Restaurant day

Last sunday we joined in once again in the international Restaurant Day . For those who are not aware of this event, 4 times a year it's possible to open a pop-up restaurant or cafeteria or .... the limit is the sky :)
We joined the first time last november and it was an exciting experience, my children loved to help, loved all the excitement, all the people coming to taste the food we had prepared. It was such a good experience that it was obvious for all of us that the one in november would have been just the first of many more restaurant days. So last week was very busy, getting the kitchen ready to become a restaurant for one day and planning, buying and cooking all the food. When sunday arrived, of course we experienced the usual panic, we opened at 11:00 am and after half an hour we didn't have any custumer ... but from around 12:00-12:30 people started arriving with a peak beetween 15:00 and 17:00 when we had always two or more people waiting because we had run out of chairs and places at the table. At 17:30, when we served the last meals basically all the food was finished, we only had few leftovers. It has been incredible, so many lovely people, most of them trying their best to use italian language ... what a great experience !!!!! But here a few pictures...

See you at the next restaurant day !!!!

Baking with Jimmy

Today we woke up in the snow wonderland. It has been snowing all night, with strong wind. So after lunch we all headed out for some outdoor fun. Jimmy enjoy a lot to be pulled in Seba's Stiga sledge and it's always a problem to bring him back home ( or I should say drag him back home). So Milla and I started walking back and forth in our street pulling him. The first time we passed in front of the house he declared ' Not inside mom, lt's walk for a little while more '. So we walked back and forth two more times. At the third he called me ' Mom, let's go back home for a while now .. I'm frozen ' eheheh so veeeery sweet.
But of course inside we went, and to warm up I thought that it could be a good idea baking something. As usual James is eager to help me...

 Woderful, the world covered in a soft blanket

He is such clever and sweet helper, learning everyday something new, but mostly learning the meaning of being a family : togetherness.

So after a couple of hours we had several goodies ...

Shortbread cookies (before and after cooking )

And two loaves of bread, one of normal shape one braided ( my first attempt, it turned out well in my opinion )

This time I cooked the bread at a lower temperature for longer time (180C for 50 minutes ) and the result was a super soft bread with a delicate crispy crust .

Delicious !

Have a nice week !!!