Articles from May 2011



Living in Italy Recipes: Artichoke Hearts with Fresh Pasta

As artichoke season is winding to an end in our area, it is only fitting to honor this edible flower with a lovely light spring pasta! Whether you’ve eaten artichokes for years or you’re about to try your first one, this is an easy recipe full of flavor.

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Serves 4

10-12 artichoke hearts, cleaned & quartered handful of cherry tomatoes 2 cloves of garlic, skin removed half a glass of white wine handful of chopped parsley 3-4 leaves of mint, chopped (optional) olive oil for sauteing good extra virgin olive oil for topping salt & pepper parmesan cheese 400 grams/ 3/4 lb of long pasta (tagliatelle, spaghetti, etc.)

In a large pan start with low heat, add a quarter cup of olive oil and toss in garlic cloves whole. Tur

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How Ethiopia taught me to be a better mother

The road was steep and barely wide enough for our jeep as we inched along amid a throng of donkeys, goats and farmers. Our driver negotiated another nausea-inducing hairpin turn and I clutched my five-month-old daughter’s car seat. The car seat was attached to nothing – cars in Ethiopia don’t have seatbelts – so it bordered on the ridiculous. Yet it provided me with a modicum of security as I tried to block out thoughts of our car plunging off the cliff.

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Friday Postcard: Temple of Heaven

Beijing is the base for seeing some truly amazing sites from the Great Wall of China to the Forbidden City, but the Temple of Heaven just took my breath away. Its not as grand as those other great monuments but theres something so mystical and holy about the place, and the details make it exceptionally beautiful.

Tourism Malaysia Garden wins gold at Chelsea Flower Show for the second year running

The Tourism Malaysia garden has won gold at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2011, following on from last year’s garden success story at Chelsea.

This year’s garden has again been designed by the award-winning duo, James Wong, who is of Malaysian descent, and David Cubero.

The design this year takes inspiration from the winding jungle streams and rich traditional architecture of the Malaysian Archipelago. It

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Rudi’s Recipes: Celebrate Memorial Day with a Burger

Memorial Day weekend is the perfect time for grilling, and I have the perfect recipe to try out: beef and pork burgers with pesto, mozzarella, tomatoes and steak fries. Is your mouth watering yet? Check out the recipe below, and visit my Facebook page for more culinary explorations.

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