DIY-GLITTERED SUNGLASSES

Glittered Sunglasses DIY 

Bored of your cheap sunglasses?

Here's an easy way to ricreate them!

Material:

• Sunglasses
• Nail Polish
• Glitter/Beads
• Glue

Glittered Sunglasses DIY 

Glittered Sunglasses DIY 

Glittered Sunglasses DIY 

Glittered Sunglasses DIY 

Glittered Sunglasses DIY 

Glittered Sunglasses DIY 

 Et voilà...

Glittered Sunglasses DIY

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HOME MADE HUMMUS

Hummus Plate

I love hummus, my hubby loves hummus even Kikkoman and Wasabi (our cats) love hummus!

Healthy, light, easy to make. The perfect combination.

I've decided to make it without tahina, first because I did't find it at the super market, second I like it more thick. 

Home Made Hummus

I didn't use canned chickpeas, so I had to soak them the previous night and I cook them till tender.  

After that, the preparation took more or less 5 minutes. Terrific, isn't it? 

Ingredients:

Hummus without tahina

• Chickpeas
• Garlic
• Lemon
• EVO Oil
• Salt
• Pepper

Preparation: 

• Blend all ingredients together in a mixer, adding slow by slow the olive oil, till you obtain a smooth consistency. If too thick add little bit of water. Done!

Top it with some Olive Oil and a pinch of paprika or chilly powder.

Hummus, pita bread, salad, tacos and spicy guacamole

I serve it with pita bread, salad, tacos and spicy guacamole.

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A FAIRY TALE IN KODAIKANAL, TAMIL NADU

Kodaikanal Outskirt

Have you ever heard about the old Eire's leggend "At the end of the rainbow there is a pot of gold"?
No, we are not in Ireland but sometime legends can be universal.

Kodaikanal, which is in Tamil Nadu (India) is the right place to catch rainbows, pots full of gold, faires and pixies. Its ancient forest, green hills and small lakes which appear out of nowhere, make this land spellbinding and the wheel of life proceed in the same way as ancient days. 

Kodaikanal Streams

Kodaikanal Streams

Kodaikanal Village

To reach "the fairy realm", from the flat lands of Tamil Nadu you need to ascend the South face of the Palani Hills, close to Madurai. After 2 hours of climbing a breathtaking road you will reach your destination, at 2000mt of altitude. 

Kodaikanal is a sleepy, green, picturesque little town developed around a flat lake, forests that hides exquisite chalets and beautiful gardens. The small cottages and guest houses, offers charming wooden rooms, flowered balconies and delicious home made food. I never got bored of walking barefoot in the yard, sipping milk tea and eating small biscuits at 4 o'clock: English colonialism revival?

The "Hill Station" seems to be surprisingly clean, not so crowded (for Indian standards) and offers typical mountain attractions: hiking, trekking, relaxing, delicious home made cheese and the classic "indian" Suicide Point: a 1500mt slope from where you can see the endless flat valley of Tamil Nadu. There are other attractions too, such as the Silver Cascade, Bear Shola falls and Guna Caves. 
For the botanical enthusiast I'm happy to announce that on December 2018 is expected the bloom of the flower Kurunji (Strobilanthus Kunthanus), a twelve years blossom that colors all the hills in different shades of blue.

Kodaikanal Villages

Tamil Nadu

What really makes this destination worth of a visit are definitely the outskirts: endless colorful hills and valley crossed by streams, waterfalls and wild horses. Driving on the small roads is as beautiful as turning pages of a fairy tale book that reveals unexpected scenarios; you find yourself in the middle of a decadent but immortal woodland and the next turn an open valley symbolizing the essence of farming come into view, astonishing you with its geometrical perfection and its layers of color.

Kodaikanal Farmers

Kodaikanal Fields

Kodaikanal Lake

Once more, another bend turn the page and the hill literally fall away into an interminable cascade. Some pages are full of busy villagers, playing children and lethargic dogs; others are deserted, allowing you to spot an hawk hunting its pride or a pack of wild horses running for their freedom.

Kodaikanal Waterfall

Kodaikanal Kids

Kodaikanal Roads

Kodaikanal Beauty

The are books who need to be opened and there are places who need to be explored. Kodaikanal it is one among them. 

Are you ready to follow the rainbow?

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SPROUTS SALAD

After my detailed post DIY-LET'S SPROUT, here you can find an easy recipe about how to transform mung bean sprouts into a healthy, tasty, crunchy and filling sprouts salad.

Time: 10 min
Ingredients:

• Mung Beans sprouted
• Carrots
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Panner Cheese
• Onion
• Lemon

Preparation:

1. First you have to sprout your mung beans.
2. Chop the onion julienne, place it in a bawl and add some lime juice to sweeten the bitter taste. It really works!
3. Chop all the others veggies and mix all the ingredients ina big bawl and season it with your favorite salad dressing. 

As usual, if you have any question or suggestion you know how to find me.

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SPAGHETTI ALLA CARBONARA

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Spaghetti alla carbonara is a recipe which I would certainly classify under "porn-food". 

I'm not talking about the pour imitation of spaghetti alla carbonara with a number of ingredients added by a twisted mind or a very bad cook. I'm talking about the original recipe, rigorously Italian Style.

Thus, if in the past you had an original pasta alla carbonara, you must agree with the fact that it is substantial, creamy, heavy, meaty, cheesy and sexy!

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Time: 20 min
Ingredients:

• Spaghetti
• Egg Yolk (one per person/one per 80gr of spaghetti)
• Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano Cheese
• Pancetta Affumicata (smoked bacon)
• Red Fresh Chilly (optional)
• Olive Oil EVO (Extra-Virgin Olive Oil)
• Salt&Pepper

Preparation:

Spaghetti alla Carbonar

• In a large vessel, bring to boil the water for spaghetti.

• Grate the pecorino and place it in a large glass bawl. Add the yolks, salt, pepper and mix it weel. As a result, you will get a pretty dense texture sauce, if not, add more pecorino.

• When the water is boiling, add salt and spaghetti. Cook them al dente.

• In a large pan, add the red chilly, the pancetta along with a little bit of olive oil. Let it fried till the pancetta is crunchy.

• Before drain the pasta, remove a cup of boiled water and keep it aside. Don't forget to do it!!!

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

• When the pasta is al dente, drain them and add them into the pan with the pancetta. Toss it well.

• Add the spaghetti into the bawl with the pecorino and yolks, add the cup of boiled water and stir fast and well.

• Adjust with pepper and serve it hot.

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

If you have any question or suggestion, you know how to find me.

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EGG RICE NOODLES WITH SOYA SAUCE

If you like noodles, you will definitely love rice noodles!

Rice noodles are manly used in East and South East Asian cuisine and the famous South Indian idiappam is also made out of a type of rice noodles. 



There are many varieties and many shapes, from rice flakes noodles (shaped like tortilla chips) to wide rice noodles (shaped like tagliatelle), river rice noodles (flat and wider) and the classic vermicelli rice noodles.




You can have them in soup, stir-fried, deep fried, as a spring roll filling or barbecued prawns wrapping. You can combine them with meat, fish, sea food, eggs and vegetables as well. They are used as a basic ingredients in so many countries that recipes are endless and much creative.

Today, I'm going to propose you the simplest way to cook rice noodles. Frankly, I'm not a fan of all those chinese sauces and I just like to make it easy and plain. I like to taste each every and flavor, including veggies, soya sauce and the consistency of the rice noodle itself. I would suggest you to add whatever crunchy vegetable (cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, spinach etc.), seafood or meat, preferably chicken. Eventually, we are talking about chinese food so use any edible scrap you have in the fridge which may go well with this dish (no offense to chinese cuisine...).





I'm very particular about soya sauce and I use Kikkoman only. Since it's not light soya sauce it is better to dilute it with some water otherwise the taste might be too strong. 



Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:

• Rice Noodles
• Carrots
• Cabbage
• Spring Onions
• Onions
• Ginger Garlic Paste or Ginger and Garlic
• Eggs
• Green Chillies
• Soya Sauce
• Chilli Vinegar
• Olive Oil
• Salt and Pepper

Preparation:

• Soak the rice noodles in warm water for about 20 minutes.

• Cut all the veggies in julienne and in a small pan scramble the eggs. Keep all aside. 

• Take a large pan and sautée in olive oil garlic, onions, 1tsp of ginger garlic paste. First add carrots and cook them for 5 minute, till softened. Add spring onions, cook them for a while and at last add the cabbage. 

• Before start seasoning, incorporate the scramble eggs into the veggies, adjust salt and pepper and add 1 tbls of chilly vinegar and 1 tbls of diluted soya sauce. Fry it till evaporate.

• Drain the rice noodles and cut them into two with a scissor (or knife). Add them to the veggies and stir well so that they absorbe the sauces and start to change the color.

• Keep adding diluted soya sauce and fry them in medium flame for at least 7 minutes.

For better taste, eat with chopsticks only!
If you have any suggestion or question, you know how to find me.

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