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How to Study Even on Vacation
Last thursday we organized the first lesson of “Ligurian cuisine”. In the week we’ve submitted the idea of a “Pesto in the mortar” lesson with following “trenettata” to our guests and agreement has been massive.
Perfect timing (7:30 PM), gorgeous weather (hot, but softly windy), ideal place (the yard): together around the table where “the pesto maker” Jacopo, who is the actual champion of Imperia of “Pesto in the mortar” having won the championship last november at Olioliva at the game organized by the Palatifini Association as qualification to the world championship, has showed the correct tecnique to extract all the best from basil, garlic, pine nuts, cheese and extra-virgin olive oil.
Our guests, carefully watching, have been very interested also to torta verde (green pie), focaccia, sardenaira (a typical pizza from Sanremo), aubergines and sweet peppers prepared as appetizers. The small Maia (1 year old) appreciated particularly my pie made with zucchini of our backyard.
After the demonstration, all around the tables under the gazebo, eating trenette with pesto sauce, potatos and green beans, contending rostelle and sausage — skillfully cooked by Michele on the BBQ — with our 5 teenagers Jacopo, Marta, Lisa, Ginevra e Matteo, cooling with some “cundiun“, sweetening the palate with a delicious chocolate salami made in a blink by our very nice guests Sergio and Cristina, who travel with their scooter from Bergamo, some chocolate mousse and a fresh watermelon.
Everything flooded with beer offered by Artur, who probably thought to be at the Octoberfest in his Muenchen while was buying it.
Very very funny, thanks to all participants! We’ll remember this night for a long, long time, be assured!
Sorry for the Delay!
Sometimes life gets a frantic pace and you have to choose what to put in the to-do list and what to discard.
This month Marta was my priority: now, finally, the 8th class exams ended, and effort had been payed back! A great 9 (here in Italy grades range from 0 to 10, 10 being the best) for Marta and her other friends, Jacopo, Walter and Federica; Michela was really burst with her magic 10!
Fortunately renovations don’t need my presence: some other frames are in place.
