asparagus & potatoes cream

 

i boiled potatoes and asparagus for a while before to speed up the procedure. then i add the vegetables, cut into small pieces, to a pan with oil and onion. add the vegetable broth to cover everything. let it cooking until potatoes and asparagus are tender. whisk everything. you can add some fresh cream if you want.

i made these bowls during my ceramic course! eating in something you made makes everything delicious!!

keep 3-4 asparagus tops for garnish ;)

welcome in this world!

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we're aunt & uncle (& cousin!) again! since yesterday we have a new member in our family: Sky Spini!

we love you already so much and zoeti wants to meet you as soon as possible!! and a big big hug for the big brother Lui!! Zoeti is eager of any suggestions you can give her about younger brother/sister ;)

we're so excited for our brother and sister in law and we miss you so much!

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

Zoe Tiare: that's the biggest change of the week: you, sleeping in a big bed! i didn't know what to expect... you love feel protected and the crib was your natural ambient (even without bed rails). but you took a look at the bed and declared "i sleep here"! 

Me & my belly: 27 weeks! i'm in that fase when you open the wardrobe and say, sadly, "i've nothing to wear!"... and a wonderful husband replies that you are beautiful... ♥ [the teddy bear is a little present that daddy bought in dubai for you]

my favorites of the last week are this first cute ponytail, the prospect in this one and the light and the happyness of this baby with granpa. 

thanks Jodi!

beautiful rain...

still raining here folks! it's not easy being stuck in the house with a sick toddler when outside it constantly raining! i have to say that rain in autumn or winter has something poetic, something romantic... but spring is another thing! it's supposed to be all about flowers, colours, sun and picnics!
instead of being grumpy i decided to find the poetic side of a spring rain...

  

just a family day on the beach...

 in italy the first of may is a national holiday: the workers day. giulio just came back from dubai so we decided to spend the day in a famous seaside city near where we live: jesolo. my relationship with sea is of pure love: i need to see the sea and put my feet in the sand at least every 3-4 months and i think zoeti has the same feeling! we spent a perfect day: the sun was shining for the most part of the day, it was warm but not too hot, zoeti found some playmates, we had a picnic, ate gelato, walked a lot... and coming back, while zoeti was sleeping, i finally had some time to talk with giulio... when you have a kid is always tricky to find a moment to actually talk with your partner and i almost forgot how funny we are together and how much we need to focus on our couple sometime!

PS: i bought a new lens for my D90: 85mm 1/8... terrific!! these are the first shots!

pregnancy menu ideas

i've already talked about toxoplasmosis here but i'm so obsessed with food lately that i want to share some other menu ideas (toxo-free).

as you can see i'm obsessed with salad and tomatoes! actually... from all that it's red: tomatoes, strawberries... i'm waiting for watermelon and peaches! another reason for eating healthy salad is that i already gained 8 kg (!!!) and i want to stay under control as much as possible (also because i really can't say no to chocolate). I bought a fitball and i'm using my cyclette (yes guys... here it's always raining!!) to start moving my muscles... i'd prefer a long walk into the nature but since it rains...
i hope to be persevering in my exercise program (i always start with enthusiasm but i quit very soon)

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

Zoe Tiare: my sleeping angel! today we had the first mummy-baby swimming lesson and you loved it! 

Me & my belly: 26 weeks. trying to guess if it will be a baby girl or a baby boy with a pendulum. do you know how it works? you take a ring (i used my wedding ring) and a necklace (or a cord) and you move it right above your belly: if it turns round it will be a girl and if it goes back and forth it's a boy.

the result? guess!

Giulio spent the week away for work so i lived as a single mom... i didn't have enough time to see a lot of the others 52 project portraits but i still found some pictures i love: another peaceful sleeping boy from my curly boy and the joy of this little girl playing with leaves.

taking part in jodi's project