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Cristiano Di Mario
PURE MAGIC: OUR ITALIAN CHRISTMAS EVE

PURE MAGIC: OUR ITALIAN CHRISTMAS EVE

The most beautiful Christmas is the one handed down. The alarm clock early in the morning, the house still immersed in the sleep of the holidays and my mother busy in the kitchen between her pots and her dishes, as always perfect with her hair styled and her bracelet that rattles with every turn of ladle. Breakfast made only with her before the others wake up, the coffeemaker mumbles slowly, the slow fire, the enveloping and warm scent. The window fogged by steam, the crackling fireplace, dishes and crystal glasses that are broken only by breathing. The atmosphere is joyful:...

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FALL IN LOVE: UMBRICELLI AI FUNGHI PORCINI

FALL IN LOVE: UMBRICELLI AI FUNGHI PORCINI

If you ever had the chance to take a ride in the Umbria region – the Italy’s green heart – during autumn, don’t miss to sitting in the rural atmosphere of one of its taverns and taste a delicious Umbricelli pasta dish.Umbricelli are a poor origins short lengths of pasta made with only water and wheat flour, it has been rolled across its width, with each side rolled in the opposite direction. The rolled length is then slightly twisted. October is one of the tastiest culinary seasons in Umbria and with the beginning of the rainy season, mushrooms are popping up...

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