Food Science and Molecular Gastronomy
I confess: I lost all my interest in celebrations in disguise since I turned 18. However….if you live in North America, Halloween doesn’t come unnoticed. Already in Mid-September, shops are full of orange cards and maxi packs of candies of whom it is better to make provision. Halloween is celebrated at school, at work, and the evening of October 31st a lot of kids go back and for, knocking at all neighbours’ doors at the no-stop rhythm of “trick or treat”?
Read Morehere’s no Thanksgiving without a pumpkin pie, which BTW is my favorite Thanksgiving’s treat. I tried to make to smooth the pumpkin taste a bit, by adding some cream cheese and, thus, making something between a pumpkin pie and a pumpkin cheesecake.
Read MoreToday in Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving (Giorno del Ringraziamento, in Italian). The Canadian Thanksgiving comes in the first half of October, while the American one is celebrated during the last week of November.
Read MoreThis soup is particularly dear to me. It is an iconic Scandinavian dish that brings back to my mind the years I spent in Finland. I have already told you here that Scandinavians have fairly soon understood the power of fish and anethole pairing. This is a very cozy soup, ideal for the fall time. In Scandinavia, it is actually served the entire year, but their summers are definitely fresher than ours :)
Read MoreAlthough it was just two weeks, I had the feeling I have been gone forever…the trip is always an important experience that connects with other people and opens new horizons. In particular, traveling by yourself helps with ordering the ideas, wondering, finding new cues. The trip doesn’t end with the arrival or the departure. The great thing about traveling is that the trip will always live in ourselves, it shapes us and never leaves us the same we were before we left.
Read More