Wednesday 26 May 2010

baked white onions with balsamic vinegar


The other day I passed by the open-market and found out that they were white big onions on sale.  They are really huge and sweet.  I bought at least a kilo of  them and started cooking them with balsamic vinegar.  I tell you what they are really yummy!  The taste of onions mixed together with the sugar and balsamic vinegar just could not stop you from scooping more and more in your plate.  They are really  good to accompany  with poached white meat, roast beef, or as an antipasto.  I will try to write down the ingredient for all of you out there, buonappetitto...

INGREDIENTS

1 kilo of white onion
3/4 cup of good balsamic vinegar
2 1/2 Tb sugar
1/2 cup of water
4 Tb good olive oil
1 teaspoon  salt
First cut all the white onions in wedges.  Prepare a non-stick round pan and put all the cut onions in the pan, add all the rest of the ingredients and mix them well.  Put them in the preheated oven and bake at 190°C for at least 2 hours.  Try to flip them in the middle of cooking so that all the onions are well brown.  To check whether they are cooked by piercing through them with a fork.  Enjoy it....

parabatula


Last Saturday was the opening of Parabatula (butterfly), in Sardinian dialect, of  Alessandra's atelier.  The studio is full of gorgeous dresses, wedding gown, kimono, etc...It is also a loving place and opportunity for us, artists, to display our works.  I have brought along my bead work to her atelier.  All the best Alessandra....

Tuesday 25 May 2010

alghero beach





I guess everyone of us is tired with the rainy and cold days in these last few months. Finally last Sunday the warm weather has arrived, we could not wait and prepared ourselves with sandwiches and off we go to the beach. The colour of the sea is just amazing, light blue, blue, deep blue...as you can see from the photos. Yes, we will have at least three months spend on the beach, don't you think we are lucky????

continue stitching with beads...

This is the last stitching that I'm working on, it will be finished pretty soon. Will upload the finished product as soon as it is done.

Monday 24 May 2010

art with beads





These are the three bead artworks I have done so far. Do they look familiar to you? Yes, you are right, they are drawings from the famous artist: Lichtenstein. He is one of my favourite artists. Love to hear from you and thanks for dropping by...