Birthdays...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjENt8xVtnsI-SZ9PoGWOWom-Hrikw-45WrNW4xVHfpA47g3zQlTdshPCw4lR6mR2p7xOsZiHE5z21CNfcT7Bu5qVRh67R3uvNoPS-f2FgaAaGll4urvcdhQe7g6e8Lm_91vks1L_uCD4/s1600/sofia_birthday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjENt8xVtnsI-SZ9PoGWOWom-Hrikw-45WrNW4xVHfpA47g3zQlTdshPCw4lR6mR2p7xOsZiHE5z21CNfcT7Bu5qVRh67R3uvNoPS-f2FgaAaGll4urvcdhQe7g6e8Lm_91vks1L_uCD4/s640/sofia_birthday.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My little rascal <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/02/three-years-old.html" target="_blank">turned 3</a> on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">February 7th</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and we <span style="font-size: large;">celebrated her birthday</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">last Sunday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was just a little<span style="font-size: large;"> tea party</span> with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the family, because the 2 kids</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(both Sofia and Amedeo) has</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just recovered from a bad flu.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Il mio piccolo terremoto <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_503227945">ha compiuto</a></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/02/three-years-old.html" target="_blank">3 anni</a> il 7 febbraio e <span style="font-size: large;">l'abbiamo</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">festeggiata</span> domenica.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E' stato solo un piccolo <span style="font-size: large;">tea party</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>in famiglia, perchè i bimbi (sia Sofia</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che Amedeo) sono appena guariti</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>da una brutta influenza.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSH-rtwK6GgVCYDasE4eLdbdE2tWaxLfPb0i_J1gVxrYmGefg2c9WBhNQchNILSVYWzwh-NPAdig6W7mjjHh1w0L65gWc5jxhn8ZlS_FACyIE0AVvb2YbVeIMhNR5ONrsdHHjLxPCX1gE/s1600/compleanno1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSH-rtwK6GgVCYDasE4eLdbdE2tWaxLfPb0i_J1gVxrYmGefg2c9WBhNQchNILSVYWzwh-NPAdig6W7mjjHh1w0L65gWc5jxhn8ZlS_FACyIE0AVvb2YbVeIMhNR5ONrsdHHjLxPCX1gE/s640/compleanno1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've made the decorations</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on the wall, the cakes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(a tiramisù and a strudel</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I've also prepared something</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would have loved to do</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from a while:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a <span style="font-size: large;">photo booth</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Ho fatto le decorazioni</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>da appendere al muro,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>le torte (un tiramisù ed uno strudel)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e ho anche preparato qualcosa</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che volevo fare da una vita:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>un <span style="font-size: large;">photo booth</span>!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYH4u6L1z_hRB_zWQYWu-mv_PGaKvsImEh-d-lX5fkFW-xDWLIWsmouT_ryDSMaulxbG0FaX38O0RcdUNmBy6mWND-_faBg-DCToEVkbO_D33s8lLsOLBysuQ3NBfTIoehE0ibjFSNS-s/s1600/compleanno2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYH4u6L1z_hRB_zWQYWu-mv_PGaKvsImEh-d-lX5fkFW-xDWLIWsmouT_ryDSMaulxbG0FaX38O0RcdUNmBy6mWND-_faBg-DCToEVkbO_D33s8lLsOLBysuQ3NBfTIoehE0ibjFSNS-s/s640/compleanno2.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, who do you think</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">have had the most fun</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with the photo booth?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Me, of course!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Ora, chi credete si sia</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>divertito di più con il</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>photo booth?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Io, naturalmente!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7I4wdO79c2oq3M_IsxYgDlY1ZFQwDYLCsTxBIgqmd4_71BPlASC9-K13z45hGVE5UmUVG5eCOg55BzXL548Uiu8s020pWMsxGLaK_3vVemcF0z2JaSP4kVVb6gm5r1_yvx0tr4k6mMnc/s1600/compleanno3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7I4wdO79c2oq3M_IsxYgDlY1ZFQwDYLCsTxBIgqmd4_71BPlASC9-K13z45hGVE5UmUVG5eCOg55BzXL548Uiu8s020pWMsxGLaK_3vVemcF0z2JaSP4kVVb6gm5r1_yvx0tr4k6mMnc/s640/compleanno3.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, keep talking about birthdays...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">today my blog turns 2</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, It's 2 years today I've started</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">blogging and I'm <span style="font-size: large;">very grateful</span>:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've discovered a beautiful world,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've learned a lot,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I've met wonderful</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">creative ladies,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and you know what?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I've discovered that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a <span style="font-size: large;">having blog is just like </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">receiving</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">gift </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">each day</span> !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">E, continuando a parlare di compleanni...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">oggi il mio blog compie 2 anni</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sì, sono 2 anni che ho cominciato</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a bloggare e <span style="font-size: large;">sono molto</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">riconoscente</span>:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ho scoperto un mondo bellissimo,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ho imparato un sacco,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ho incontrato tante donne creative,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">e sapete una cosa?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ho scoperto che</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">avere un blog è come </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">ricevere un regalo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">ogni giorno</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUF7kX1dFOFxo4hyphenhyphenbiiQQl3KwkL3sRrDSyNq2L00XvNfsYiG6YpHRXa9AI6fPgwYD02R80Sw9bOEXTnVyh83Dheri9sl4zzAGo6d0K4oTlQhaDa1xpdY4ZTSZ0RUfUh0tPpLwa2SnZxw/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Birthdays...

My little rascal turned 3 on February 7th and we celebrated her birthday last Sunday. It was just a little tea party with the family, bec...

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Island style in Greenwich Village

What do you get when you mix David Flint Wood's island style with Brooke Shields' refined tastes? A richly-layered blend of island luxe, traditional style and modern sensibilities...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwmQEwSrNFSJKf8ct5JMU7rn3gDPCWZhWFgJ0gCKvB-kqL_tEYKWZLtKlw2BFDM9JgYEfXvJDL_ogiJnhfr-hALamLMppHd9KkfIez5IM88S5iVBT7bKX9_2Yz0M1jAwzvMF1kS3jExim/s1600/brooke+shields2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwmQEwSrNFSJKf8ct5JMU7rn3gDPCWZhWFgJ0gCKvB-kqL_tEYKWZLtKlw2BFDM9JgYEfXvJDL_ogiJnhfr-hALamLMppHd9KkfIez5IM88S5iVBT7bKX9_2Yz0M1jAwzvMF1kS3jExim/s640/brooke+shields2.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYaowcxYdg1EmUQHJPy4AzkEMTZo15Mp_EmfrygBw_c8k-fj5wDz-GpkThIYzheiim6iaxODNMg3RTQ4Nj0EeVLAxoaBLWrp3J_n_IKPsqNvuyhd3RrsEytj_wiP5XZtyGeQPGDsJOOuH/s1600/brooke+shields.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYaowcxYdg1EmUQHJPy4AzkEMTZo15Mp_EmfrygBw_c8k-fj5wDz-GpkThIYzheiim6iaxODNMg3RTQ4Nj0EeVLAxoaBLWrp3J_n_IKPsqNvuyhd3RrsEytj_wiP5XZtyGeQPGDsJOOuH/s640/brooke+shields.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP5jK_Z6TqBYnkM6417Ts2cxunuUHhnbfcYTeVzcJb5BBu0PDdBBBgB4sgkBsTs8om5BIMFZrFFcvbn4YpYghu6efGjWm-pznS9R6lF0jMrOxBjjrx9JF0fKiOsZO_7YatFmm_dhReNaF/s1600/brooke+shields1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP5jK_Z6TqBYnkM6417Ts2cxunuUHhnbfcYTeVzcJb5BBu0PDdBBBgB4sgkBsTs8om5BIMFZrFFcvbn4YpYghu6efGjWm-pznS9R6lF0jMrOxBjjrx9JF0fKiOsZO_7YatFmm_dhReNaF/s640/brooke+shields1.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXracPXjVc6kQS2oajA5xTKVowpFd__hDifZsm7-KamOn3r3R4jUkoogh-Nsz8ve5wkPLa6pXt_vE8rDma6ScYsyPTqeKhGxkGYwcR0nq8Kzk1wfwklyPdLb485ELVIr6uaVwt9iEfVU9/s1600/brooke-shields-new-york-home-05-bath-lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXracPXjVc6kQS2oajA5xTKVowpFd__hDifZsm7-KamOn3r3R4jUkoogh-Nsz8ve5wkPLa6pXt_vE8rDma6ScYsyPTqeKhGxkGYwcR0nq8Kzk1wfwklyPdLb485ELVIr6uaVwt9iEfVU9/s640/brooke-shields-new-york-home-05-bath-lg.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnbla3qBIzdcnQJzpSA_eZhOZLXsElFuvTBJt8cnwmkBkrrQlGHapCB0-kK7Wd53l0iRHIMl6zJRG5zzMBQmtOgRk3id9ygnDENWkaG0MQ4WQ7Lz1ZBj2q9utuet4KCqHd8TXA4aYK90u/s1600/brooke-shields-new-york-home-02-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnbla3qBIzdcnQJzpSA_eZhOZLXsElFuvTBJt8cnwmkBkrrQlGHapCB0-kK7Wd53l0iRHIMl6zJRG5zzMBQmtOgRk3id9ygnDENWkaG0MQ4WQ7Lz1ZBj2q9utuet4KCqHd8TXA4aYK90u/s640/brooke-shields-new-york-home-02-living-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Over to you - what do you think? Discuss.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-image: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">images courtesy <a href="http://architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> and <a href="http://www.indiahicks.com/journal/2012/2/9/the-brooke-shields-project.html">India Hicks</a></span>

Island style in Greenwich Village

What do you get when you mix David Flint Wood's island style with Brooke Shields' refined tastes? A richly-layered blend of island l...

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DIY: Valentine's chocolates

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbQPkJWwsZWRZYOGzX_l5asfN1txnw6v4zFjjF9lX7iRS_lmj7GiGTt5jzN6bp1sUNVbHVRvFrZLDrM59Kl3Xic4A9kdX0la2Bj5p-VYWLr3zOnD59HCG1mRkD5qXHIohUju74lck808/s1600/scatola_cioccolatini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbQPkJWwsZWRZYOGzX_l5asfN1txnw6v4zFjjF9lX7iRS_lmj7GiGTt5jzN6bp1sUNVbHVRvFrZLDrM59Kl3Xic4A9kdX0la2Bj5p-VYWLr3zOnD59HCG1mRkD5qXHIohUju74lck808/s640/scatola_cioccolatini.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've said you that I</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">don't like S. Valentine's day <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentines-project.html" target="_blank">here</a>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but also that this year I want to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">make something</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">with my hands for Max</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, here's what I did:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a DIY chocolate's box</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">full of DIY....chocolates!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Vi ho già raccontato che io</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>non amo molto San Valentino <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentines-project.html" target="_blank">qui</a>,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ma anche che quest'anno volevo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>preparare qualcosa con le mie mani</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">per Max</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Per cui ecco qua:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>una scatola di cioccolatini fatta a mano</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>piena di ...cioccolatini fatti a mano!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfq5uRd8xMu1d_0UAxXmqxpOdZ1B7CLBwuSOLQAvSKifHJrturrL2CnwWHkZraM2VPTmzw0b5LLwjjpuvzVUCT51aILY6n7uYVAjdkIVxyRmCqsl1yUHDHrflUpHRxS_RXOc3DS6P3Vws/s1600/cioccolatini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfq5uRd8xMu1d_0UAxXmqxpOdZ1B7CLBwuSOLQAvSKifHJrturrL2CnwWHkZraM2VPTmzw0b5LLwjjpuvzVUCT51aILY6n7uYVAjdkIVxyRmCqsl1yUHDHrflUpHRxS_RXOc3DS6P3Vws/s640/cioccolatini.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want to <span style="font-size: large;">share the recipe</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">of these chocolates</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which are very famous in Italy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and usually buyed on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">S. Valentine's day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In Internet you can find tons of recipes </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to make these chocolates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I've personalised mine</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">on the base of my experience.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Voglio <span style="font-size: large;">darvi la ricetta</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>di questi cioccolatini</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che sono molto famosi </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>in Italia e vengono comprati</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>"in tubo" proprio il giorno</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>di San Valentino ;)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In Internet ci sono moltissime</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ricette per fare questi cioccolatini,</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">questa l'ho personalizzata</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in base all'esperienza.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">S. VALENTINE'S CHOCOLATES</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">50 gr milk chocolate</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">10 gr butter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">40 gr nutella</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">50 gr chopped hazelnuts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">15 hazelnuts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">120 gr dark chocolate</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Melt the milk chocolate and the butter; then turn off the fire and add the nutella and the chopped hazelnuts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Create 15 little balls and place a hazelnut on the top of each one.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Place the chocolates in fridge for a couple of hours.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Melt the dark chocolate and cover with it each chocolate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wait until they are strengthen and then place them</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in the fridge for another hour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><em>CIOCCOLATINI DI SAN VALENTINO</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>50 gr di cioccolato al latte</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>10 gr di burro</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>40 gr di nutella</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>50 gr di nocciole tritate fini</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>15 nocciole intere</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>120 gr di cioccolato amaro</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sciogliete il burro con la cioccolata al latte; spegnete il fuoco e aggiungete</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>la nutella e le nocciole tritate.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Create 15 piccole palline e posizionate una nocciola</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>sopra ad ognuna.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Mettere in frigo un paio d'ore a solidificare.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sciogliete il cioccolato amaro e ricoprite ogni cioccolatino.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Aspettate che siano solidificati e metteteli in frigo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ancora un oretta.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqF05WHux5iRiAE7-kgPRE4W3zO4JxQrStHu19n89w8Q4qUaFJ3Sq6XpVUD01PAlTnV8Ipsv-BXMy2vBg2wOWA21CLkA41O7gFEuLInj7_h6aaGLfRgCdqIKtNmJFFybDpCsuT5sCDSw/s1600/scatola.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRqF05WHux5iRiAE7-kgPRE4W3zO4JxQrStHu19n89w8Q4qUaFJ3Sq6XpVUD01PAlTnV8Ipsv-BXMy2vBg2wOWA21CLkA41O7gFEuLInj7_h6aaGLfRgCdqIKtNmJFFybDpCsuT5sCDSw/s640/scatola.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made mine yesterday </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and already tasted them: yummy!),</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">today I have to place them</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">into this box I created</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also yesterday...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and waint until this evening </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when Max will come back home!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Io ho fatto i miei ieri </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>(e già assaggiati, buoni!),</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em> oggi</em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>li devo mettere in questa scatolina</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che ho preparato sempre ieri...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>... e aspettare fino a stasera</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>quando Max tornerà a casa!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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DIY: Valentine's chocolates

I've said you that I don't like S. Valentine's day here , but also that this year I want to make something with my hands for Max...

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