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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

Pumpkin gnocchi in sage and butter sauce

January 30, 2018 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

It feels like many people are lamenting the weather and pining for an early spring. While I definitely sympathise with the sentiment, there is something lovely and relaxing about grim weather. There is less expectation to leave the house and the cozy, “hygge” atmosphere would be ruined by glorious, vitamin D giving sunshine. We would… 

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The Jack O’Lantern the day after – pumpkin soup

October 17, 2017 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

The trees have turned golden as sunlight becomes sparse. The children are waiting with nervous anticipation for Halloween and the accompanying sugar rush. The checklist for Halloween is short – costume, bags of sweets and a pumpkin. Halloween night will be full of excitement but all that goes up must come down. Children will crash… 

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The days are getting shorter, but here is an autumn dish to cheer you up

September 15, 2015 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

We are just getting used to the new school schedule, wearing more clothes and looking ahead to all the autumn and winter holidays. Taking a new baby into the fold means that I am currently pureeing first foods and have started with butternut squash. Since my fear of having a child who only eats rice… 

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