something that is fun to do when you're 'under the weather'. I thought you might like to give it a try while you're sipping your warm turmeric beverage (it really does help!)
Mak-A-Snowflake: http://snowflake.bhg.com/ It's virtual scherenschnitte.
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Merry Christmas to you and your family, Ilva! Buon Natale!
Just dropping by to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas
ReplyDeleteand a big thank you for your friendship throughout the past year.
From a very snowy UK
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Oh Thank you so much, i do feel better now, especially as the rain arrived and the snow is no more, someother time I might have enjoyed it but when you really NEED to get out, it is not fun at all. So no white Christmas here but thn we don't expect that so it is OK! Thanks again for your well wishing or how it can be called, I hope YOU are feeling fine and that you will have a nice Christmas!
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