Tomato, falafel and aubergine tower
A summer good and healthy recipe that can be served as a main course if some wedges of whole grain bread are added. The tomato, falafel and aubergine tower is seasoned with Thain sauce and lemon.
Francesca Clemente
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John Moose, the band you can listen to only in a forest
Escaping the city to dive into nature. Literature, cinema and music often tell stories about urban escapism. For the John Moose folk band, composed of five musicians coming from Värmland’s wild woods, Sweden, environment is a vital issue. To such an extent that they thought to “oblige” their listeners to escape into woods to listen
Antony Hegarty, aboriginal Australians and the uranium mine
A few days ago Antony Hegarty, the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons, participated in the Dark Mofo Festival, a music festival taking place in Tasmania. She sang her hits on the Odeon theatre’s stage in Hobart for an hour without saying a word. But when she got back to the stage for an
Lavender in cooking
The scent and flavour of lavender flowers and leaves can be employed in a number of ways in cooking. They can flavour sweets and give a different yet scrumptious taste to savoury dishes. Lavender risotto: just delicious.
Aubergine, purple in the orchard
Aubergines, tasty and light. Its shining skin stands for the warmth of the Mediterranean sun. Properties and tips on how to prepare them.
Itinerary. 5 literary destinations from which to draw inspiration
In the Old Continent many places inspired books, novels and sagas. Here are a few literary destinations that stimulated the fantasy and creativity of your favourite writers.
Moroccan cuisine, alchemy of flavours
Influenced by foreign countries’ traditions, Moroccan cuisine is characterised by a mix of flavours, aromas and colours that satisfy the eyes as well as the tastebuds.
Yak’s fur, a green alternative to wool and cashmere
The yak’s spontaneous fur loss allows the creation of a fine fabric similar to cashmere that, thanks to its natural colour, is not processed with artificial dyes.
How do plants disperse their seeds? They explode
https://youtu.be/NsIojj4PzAo Have you ever wondered about how do most of the plants disperse their seeds to proliferate? In this footage entitled Unbelievable footage of exploding plants released on YouTube by the Smithsonian the message is clear: they explode. Whether they are violets, touch me nots or squirting cucumbers they all try to “reach for the
Ben-Ami’s dream: paying tribute to Lorde with covers in Hebrew and Arabic
Author, journalist but also musician, Yuval Ben-Ami was born in Jerusalem. He writes for a number of Jewish cultural magazines and has published some popular books about his birthplace. He likes classical music, Schubert in particular. But since he listened to New Zealand singer Lorde’s first album, he has developed a true obsession for her. He said