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Lately, I've been obsessed with iced coffee.
It happens every summer, but this time it's different. This time I froth my cold milk with a french press, I add vanilla, I add ice and I pour everything into a big cup with a cap and a straw. It's my favorite thing. I like it better than Starbucks or any other cappuccinos or espressos. It's funny because my dad gets dressed every morning, even on Sundays, to get his coffee from the bar downstairs, and here I am liking the way I make my coffee better than any other one I've ever had.

But here is a thing: I don't think my coffee is better. I don't think I make the best coffee or that anyone would taste it and find a new obsession. I'm not ready to leave everything and invest all of my money into a hipster coffee shop with fairy lights and mason jars. I just like the way I make it. And it doesn't matter if it's too sweet, or too cold or if the brew is not honey and goji flavored or the beans weren't toasted right before a new moon. It's simple, I like it. That's it. 

And this is the part in which I transform a chat about iced coffee into a life lesson. Uhm, a blog lesson. I want this space to be simple and how I like it. I don't want to care about perfect pictures or clickbait or a schedule. Because although it takes time and money to make a perfect Starbucks copycat, we all know the original thing always tastes better, so why even bother. Let's put a bit too much sugar in it and welcome back.



My famous* iced coffee recipe
*never been famous and never will



  1. Get some espresso.
  2. Put your cold milk into a french press and froth it pumping the press up and down in a very innuendo way. (You can add syrup or vanilla or whatevs to the milk if you wanna be fancy).
  3. Get a fancy container like a mason jar or an old Starbucks cup.
  4. Put stuff in the cup in this order: ice, coffee, frothed milk.
  5. Drink it and be prepared for some serious milk mustache.


I said it once and I'll say it again: to me winter = Christmas. I mean, actually my birthday falls during wintertime as well, but I can't help just think about fairy lights and gingerbread and deers when I hear that word. It's the most beautiful time of the year and I'm down to enjoying every single festive bit of it. Want to jump on the sleigh with me?


If you remember this post, you'll know I wanted to try the pumpkin cookies recipe Taylor Swift herself shared on her Tumblr. So last Sunday I gathered my best friends and we went on a baking mission.




Last week my parents went on holiday and left me at home by myself, which means I was in charge of all my meals for the first time, fact that somehow led to being a vegetarian for said week. It started unintentionally but when I realized what I was doing I decided to keep going, just to see how it was.





Let me start this post talking about how genius the name of this cake is.
It's quick, it takes only three ingredients and one of them is Mars bars.
30 seconds to Mars.
I'll just let it sink in for a second.

Since starting the 'My Healthy Choice' thing I've been on the hunt for healthy food to add to my diet and oatmeal was one of those. I know that in the UK and US it's the granny breakfast nobody wants to have, but it's not very famous in Italy and actually I've never attempted to cook it at home until last month.

I must say I like it very much. I love that it's a warm and hearty food that will keep you full till lunch but it doesn't make you feel like you've had a whole turkey for breakfast. I'm also a big fan of its insipidity, if that's a thing, because I feel like it's a sort of blank canvas base that you can personalized as you please and I always have a bit of fun in the morning choosing which topping to use or which ingredient to add.

Speaking of that, here's four of my latest experiments that I hope you will find useful or inspiring.

» HOT CHOCOLATE OATMEL WITH PEARS 


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THAT GIRL IN HER 20S

23 years old, aquarius, cat lady.
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