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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

A quick and simple dish all children love: chicken Parmigiana

May 10, 2016 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Cotoletta alla parmigiana (chicken breaded in a Parmesan crust and fried)

This recipe is a favourite with children the world over. We ate this dish with family friends on a scorching summer night in Modena. We dined in a town square watching the locals leaning out half naked from their windows desperate for hint of breeze. Between us we had 5 children who eagerly (and silently)… 

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Filed Under: Children, Food, footer Tagged With: chicken parmesan, children, cotoletta alla parmigiana, kids

One good reason to eat lasagne today

January 6, 2015 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Today is la Befana in Italy, otherwise known as the Epiphany. It marks the last of the 12 days of Christmas which begin on December 25th (Christmas Day). It is also a feast day to commemorate the visit of the Three Wise Men (Magi) to bring gold, frankincense and myrrh to the birth of Jesus… 

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Filed Under: Children, Food, footer, Holiday Tagged With: carbone, children, christmas, coal, epiphany, festivities, holidays, la befana, lasagne, wise men, witch

The idyllic family holiday destination

July 29, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

We took the boys and my father on a tour of northern Sardegna and found it to be, like many places in Italy, extremely family friendly. The location was potentially even more appealing to us because living in a large metropolis like Hong Kong, we were sensory deprived. Our ears were full of the sounds… 

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Filed Under: Children, Family, Holiday, Travel Tagged With: agriturismo, al tuguri, alghero, asinara, boat, capo caccia, castelsardo, children, cormorano, costa smeralda, grotto di nettuno, horseback riding, kids, las tronas, maddalena islands, neptune's cave, porto cervo, porto rafael, sa mandra, sailing, sardegna, sardinia, spargi island

Ten years ago today, I made a mistake

April 7, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Exactly ten years ago today, my grandfather passed away. I was working on an important banking deal at the time and was on a business trip in Europe when my father rang to say I may want to consider coming back. He said that there was no immediate need to rush back so I booked… 

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