13/52

"a portrait of my family, once a week, every week, in 2013"

Zoe Tiare: it was a hard week... you got sick again and we spent the week togheter, missing daddy, coughing, playing, watching peppa pig, taking medicines... but i love this picture: you two are just so sweet togheter!

Me & my belly: 22 weeks! morning breakfast with my favorite pal.. we had ultrasound this week and everything is going perfectly! now we have just to find a girl name (we already have a name for a boy) that daddy likes!

linking up with jodi's project here

these are my favorite shots from last week: lamb's portrait (those eyes are so expressive!), akari's picture of her daughters (the face in the first one made me smile!) and the light and beautiful surprise in stella's face (expatria, baby).

into the picture!

this morning we were watching some pictures about our last trip to new york (here). zoeti loves watching pictures but this morning i realized that she still doesn't know what a picture is! she was so sweet trying to get the balls in the photo or asking to be picked up by daddy in the following photo... i realize that i'm starting to  think of her as a big girl: she can eat, take off the coat, reach almost everything in her room, all by herself. but then come moments like this one and i have to realize that she's still my little one! that's something scary about his second pregnancy: i don't want to force zoeti to grow faster just because she's going to be a big sister in 4 months...
any advice about it?

what to eat when you are pregnant

i know that in many countries there's no something called "toxoplasmosis" or pregnant women are not routinely screened for it as happens here in italy for example. the fact is that if you're negative (which means that you are receptive) you have to be careful with raw vegetables and fruits, not well cooked meat, fresh eggs and not pastorized milk (and with gardening and cats). i'm one of those unlucky woman who is receptive so i have to take precautions with food. it's strange how much you can miss a type of food when you can't eat it for 8 months!
that's something healthy and toxo free for those of you who need food inspiration:

Breakfast

that's what i usually have for breakfast. beginning a new day with an orange juice prevent from many seasonal deseases and last winter i had no one single cold or cough (even if zoeti brought home a lot of virus!). carbs are important to let you start with some energy and that's why my breakfast has always a carb portion. i add some decaf or barley coffee to the milk.

Some ideas for lunch or dinner

eggs + fresh tomatoes + mushrooms + broccoli with cheese

stracchino (a soft cheese) + fresh tomatoes + steamed vegetables + some bread

a mix of sauteed vegetables (zucchini, tomatoes, red & yellow peppers, onion, an eggplant), that you can use as side for a main dish or for a special pasta!

i'll post some other toxo free recipe as soon as i can!

Enjoy!!

12/52

"a portrait of my family, once a week, every week, in 2013"

Zoe Tiare : playing hide & seek behind the curtains, but i find you from ouside the window!

Me & my belly: 21 weeks - trying to catch baby's movements!

these are my first pictures with my new camera - nikon d90- so i'm still learning but so far i can say i love it! anyone has the same? any tips?

from the last week i loved the intensity of dear lola, a beautiful picture of everly and the snow and this couple of siblings.

joining in with jodi's 52 project here 

father's day recipes

INGREDIENTS for STRAWBERRIES MUFFINS:

á          230 gr of flour

á          100 gr of sugar (i use just brown sugar)

á          130 gr of butter

á          3 eggs

á          150 ml of milk

á          Grated rind of an organic lemon

á          2 teaspoons of baking powder

á          Vanilla

á          A pinch of salt

á          400 gr of strawberries

á          100 gr of chocolate (I used the dark one)

mix dry (sugar, flour, salt, rind, baking powder and salt) and liquid ingredients separately and then add the liquid ones to the dry ones and mix well. in the end add strawberries and chocolate. put the mixture into the molds and bake for 25-30 minutes at 180°C

i used whipped cream for garnish! 

Aubergine millefeuille:

á          A round eggplant

á          2 big tomatoes

á          A scamorza (an italian very tasty cheese)

á          Oil + salt + pepper + chilli

put the eggplant in a mixture of olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and chilli for 10 minutes in the fridge. then put a slice of eggplant, one of tomatoes, one of cheese and close everything in a pack made with baking paper.
bake it for 15 minutes at 200° C.
to see the result see here

happy father’s day!

yesterday was our father’s day! i know that in other country it comes on different days but here in italy is always on 19th of march. last year zoeti was too small and wasn’t already going to the nursery school, but this year she came home with a beautiful artwork for daddy and a poem! i prepared a special dinner (fish and eggplant with a special recipe that i’m going to share tomorrow) and a dessert that giulio loved: strawberry and chocolate muffins with whipped cream – delicious!

i took very few pictures not because i didn’t want to but because my choice to sell my reflex for a mirrorless was totally wrong for me… this saturday i hope to get back my reflex!

running out of the nursery school with her artwork!

her car in daddy's place

and an old picture of me and my daddy...

happy father's day!

11/52

  

"a portrait of my family, once a week, every week, in 2013"

Zoe Tiare: helping daddy with a new bookcase for her room. she’s so crafty and loves helping with screwdrivers and hammer!

Me & my belly: 20 weeks! we’re half a way! and you’re moving constantly!!

last week i loved the sweetness of tui creek tales sepia portraits,  the details captured by oyster and pearl, and the composition and reflection in mon petit cirque’s one.

linking up with jodi’s project