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try mulberry granita, it's one of the best

frittata, it's a classic!

.. at it is brewed in Plzen (Pilsen in German) so it's the real thing :) People here in CZ prepare a series of so called 'beer food' (quick snacks to eat while drinking your half a li...

to shape the gnocchi you need to shape a string of potato dough about half an inch thick, cut it in about one inch long segments and then, with the help of your thumb, roll each segment against a f...

bilberries are the european equivalent of blueberries, they are extremely similar both their pulp is purple and not green and they are generally smaller. My mistake, they just looked more like bilb...

those aren't blueberries but european bilberries... both are delicious :)

a-ha! now I finally get that American cheese is what Kraft sells in Italy as 'sottilette' in Italy. It was really a fad in the '70s, it was on tv all the time... mom never bought them and, when I f...

as you say, rice frittata is good, add curry a fresh or dried mint and some shredded cheese for an interesting combination

Actually, in Italian 'pasta frolla' means shortcrust pastry (see wiki http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasta_frolla) and it's used to make...

For me it would be organic flour and lemons. Flour because bread and some kind of wholewheat flour here are way easier to find as organic products than standard ones, lemons because of the rind whi...

I like to prepare my savory crepes with half buckwheat flour and fill them with spinach and ricotta (or soft tvaroh, it depends on in which country I'm preparing them).

it's difficult to calculate because it depends on the room: our kitchen and bedroom are almost ikea free (but if you open the italian made cupboards and czech made wardrobe you can admire ikea's po...

I'd like to add a good funnel and a whisk to the list of essentials (2 things I was always looking for when living in a dorm)

Here it's the page I was sent to: http://contests.apartmenttherapy.com/2009/small-cool/main/faceoff/1

I have got TWO Poangs... I guess there is no hope for me... ;-)

I beat whippe cream in a metal bowl sitting in another bowl full of icecubes with a spoonful of salt to keep the temperature low. I whip until the peaks are very stiff and keep their shape. If I ha...

it looks like the set of one of those early Columbo's episodes... this is a compliment :) full thumb up!

no picture of the bedroom? pity, because the rest is impressive