“The Guardian Angel”
Pietro da Cortona (1596 – 1669)
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Month: December 2010
Citazione del Giorno
“If you want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.”
— Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896 – 1957)
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Mastering the Techniques of Sautéing and Browning
Stove-top sautéing and browning are two of the most common cooking techniques in Italian cuisine. Unfortunately, many cookbooks gloss over these important methods, leaving it to the home cook to determine how it should be done. Temperature, amount of fat, and cooking time all contribute to a recipe’s success.
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“Untitled”
Mario Nigro (1917 – 1992)
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Citazione del Giorno
“The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.”
— Carlo Goldoni (1707 – 1793)
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“FIFA World Cup Trophy”
Silvio Gazzaniga (born 1921)
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Citazione del Giorno
“I have not told half of what I saw.”
— Marco Polo (1254 – 1324)
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Marble Floor Mosaic, Basilica di San Marco, Venice
Paolo Uccello (1397 – 1475)
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Citazione del Giorno
“The fame that goes with wealth and beauty is fleeting and fragile — intellectual superiority is a possession glorious and eternal.”
— Gaius Sallustius Crispus [Sallust] (86 BC – 34 BC)
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