Comments on: dancing, cooking, fashion and babies http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/08/dancing-cooking-fashion-and-babies.html Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:07:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Bleeding Espresso » what’s cooking wednesday: prickly pears (fichi d’india) http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/08/dancing-cooking-fashion-and-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-166048 Bleeding Espresso » what’s cooking wednesday: prickly pears (fichi d’india) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:07:59 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=1298#comment-166048 [...] since I published these photos, I know our good friend Gil has been wondering about whether the prickly pears (fichi [...] [...] since I published these photos, I know our good friend Gil has been wondering about whether the prickly pears (fichi [...]

]]> By: Wanderlust Scarlett http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/08/dancing-cooking-fashion-and-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-150360 Wanderlust Scarlett Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:24:56 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=1298#comment-150360 I gotta know... what did you sing? S & V <em>Wanderlust Scarlett's last blog post..<a href='http://wanderlustscarlett.blogspot.com/2008/08/cardinal-rules-v.html' rel="nofollow">Cardinal Rules V</a></em> <strong><em>Actually it was a Calabrese folk song that I translated into English. You can hear a bit of the Calabrian version at the site of <a href="http://www.marasaband.it/" rel="nofollow">Marasà</a>. Click on "il disco" and then Facci d'ammendula mundata...the song is about the eternal beauty of the almond, created just for us by God; the singer says if there were a scale (think LIBRA!) and on one side was gold and the other the almond, even if the gold weighed more, he'd choose the almond because gold will be spent and gone soon enough but the beauty of the almond will stay with him forever. How can you *not* love the Calabrese?! I gotta know… what did you sing?

S & V

Wanderlust Scarlett’s last blog post..Cardinal Rules V

Actually it was a Calabrese folk song that I translated into English. You can hear a bit of the Calabrian version at the site of Marasà. Click on “il disco” and then Facci d’ammendula mundata…the song is about the eternal beauty of the almond, created just for us by God; the singer says if there were a scale (think LIBRA!) and on one side was gold and the other the almond, even if the gold weighed more, he’d choose the almond because gold will be spent and gone soon enough but the beauty of the almond will stay with him forever.

How can you *not* love the Calabrese?!

]]> By: JR http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/08/dancing-cooking-fashion-and-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-149827 JR Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:49:20 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=1298#comment-149827 i have only seen that once in person... cacti(plural i think) when they bloom are some amazing looking flowers. great take. <em>JR's last blog post..<a href='http://heyitsyou.wordpress.com/2008/07/30/qik-boredom-can-be-thwarted/' rel="nofollow">QIK… boredom can be thwarted!!!</a></em> <strong><em>They are truly amazing plants, JR; I just love these colorful flowers! i have only seen that once in person… cacti(plural i think) when they bloom are some amazing looking flowers.

great take.

JR’s last blog post..QIK… boredom can be thwarted!!!

They are truly amazing plants, JR; I just love these colorful flowers!

]]> By: Judith in Umbria http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/08/dancing-cooking-fashion-and-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-149130 Judith in Umbria Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:58:05 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=1298#comment-149130 Arr arrr, I am going to quote from you for my next subject! <em>Judith in Umbria's last blog post..<a href='http://www.judithgreenwood.com/thinkonit/eg-something-to-eat-as-well/' rel="nofollow">eg: something to eat as well</a></em> <strong><em>I'm intrigued.... Arr arrr, I am going to quote from you for my next subject!

Judith in Umbria’s last blog post..eg: something to eat as well

I’m intrigued….

]]> By: Salena http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/08/dancing-cooking-fashion-and-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-147951 Salena Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:22:33 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=1298#comment-147951 Do you guys make prickly pear jelly there? It's all OVER Arizona (of course) and everytime I see cactus in Italy, it makes me shudder since I abhor everything "desert-like" lol But the sea and the lemons certainly make up for it! I'm not a beach girl, but I like seeing the water. And the lemons........LOVE. <em>Salena's last blog post..<a href='http://bellavenere.blogspot.com/2008/08/first-friday-fill-in-say-that-five.html' rel="nofollow">First Friday Fill-In - Say THAT Five Times Fast!</a></em> <strong><em>I personally don't make prickly pear jelly, but I'm sure someone does; I'm not all that fond of the fruit to tell you the truth. And I feel the same way about the beach ;) Do you guys make prickly pear jelly there? It’s all OVER Arizona (of course) and everytime I see cactus in Italy, it makes me shudder since I abhor everything “desert-like” lol But the sea and the lemons certainly make up for it! I’m not a beach girl, but I like seeing the water. And the lemons……..LOVE.

Salena’s last blog post..First Friday Fill-In - Say THAT Five Times Fast!

I personally don’t make prickly pear jelly, but I’m sure someone does; I’m not all that fond of the fruit to tell you the truth. And I feel the same way about the beach ;)

]]> By: collette~all over the map http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/08/dancing-cooking-fashion-and-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-147946 collette~all over the map Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:12:01 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=1298#comment-147946 I was a cheerleader too but I'm one to dance at weddings and social gatherings. I've even taught my step-daughter a bit of a routine I remembered and I scored "cool" points for that. Cracks me up. xo <em>collette~all over the map's last blog post..<a href='http://suidafrikameetsusa.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-little-helper.html' rel="nofollow">My Little Helper</a></em> <strong><em>That's awesome! Cool points are always good :) I was a cheerleader too but I’m one to dance at weddings and social gatherings. I’ve even taught my step-daughter a bit of a routine I remembered and I scored “cool” points for that. Cracks me up.
xo

collette~all over the map’s last blog post..My Little Helper

That’s awesome! Cool points are always good :)

]]> By: Wanderlust Scarlett http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/08/dancing-cooking-fashion-and-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-147572 Wanderlust Scarlett Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:42:46 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=1298#comment-147572 Thank you for answering the dancing question! woo hoo! A cheerleader? You have surprised me! Good thing I am sitting. And you are a closetshowerkitchenalmostneverinpublic singer huh? Hmm. I have sung in my fair share of night clubs... black velvet and jazz... perhaps I can help you with that... *grin/wink* Your cooking is sublime. Hmmm... maybe you could do something with limes; do you get limes there? I am looking forward to trying many of the recipes that you post. I've gotten brave with tilapia lately. It's going well! Love the photos, of course, especially the dreamy one with the sea in the background... sigh. ;o) Scarlett & Viaggiatore <em>Wanderlust Scarlett's last blog post..<a href='http://wanderlustscarlett.blogspot.com/2008/08/cardinal-rules-v.html' rel="nofollow">Cardinal Rules V</a></em> <strong><em>I'm very proud of your cooking forays! We don't really get limes here; I saw some at a German supermarket not too long ago, but didn't get any since I'm so used to not having them! And yes, I'm definitely an in-private singer, although I have appeared on stage in the piazza precisely once :) Thank you for answering the dancing question! woo hoo! A cheerleader? You have surprised me! Good thing I am sitting. And you are a closetshowerkitchenalmostneverinpublic singer huh? Hmm. I have sung in my fair share of night clubs… black velvet and jazz… perhaps I can help you with that… *grin/wink*

Your cooking is sublime. Hmmm… maybe you could do something with limes; do you get limes there? I am looking forward to trying many of the recipes that you post. I’ve gotten brave with tilapia lately. It’s going well!

Love the photos, of course, especially the dreamy one with the sea in the background… sigh.

;o)

Scarlett & Viaggiatore

Wanderlust Scarlett’s last blog post..Cardinal Rules V

I’m very proud of your cooking forays! We don’t really get limes here; I saw some at a German supermarket not too long ago, but didn’t get any since I’m so used to not having them! And yes, I’m definitely an in-private singer, although I have appeared on stage in the piazza precisely once :)

]]> By: flurrious http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/08/dancing-cooking-fashion-and-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-147496 flurrious Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:30:32 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=1298#comment-147496 Hmm, very lawyerly answer. I can always tell that people are at least five years younger than I am when cheerleading = dance. When I was in high school, our cheerleaders just jumped and clapped and, in general, looked dorky. <em>flurrious's last blog post..<a href='http://flurrious.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/the-new-phonebooks-are-here-the-new-phonebooks-are-here/' rel="nofollow">The New Phonebooks are Here! The New Phonebooks are Here!</a></em> <strong><em>Oh now I never said that there was no general dorky jumping and clapping too...interesting, though, that the shift in the cheerleading paradigm was so marked. Hmm.... Hmm, very lawyerly answer.

I can always tell that people are at least five years younger than I am when cheerleading = dance. When I was in high school, our cheerleaders just jumped and clapped and, in general, looked dorky.

flurrious’s last blog post..The New Phonebooks are Here! The New Phonebooks are Here!

Oh now I never said that there was no general dorky jumping and clapping too…interesting, though, that the shift in the cheerleading paradigm was so marked. Hmm….

]]> By: Kristin http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/08/dancing-cooking-fashion-and-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-147490 Kristin Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:01:23 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=1298#comment-147490 OK, so how come I never knew you were a cheerleader??? Oh God, how these people might not understand how uncheerleadery you are! Not that there's anything wrong with cheerleaders ... :) By the way, LOVE the Temple shirt on P! <strong><em>You mean I didn't put that on my resume for the clerkship? Huh. Go owls! OK, so how come I never knew you were a cheerleader??? Oh God, how these people might not understand how uncheerleadery you are! Not that there’s anything wrong with cheerleaders … :)

By the way, LOVE the Temple shirt on P!

You mean I didn’t put that on my resume for the clerkship? Huh.

Go owls!

]]> By: SabineM http://bleedingespresso.com/2008/08/dancing-cooking-fashion-and-babies.html/comment-page-1#comment-147441 SabineM Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:14:58 +0000 http://bleedingespresso.com/?p=1298#comment-147441 Lovely shots. We have this prickly cactus here in Southern Cal. I love the view beyond the last Cactus! <em>SabineM's last blog post..<a href='http://munshifamily.blogspot.com/2008/08/weekend-snapshot-almost-passing-out-at.html' rel="nofollow">Weekend Snapshot: Almost passing out at the Dodger Game</a></em> <strong><em>Thanks Sabine...lovely plants, aren't they? Lovely shots. We have this prickly cactus here in Southern Cal. I love the view beyond the last Cactus!

SabineM’s last blog post..Weekend Snapshot: Almost passing out at the Dodger Game

Thanks Sabine…lovely plants, aren’t they?

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