Marlena de Blasi. Regional Foods of Southern Italy!

Another good book of Marlena de Blasi.

Regional Foods of Southern Italy distills the essence of the region's traditional foods in a beautifully wrought

amalgam of narrative and recipe.Regional Foods of Southern Italy takes us from Rome, where we eat a sumptuous Christmas Eve fish supper, through the harsh magnificence of Abruzzi's mountains to Naples, where we find the one true pizza and make a slight detour for the mythical orange tart of Capri. Our journey continues down the Amalfi coast through the ancient reaches of Puglia, where we find Pasta in Black, the ultimate comfort food, pause in little-known Basilicata for Honeyed Wild Rabbit braised with Chestnuts, and jolt our palates with Calabrian ricotta forte before ending up in Sicily and Sardinia.Here are more than 150 authentic recipes in a beautiful two-color cookbook that is " about simplicity and innocence . . . and about

the stories, inextricably woven into and wedded to the food.

Felt in soft tones from Lupin!

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Bad Bentheim, Germany: nice place to stay!

Lavender and roses!

Lavender in the Schlosspark!

Castle Bad Bentheim!

Castle grounds!

Tower of the castle!

Bad Bentheim is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany lying in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim on the borders with North Rhine-Westphalia and the Netherlands roughly 15 km south of Nordhorn and 20 km northeast of Enschede. It is also a state-recognized thermal brine and sulphur spa town, hence the designation Bad (“Bath”). In Bad Bentheim is also found the Burg Bentheim (castle), the town’s emblem.

The cave of the yellow dog! A great movie!

In de schitterende weidsheid van het Mongoolse landschap

leeft een nomadenfamilie met zijn kudde schapen.

De oudste dochter Nansal vindt in een grot een zwerfhond

die ze Zochor noemt. Ze houdt hem tegen de wil

van haar vader die bang is dat hij contact met de

wolven heeft gehad. Op een dag verdwaalt Nansal

op de steppe en ze komt bij een oude vrouw

die haar de regels van reïncarnatie uitlegt: de ziel

verhuist van lichaam naar lichaam tot ze een hond wordt

om daarna, in zeldzame gevallen, als mens

geboren te worden. Moet hond Zochor zo meteen

alleen achterblijven, als het gezin zijn tenten

opbreekt en verder trekt?

 

The little nomad girl Nansal finds a baby dog in the mongolian

field, who becomes her best friend - against all rejections

of her partents. Only as the little dog, Zochor, saves the

life of the youngest son, father and mother finally

see his good soul. A story about a mongolian family

of nomads - their traditional way of life and the

rising call of the City.

Splendid film, which I have seen in the cinema a few

years ago and which I have bought to see more.

This movie is certainly recommended.

Colourful flowery cotton fabrics and a red tulip!



Fringed tulip!



Real fringed tulip!

Wateringen, Molen van Wateringen! Mill, Wateringen!

A mill called 'Windlust', Wateringen!

The flour mill was established in 1869,

replacing an earlier wipkorenmill at the

same place, established in 1326.

In 1930 the wind power was turned off

and the mill felt into disrepair.

In 1969 the mill was purchased by

"Friends of the Water Mill". On May 1, 1972

the restoration was completed and the

mill was back into use, with only one

pair of stones. 

Below the mill is a store located, where

flour of the mill is sold.