Month: April 2019
Making an Easter tradition: ciambella mandorlata
About 20 years ago I wanted to learn how to make bread so I bought a book, Eric Treuille and Ursula Ferrigno's Bread. One of its recipes is for an Italian Easter bread, ciambella mandorlata, originating in Bologna. It's a brioche-type bread – the dough enriched with lemon zest, eggs and unsalted butter – topped … Continue reading Making an Easter tradition: ciambella mandorlata
Wordless Wednesday #16: reflections
The Cast Court, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Standing beneath Trajan's column following the frieze as it winds it way upwards, round and round, telling the story of the a eponymous emperor's bloody wars in Dacia, I marvel at how close up to it I can get. The column's too tall, though, so the top half is sitting quietly next to the bottom … Continue reading The Cast Court, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
