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Jolly

Jan 31
1 min

Colours: learn to love your palette

Oil painting means spending a minimum of 50% of the time working on your palette, never rush yourself! Your Basic Palette: Titanium...

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Jolly

Jan 31
3 min

Painting Materials

This is the list of what I consider the materials necessary to paint in oils. This is not a list of basic materials but rather a...

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Jolly

Jan 3
2 min

Gnocchi al burro e salvia

Fantastic first course, or even mains, when you have nothing else in the house but potatoes, rest assured it will be loved by everybody,...

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Jolly

Dec 27, 2020
1 min

Baked scallops

This is an Italian traditional starter for Christmas Eve and for all formal dinner party where fish is the main theme. This variation...

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Jolly

Dec 27, 2020
3 min

Christmas Ham and Turkey

They both came out really well this year, so I need to write down what I did as I want to cook them both in the same way next Christmas....

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Jolly

Dec 27, 2020
2 min

Christmas Sprouts

Brussels Sprouts are a must at any Irish Christmas lunch, and made this way they will have your fussiest guest go for seconds!...

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Jolly

Dec 6, 2020
3 min

Broth: Beef, Chicken, Vegetable, Fish

To my amazement not everybody makes fresh broth at home. This is a pity, it's fantastic on a cold evening, it can be frozen and can be...

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Jolly

Nov 29, 2020
2 min

Home made bread - quickly!

This bread reminds me of Tuscany. I make it because it's the quickest of all recipes I know: 10mins prep + 1.5 hours proofing + 30 mins...

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Jolly

Nov 28, 2020
1 min

Gli Strangolapreti di Zia Romana

Another recipe from the Trentino region in Italy, it has been in my aunty's family for a long time. (temporary picture) Ingredients:...

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Jolly

Nov 28, 2020
2 min

I Canederli di Zia Romana

This recipe is tipical of the Trentino region in Italy - it's been written by my aunty's grandmother Carolina (born in the 19th century)....

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This is me, Jolly 3 Times Trouble!. I've been cooking since I was 15, I've been painting since I was 18. In real life I work in IT. This website reflects my passions.