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Black and white Lilies
My boyfriend asked me not to proceed to the colour layer as he liked it a lot as soon as I reached the final stage of the grisaille. This...
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Nov 19, 20232 min read
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Underlayer for impasto?
Never ever do a detailed drawing when planning for impasto! Not even an underlayer. Go for it! Just lay down a basic idea already in...
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Nov 19, 20231 min read
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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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Nov 19, 20233 min read
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Oil painting Mediums recipes
There is so much information about medium recipes, that you need to simply try them out and see if any work for you. These are the...
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Nov 19, 20232 min read
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Colours: learn to love your pallette
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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Nov 12, 20232 min read
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The perfect Risotto
The basic (and advanced!) real technique is always the same: you can use the steps below to work through any risotto recipe and always...
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Nov 12, 20235 min read
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The perfect fillet
I just adore fillet, it is super versatile, very quick to cook, super lean and tender The fillet is shaped like a cone, with a head, a...
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Nov 12, 20232 min read
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Seafood Couscous
This is a good side dish to any fish main course, or perfect as a main course, to serve with a fresh salad Ingredients (serves 4): 200gr...
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Nov 12, 20232 min read
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Tuscany Baked Seabass
Amazingly quick, super delicious, perfect served with rice, or potatoes, or couscus Ingredients (serves 3): 2 seabass, 400gr each 2...
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Nov 12, 20232 min read
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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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Nov 11, 20233 min read
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Plum sauce
I use it for duck, but it would also work quite well with a venison rack or steak Ingredients: 2 plums chopped (no need to peel them,...
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Nov 11, 20231 min read
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Duck in Plum sauce
The quickest way to impress with zero effort! This is for 2 people, just scale up proportionally to whichever number of guests you're...
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Nov 11, 20231 min read
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Frollini per il caffe' (small cookies)
This is so quick and so simple that is amazing. I prepare them in advance and freeze them, baking them from frozen in a few minutes...
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Nov 11, 20232 min read
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Rich Chocolate cake
A classic in most traditions, including the Italian one. This is my chocolate sponge cake with a cream layer in the middle, covered by a...
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Nov 11, 20233 min read
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Pollo "in fricassea" (chicken fricassee)
This recipe comes from my granny Nonna Lu. It differs from the traditional French fricassee because there are no mushrooms, there is no...
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Nov 10, 20232 min read
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Canederli
This recipe is tipical of the Trentino region in Italy - it's been written by Zia Romana's grandmother Carolina (born in the 19th...
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Nov 10, 20233 min read
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Gnocchi (potato dumplings)
Fantastic first course and briliant when you have nothing else in the house but potatoes, rest assured it will be loved by everybody. Ingredients for the gnocchi (3 people): 500gr red potatoes, such as roosters 175gr plain flour Fine salt Semolina 1 egg yolk (optional) Ingredients for the sauce : 30gr butter or vegetable spread (not oil!) 2 tbsp dried sage Freshly ground black pepper Grated parmisan Parmisan flakes Method : TIP : Yes, we'll start with a tip! Homemade gnocchi
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Nov 9, 20233 min read
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Risotto ai funghi (mushroom risotto)
This risotto is my granny's recipe, Nonna Lu's, and I haven't changed it a bit, please read the referenced post as it will give you an...
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Nov 8, 20233 min read
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Bechamel sauce
Bechamel sauce is not one of the easiest sauces if you don't know the trick, but if you learn how to make it you'll use it often in a...
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Nov 8, 20232 min read
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Bolognese sauce (ragu')
No deviation is allowed if you want to make the real Italian thing, this recipe comes directly from my granny Nonna Lu (born in 1896, you...
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Nov 8, 20233 min read
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