First post of the first month of the new year. I place myself among those or not the club New year, same old shit (a form a little 'less than elegant "New year, old life"), nor between those too excited to replace the calendar in the kitchen. Life is always the same, this is obvious, but there is in me in some sort of expectation reset, as if change is equivalent years to turn the page. A start. The famous good intentions, most of the time, it deprived once the facts: think positively and optimistically, for example, will easily happen until one of those days-not that make you think that someone is against you and you the desire to pay. In short, the good intentions in my opinion are these: Only a radical change may be the turning point that we sought in our lives. Turn The however, you can have on March 21 with the spring equinox, or in summer or in mid-December, not necessarily start in the new year - such as diet, I want to dispel the myth that should be started on Monday (and this absurdity is why continually delayed). Indeed, the good intentions usually tend to fail miserably, and this results in a pervasive sense of distrust of our potential that one should not increase, the trick is to choose resolutions of standard low, easily achievable, not those chimerical utopias usually put in list of things-by-doing. Despite all that it entails drawing up plans for 2010, the first day of the year, however, encourage us to be better people, starting with the right foot, to understand each other.
What do you propose, then, the Lord two thousand and ?
In the world of fashion and entertainment, it seems to get up a protest against Photoshop: just say in a chorus of excessive retouching, virtual make-up, excessive weight loss, imperfections hidden. In addition, the covers of this January, they seem most often photographs taken in plus-size models . A new year of real images and do not change? It seems impossible, I think this is just a classic good intention will not be respected.
With the new year, the Italians will find themselves forced to pay attention to their portfolios more than they should do so now: according to a survey of Federconsumatori-Adusbef, the additional outlay will be € 596 per family between water and electricity bill, rent Rai, mortgage rates, fuel and use of the magistrate's fine. The economic recovery so proclaimed, seems to be far away, despite the television and politicians want to convince us that "the crisis is averted." How can this happen in a year, it seems inexplicable, unless it is a miracle happened.
the retirement age for women rose from 60 to 61 years: the goal to be attained is that of 65, in 2018. The question is whether we will end up dying in the workplace. The answer is yes.
It also foresees Italian school enrollment: more crowded classes, loss, stress of pupils and teachers, and one wonders who he really wanted to work in both the student body, both in the faculty. Is difficult to understand where all these students will be placed in more, as today's Italian school buildings are not equipped and / or adapted.
Premier promises rather than implement the reforms by the end of 2010: there is all the more to be feared, because unfortunately the resolutions to Popes usually (and inexplicably) are all a fulfillment. On the health front
, cardiologists Europeans call the anti-smoking law (banning smoking in public places) for all European countries. This is really a beautiful goal, though, despite the law is working here in Italy, every time I pass a night in a closed room, there is inevitably those who smoke in without being punished. The next day, my mother complains about my clothes soaked, need to be washed.
For me, in my small way, I choose to regard as a less viable, and certainly good : try to prepare by the end of the year just started, the city's macarons, delicious cakes and attractive in appearance ( Perhaps the most spectacular that really good), which last year went mad and do not in any foodblog Italian. I never bothered to wait for aging whites, and then weighed, to buy a cooking thermometer and to think that taste realize ganache. I promise that by December I'll try (You will be my witnesses!).
The first recipe is one of the year horses, trick typical of this period from Siena. Thinking not to achieve it, I was pleasantly surprised when appearance, taste, shape and scent of those evoked in me the memory of those who I was little I used to buy the oven (home-made ones but they are less harsh and more good!). The recipe I used is to Paoletta Anice & Cannella's blog to which I have made slight modifications in response to the comment that was left by a Sienese doc The consistency obtained is precisely that dark horses of the original soft and large, are preserved perfectly in the bags usually used for the freezer and even more the days pass, the more they improve.
Cavallucci
Ingredients for about 18 pieces
250 g flour 00 g ammonia
3 70 g candied fruit (citron and orange peel)
100 grams chopped walnuts 250 g sugar
75 g water
orange peel
3 g cinnamon 5 g aniseed passed to the mixer
Procedure In a bowl, mix the flour, ammonia, candied fruit, nuts, spices and grated orange peel is not too finely. Prepare the caramel by placing pan in a sugar and water and by going over medium heat, until the last drop "row" (taking the caramel between your thumb and index finger without burning, it must make a wire , in fact) : caramel, in fact, should not brown too much, otherwise the horses will be granite. Stir in the caramel is still warm quickly in the bowl where it had previously joined the other ingredients, using a ladle. Stir the mixture well, and add more flour if it proves too soft (a maximum of about 70 g, only if required). Form small balls with a diameter of 7 cm and 3 cm thick, roll in plenty of flour, then place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, press them lightly with your thumb in the middle distance the horses from each other, not pressing too much, since it tends to expand during cooking and to grow. Bake in preheated oven at 200 degrees for 12 minutes (without browning should be blank!), Then bake and let cool well. There are more good days to come.
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