Italian Kiwi – Recipes, Travel, and More!
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Getting Lost in The Valley of Allos
Discovering the french alps with wine and without a bicycle I’m actually working my way backward through our trip to the area of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence that we did a few weeks ago before the Summer holidays finished and things got crazy again. If you click on the link above, you can see exactly…
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Le Col De La Bonette: Crossing The Highest Paved Road In Europe
The highest paved road in Europe Welcome back from Summer everyone! I hope that you’re not suffering too much from being back at work/school and knowing that the Summer’s over for another year (except you guys down in the Southern part of the world……you’ve got it all to look forward to very soon!).…
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Marinated Shrimps With Tomato Salsa
A quick and delicious dinner: shrimps are great to keep on hand! I always keep a bag of frozen shrimps/prawns in the freezer for those times when I just don’t know what to make for dinner. They’re quick to thaw out and very fast to cook, and it doesn’t take much to make…
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Eight Tips To Make A Perfect Zucchini Frittata
Zucchini or courgette, the frittata tastes good with either name So, do you call these long green vegetables zucchini or courgettes? After living in various English-speaking countries where each country uses slightly different words, I’ve forgotten who calls them zucchini and who calls them courgettes. Anyway, whatever they’re called, thanks to the Summer,…
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The Day I Took A Hike In The Mercantour
Here’s something a little different for this week. I would like to write about a stunning National Park in France, near where we live called the Mercantour. The park straddles the range of mountains that divide France and Italy down near the coast. We decided that we needed some fresh air (the…
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Spanish Tapas: Bean Salad With Red Peppers
It’s all about the tapas So, here we are in the last week of Spanish Tapas Month on Italian Kiwi, with Part IV! I hope you’ve been enjoying the change of scenery for a month and had a look at the salmorejo soup , the tiny fried fish and the roasted peppers. This bean salad is the…
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Salmorejo (Cold Tomato And Bread Soup)
Why you should make Spanish salmorejo soup Here we are on Part III of Tapas Month on Italian Kiwi! I hope you’ve been enjoying the change of pace so far. If you want to have a look at the tapas up until now, you can feast on battered tiny fish and roasted surprise peppers. This…
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Spanish Tapas: Roasted Peppers
Amazingly easy to make To celebrate Spanish Tapas Month on Italian Kiwi this week, I’d like to introduce you to one of my favourite tapas that I ate when we were down in Andalusia in April: green roasted peppers. It’s one of the most simple tapas to make, as you’ll see when you…
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Spanish Tapas: Tiny Battered and Fried Whole Fish
Tapas are the best way to eat! This month of July, I’m kicking off the first post on Spanish Tapas Month! Tapas are small amounts of various dishes that are put on the table to share. They are perfect for the hot weather, and for all the barbeques and buffets that you may…
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Mimolette cheese
The history behind Mimolette cheese The bright orange colour of Mimolette cheese makes it instantly recognizable. It is also known as “Boule de Lille”, as it was originally created in Lille in the north of France, and is still made around that area today. Why was it made in the first place? I’m…
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Jumping the St Jean Bonfire in Valbonne
St Jean: a not-to-be-missed festival in the South of France This week, it’s all about the festival of St Jean: one of the most spectacular festivals of the year in Valbonne, where I live. All around France around this time of the year there are festivals celebrating St Jean, or as the saint…
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Raspberries And Cream, Dolomite Style!
A Little “Hot-Love” From The Dolomite Mountains No, don’t worry, I’m not changing the theme on my blog to something more raunchy (though I could probably make money if I did). Last year, when we went to the Dolomite Mountains in the North-East of Italy, one of the desserts that we HAD to try…
