Saturday, January 24, 2009

DAILY DOINGS - 18

A day that begins with a nice man bringing you these has got to be a good one:



Later I had a tea in my "new" bar . With it came this pretty plate of temptation, to which I immediately gave in [because chocolate biscuits are like chips - their calories absolutely cannot count when you are out!]



Later still, my new cookery experiment turned out well: this is maiale alle mele [pork with apples], again from the Cucchiaio d'Argento. The instructions tell you to strain the sauce [of red wine, brodo, mustard, cloves and seasonings] and to pass the diced apples through the sieve as well. I was half-way through doing the latter when I thought , "Why?" and stopped. What is wrong with serving a few pieces of caramelised apple with this? So I did.



Such a day requires only a song to make it perfect. Let's have a Welshwoman singing an Italian lyric. I think you'll all recognise the tune!

Katherine Jenkins - L'Amore sei tu

20 comments:

CherryPie said...

That was a nice start to the day. I am sure the dish was so much better for having bits of apple in it.

Gledwood said...

... looks like it's Xmas every day down your way!! Have a cheery weekend ;->...

jams o donnell said...

What a nice start to the day!

Betty said...

That certainly was a good day...and now I'm hungry!

Trubes said...

What a treat.. The flowers and Katherine Jenkin....such a lovely contralto voice.

Di.x

marymaryquitecontrary said...

Beautiful orchids. If she received beautiful flowers like these do you think she could forgive the gentleman who didn't turn up that evening?

Unknown said...

what a lovely day!

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Hi, Cherrypie. Better than a bill in the post! I think the dish was bwtter with the apples in it, too. Not quite every day, Gleds! Hope you're having a good one, too. Hi, jams. It was!
Best one I've had for ages, Betty! Hi, Trubes. I think KJ's voice gets better and better. Hi, MM. Oh, I would if I were her!!

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Ciao, Lost. In this weather, the events of the day cheered me up! How is it over in Catania?

Ellee Seymour said...

Is Katherine Jenkins popular in Italy? And yes, pork and apples are a great combination.

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Hi, Ellee. No, KJ is not really known here.

Dragonstar said...

How lovely! And your pork must have been so much nicer with the apple bits.

Bella Baita Marla said...

what a day indeed. I'll have one of all of the aforementioned elements!

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Hi, dragonstar. Yes, it was. Hi, Bella Baita. Ok, then!

Gledwood said...

ps I love those labels: somehow "men: pork: romance" seems incredibly telling...

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Never thought of the labels like that, Gleds!

jmb said...

Flowers and food. A perfect post Welshcakes.

Liz Hinds said...

Now, is that flower connected to a blind date that wasn't? You're such a tease, welshcakes! Tell us more!

Liz Hinds said...

And how could you delete his message without listening?

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Thanks, jmb. Hi, Liz. Ummm......
I'll email you!

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