Picture Of The Week

One size fits all???

This giant, nearly 2000 year old hand is part of what was once a colossal statue of the roman emperor Constantine the Great (AD 285-AD 337). If you look at the hand of the visitor you get an idea of the real proportions.

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Picture Of The Week

I love chestnuts. There a few things that symbolize autumn better than these shiny brown nuts.

Found this basket on display in a tiny flower shop close to Via Frattina in the center of Rome.

Aren’t they pretty?

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Icing Sugar Forks

This is a fun and fancy deco for many desserts

You need:

1 big glass or black ceramic plate

¼  Cup of icing sugar

1 Dessert fork

1 strainer

Mint leaves

1.Place  the dessert fork slightly diagonal on the plate.

lift the upper part and- if possible with the helping hands of someone else- strain the icing sugar with a small spoon on the plate holding the upper part of the fork.

3.Place the rest of the fork on the plate without changing position and strain the icing sugar generously around the plate.

4. Place the dessert on the middle and decorate with a small mintleaves.

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