“The Chinese and the Crocodile”

Grab a steaming cup of hot chocolate, a good dose of whipped cream, the right soundtrack * and immerse yourself in this harrowing and extraordinary story with an unpredictable ending and noir atmosphere.

Through The Mirror

Winter. Roll neck, hot mugs, good dishes and comforters. Fireplace. The snow. Chat with friends in front of board games.

I always imagined that I would spend the winter like this in my personal house. I don’t know if I thought I was becoming a millionaire or just as a good screenwriter I let myself be carried away by fiction, because I live in my own home, winter is coming, but I not only don’t have a fireplace, nor rooms for everyone, but I will work about 12h at the day so I doubt I’ll want to prepare delicious banquets or play after dinner …

It would be nice to have a life Friends style where you live together, work occasionally, spend your free time together and despite this you also have time to have different love relationships and not; but the reality is a little closer to Grey’s Anatomy

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“Roads are for enjoying the journey, not for reaching your destination”

Before a global pandemic locked all of us into the houses, sometimes the need to travel was so urgent that instead of organizing, planning, choosing every detail of what to see when and how, my two best friends and I decided to let fate choose. Or rather at the web site flykube[1] . Having determined …

“The Closer: Desserts And Crimes”

chocolate is always a good idea

Through The Mirror

*Chocolate Pleasure
(the recipe is a variation of Cake au chocolat praline by Pierre Herm)

 

Ingredients (for Praline noisette)
– 60 g hazelnut praline
– 60 g of hazelnut paste
– 30 g of milk chocolate 45%
– 60 g of crepes dentelles crumbled
– 10 g of burro25 g of chopped hazelnuts

(For the syrup)
– 200 g of granulated sugar
– 180 g of water
– 1/2 vanilla bean

  (For the cake)
– 250 g of butter
– 65 g of clarified liquid butter (or just clarified)
– 315 g of granulated sugar
– 250 g of weak flour
– 60 g unsweetened cocoa powder
– 320 g of whole eggs
– 7 g of chemical yeast

(For Icing)
– 100 g of pate à glacer (Valrhona)
– 40 g of dark chocolate 72%
– 10 g of grape seed oil of seeds
– 20…

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“Chocolat, Pralines & Cinnamon’s Scent”

Through The Mirror

 Graphic by: Federica

The streets full of lights , the cheeks flushed , the hands rubbing between the gloves , the music that creeps in every corner of the decorated streets .
There are those who criticize it , those who love it , those who try to ignore it , who are waiting for it the whole year , butChristmascertainly does not get unnoticed .

The ads become all themed , kids are eager to get presents , loneliness runs over those who do not want to share .
Sitting in a corner of a chocolate shop , warm and protected from the elements and resentments, you can order afilled cup of delicious hot brown liquid plenty of cream, a varied assortment of small bon – bon and throw yourself into the soft romance ” Chocolat “by Joanne Harris[1]–no, even if Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche…

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“The blank page”

I have papers scattered all over the desk. What remains of it under the mountain of dirty clothes that I have piled on it and that I have to decide to start washing. Ah how I understand my mother who got angry if as soon as we started the washing machine, we decided to put …

Classics: “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory”

“Good morning starshine the earth says hello....”- 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory'. I've always been a fan of salty more than sweet. But how can you resist chocolate?Is there any magic formula?Because I've never been able to! It will be for the beneficial power[1], the flavor, I don't know, but I know that I must …

“The Chinese and the Crocodile”

Winter. Roll neck, hot mugs, good dishes and comforters. Fireplace. The snow. Chat with friends in front of board games. I always imagined that I would spend the winter like this in my personal house. I don't know if I thought I was becoming a millionaire or just as a good screenwriter I let myself …

“Welcome to Wayward Pines, your final resting place …”

Winter, armed with fleece blankets and freshly brewed coffee, my friend Anna and I go to the computer in search of some new and exciting TV series. We chatted, we arranged the room, we also went out for the classic walk in the village, now we deserve to relax in the warm warmth of four …