Lamb chop delight!

Here is my favorite summer meat recipe! It's easy, delicious, and you can make it on the BBQ, in a pan or in the oven. 

You'll need:
6 lamb chops

1 cup of chopped parsley (Italian or the normal kind)
Zest of 1 lemon

Juice of 1 lemon

3 crushed garlic cloves

3 tablespoons of olive oil

Salt

Here's the deal, you can totally adapt the quantity of ingredients to your liking and according to the number of lamb chops you will cook. Quanto basta*!

All you need to do is make a paste with all the ingredients and rub it on the meat. Let marinade and chill for about 1 hour then cook! You can cook on the BBQ, in the oven or in the pan. However you do it, you should leave a little bit of pink in the middle of the meat. 

Voila! Super easy, and delicious. You can serve with Basmati Rice, BBQ vegetables, French fries or just a nice salad. 

Let me know what you think!

* "To your own taste" as David Rocco would say!

Secret, fast, delicious sangria receipe

I'm going to share my secret Portuguese Sangria recipe with you, lucky reader! It's super simple, extremely fast, and even though it may offend hard core sangria fans, it's delicious and everyone loves it!

You'll need:
1 inexpensive bottle of sweet red wine
1/2 litter of Fanta ( Fanta is the best, but any orange pop or Orangina will do).
Fresh fruits sliced (Orange, peach, nectarine etc)
Frozen berries (optional)
Ice.

You'll have to:
Mix it all together, let it chill a little, just the time it takes  to tell your guests that you found this recipe on an awesome blog they should check out. And, bam, it's ready to enjoy!
 * This recipe is best enjoyed during a pic-nic, in these gorgeous Villeroy&Boch cristal glasses.


OK, now for you snazzy drinkers, here's a fancier recipe

1 bottle of merlot
1/2 cup of Grand Marnier
1/3 cup of Peach liqueur

Fresh fruits sliced (Orange, peach, nectarine etc)
Frozen berries
3 cinnamon sticks.
2 cans of 7up or Tonic water
Ice

Mix everything but 7up and ice, Let chill for 1 hour. Add 7up, ice, and remove cinnamon sticks.
Enjoy!

In season, finally

Since as far as I can remember, rhubarb tart as always been my favorite dessert. I remember my mom use to take me to this tiny, tiny restaurant deep in Quebec's suburbs just for their rhubarb tart. I am really eager to try Martha Stuart's new version with Lemon-Yogurt mousse! I'll let you know if it's better the one I so fondly remember... Do you have an awesome recipe? What used to be your favorite dessert?

-Photo from Martha Stuart

books for foodies

Hum! These books look delicious! I love the illustrations by Coralie Bickford-Smith for Penguin's Great food series! It's not all recibes, but a collection of stories that revolves around 400 years of food writing. With 20 titles to pick from, our libraries are going to look somewhat more appetizing I think!  

Ciao bella!

Sunkissed glow by Nars, Shoe envy by Asos, cute shorts with a conscience by H&M via, Nonna's receipes, Italian genius designer: Emilio Pucci dress, Statement glasses by the row, Micro Suede carry on by Forzieri. Beautiful photo by Laura Sciacovelli for Vogue UK.