Après Ski. Bombardino

Here’s a potent winter cocktail, sure to warm even the coldest evenings (or afternoons!) Bombardino is an egg nog based drink that is very popular in the colder regions of Italy, especially at the ski resorts we visit in Trentino-Alto Adige. This is a perfect drink for sipping après ski in Prato Nevoso, or to warm you up after shopping in Prato Nevoso. It is made by combining 1 part Advocaat (called Vov in Italy) with 1 part brandy. Advocaat is a creamy, rich liquor made from eggs, sugar, and brandy, very similar to  egg nog. In Europe, however, it usually has a slightly higher alcohol content – no surprise there. For a Bombardino, you combine the Advocaat or Vov with MORE alcohol, heat it up, and serve it topped with whipped cream. The name Bombardino is derived from this potent combination of heat and lots of alcohol, earning it’s moniker “the bomb"

And that was my end of a special ski day.

We skied in the forest, like a tale. All the day was snowing, but the trees protected us. It isn't a modern station, but that is part of its charm. Piamonte citizens are who frequently more the station.

Some curiosity : there is a tele-siege  for going and come back to . Imagine you take down.

In you lost the way you can't come back to Pratonevoso and you must take an elder individual tele-siege. We lost 3 times. 

I love at the end of ski day a drink with my friends. It's the end of a wonderful day.

There are several variations, using rum rather than brandy, or including espresso in the mix. The espresso version is sometimes called a calimero. And nowadays, the younger set will add Red Bull instead.

I’ve adapted a traditional egg nog recipe here to make your own. I did find some recipes on line for Advocaat, but all seemed to be variations of one particular recipe which called for an unbelievable amount of sugar – 29 ounces, which is over 3 cups. This version, with approximately 3 ounces, was plenty sweet. Some recommend letting the mixture ‘age’ for a week in your refrigerator, but who plans that far in advance? It is traditionally served in a clear cup or glass.

Bombardino - Christmas Holiday or Apres Ski Cheer

 

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Bombardino - Holiday Cheer or Apres Ski in Italy. An egg nog or advocaat based toddy, certain to relax you after a hard day on the slopes or Christmas markets.

Ingredients

Bombardino

• 1 part rum or brandy
• 1 part homemade Advocaat or Egg Nog or Vov
• Sweetened whipped cream

Calimero

• 1 part rum or brandy
• 1 part homemade Advocaat or Egg Nog or Vov
• 1 part espresso
• Sweetened whipped cream

Advocaat or Egg Nog or Vov

• 4 egg yolks
• ⅓ cup (65g) sugar, plus 1 tablespoon (12g)
• 2 cups (.5l) whole milk
• 1 cup (.25l) heavy cream
• 6 ounces (.175l) brandy
• 4 egg whites

Instructions

Bombardino

1. Heat the Advocaat and rum or brandy in a small saucepan. If you have a cappuccino machine, you can use the steamer to heat.
2. Top with sweetened whipped cream. Serve.

Calimero

1. Heat the Advocaat, rum or brandy, and espresso in a small saucepan. Again, you can also heat using your cappuccino machine.
2. Top with sweetened whipped cream. Serve.

Advocaat or Egg Nog or Vov

1. Using a mixer, beat the egg yolks until they are light in color.
2. Gradually add the ⅓ cup sugar and continue to beat until it is completely dissolved.
3. Add the milk, cream, and brandy. Transfer to another bowl.
4. Place the egg whites in the bowl of the mixer and beat to soft peaks.
5. With the mixer still running gradually add the 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
6. Fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture.
7. This can be stored for up to a week in your refrigerator.

Marsala 2015

After announcing the color of the millennium in 1999 there was so much public interest that Pantone decided to name a color every year based on their extensive research. The authorities have spoken. Marsala, a gorgeous terracotta red shade, has been named the official color of the year by the biggest experts in the field.

So just how is the color chosen? in high fashion, current films in production for settings and wardrobe, the art world, popular travel destinations for indigenous hues, and sporting events for team colors ... it's curious how many people are on the same wavelength thinking the same thing.

Marsala, this earthy red wine  a very warm brown underneath, which gives the feeling of groundedness, strength, and confidence. It has a richness that lends sophistication. When you wear it’s it is a self-fulfilling prophecy—you’ll find you get positive reactions form others and it builds up your confidence.

In terms of wearability, depending how you wear it, the color goes from sultry to simple. You can use the shade in a sheer soft way, wrap it around the eye, wear it on your cheek, wear it on the lips—it really is a wearable shade. And the color may bring you one step closer to looking like a supermodel. “The color immediately reminded me of Cindy Crawford back in the ‘90s with that monochromatic look.

With nude makeup all the rage on the runway and the red carpet, Marsala is like a new neutral for all skin tones. Every year we say the challenge is how to shake it up a little bit and make a splash, but we could tell immediately with this particular shade that we’d have more versatility. the lipstick and 24-shade eye palette have been the first to fly off shelves. Marsala is a color that I would not say to just use in touches or accents—it’s strong enough to stand on its own. In makeup it’s a shoe-in because women are familiar with this type of color in nail polish and lipsticks.

Perhaps the easiest way to wear marsala is with a lipstick. “It’s a beautiful, very creamy shade, super hydrating on the lip,”. “I like to do is use my finger tip and just push it onto the skin. It’s like your lips, but better.” 

Touchup time! we go from drab to marsala  with these essential❗️

@MAC Lip Pencil in Burgundy is my favorite! I wear everyday. Just, I arrive at Hospital, I change my shoes and I'm rocking the marsala .

You can finish with Glossy, see my post Glossy party, YSL.

My favorite lipsticks are Chanel and YSL.

Time for some lip love with cupid's bow. What exactly is cupid's bow?  double curve of the upper lip. We say: "it's the most provocative part of your pucker!" One end of the double-ended pencil (benefit), the bow maker, accents & highlights the curve of your cupid's bow. So it's as easy as blowing a kiss! the other is Marsala. @benefitcosmetics cupid's bow.

I rescued a shade of eye Estée Lauder. I bought my mother. I love the bright light shade, and of course the color of Marsala.

 One of my first gift in the 

@birchbox was The Enchanted Eyes is a double-ended shimmer cream eyeshadow pencil with a grey colour on one end and a marsala on the other. Therefore you can apply the grey across the lid and blend it out then blend the darker shade into the outer part of your lid and underneath the eye. I find that although you can do a smokey eye with this, it can definitely work during the day. The formula is really creamy, which means it's really easy to blend them in or sheer them out across the lid.

Use the E.Lauder power shade in basis and up the MeMeMe pencil.

and finally, my last purchase fashion. The stilettos marsala shoes Etxart & Panno.

Impressive Christian Louboutin Iriza 100 satin d'Orsay pumps ($625) They may have red soles, but these four-inch stilettos are pure marsala.

Marsala seams a winter color, how about we do in summer?

Last question today:

One of my favorite things about @birchbox is the adorable prints the boxes come in! How do you refuse your boxes?

AMIGAS PARA SIEMPRE. CAP.7, FIN

De repente sonó el teléfono. Se oía mal, a lo lejos …Era Berto de regreso. Jess hábilmente dijo las palabras mágicas. – TE QUIERO. Ocho letras que bien entonadas hacen milagros. Todo volvía a su cauce.

 

Era tarde, habíamos dormido hasta el medio día, había que recuperar fuerzas del día anterior. Ann se duchó y cogió la moto de regreso a casa, su hija adolescente había regresado de estudiar con las amigas y la reclamaba. Ann es así, está en todos sitios, siempre donde se la necesita para los demás, pero ella jamás se para a pensar donde quiere estar realmente en ese momento. Es su auto exigencia.

 

Jess y yo nos quedamos relajadas en la terraza, íbamos hacer nuestra sesión de belleza: uñas bien pulidas y esmaltadas, cejas bien definidas, pelo ...

 

A las mujeres nos gusta sentirnos bella por nosotras mismas y a los hombres les encanta que seamos bellas. Había que preparar el recibimiento a Berto; llegaría cansado y desorientado, el viaje era largo y como yo digo la cadena de monos siempre distorsiona la comunicación. Otro día os contaré sobre la cadena de monos.

 

Analizamos todo lo que habíamos hablado el fin de semana, Jess ya no estaba tan enfada y podía tomar decisiones. Se posicionó y decidió que escucharía a Berto; que quería seguir con él, pero que dejaría claro ciertos aspectos por los que no estaba dispuesta a volver a pasar. El apartamento de la playa era de Berto, así que buscamos terreno neutral, la acompañé al pequeño apartamento que compartía con Berto desde hacía unos meses en Barcelona.

 

Nos abrazamos y le desee lo mejor. Que estuviera tranquila y que estabámos allí para lo que necesitara.

 

AMIGAS PARA SIEMPRE.

 

Berto y Jess siguen juntos, han cambiado cosas de su relación, se han vuelto más independientes el uno del otro y se quieren más. Jess ha hecho concesiones dónde no se siente del todo cómoda y que con habilidad deberá cambiar para no frustrarse. Jess és una mujer  fuerte e inteligente, por eso ha sido capaz de ceder y dar más para salvar la relación.

Alba, Piamonte (1)

Inside the lovely Italy there are a little Country where the air is full of peace. I have visited Alba  in all seasons: summer, spring (Nebbiolo time), auttum (tartuffi time) and my last visit Three weeks ago, in winter I had can remembered my others travels and enjoy with ski. In 20th February 2015 the city was sad. just has lost a honorable, appreciated citizen.

I suggest you put your operation basis in I Castelli di Novello or in Bra Albergo dell' Agenzia. In my first times I booked in Relais Villa Amelia, in Benevello, lucky girl, I was the first in sleep there, and in my second time released the wellness spa, the food is spectacular and at this moment the Restaurant have a Micheline's star. I 'm lucky and I've good friends in this special country , in fact I can rest in a special home in Vergne di Barolo. 

This time I have done a short travel in weekend for going to practice ski in Frabosa (Maritims Alps). The first day you can enjoy the la gastronomy : In Alba in via Pertinece, "La Libera" offers typical Piamonte cooking. Maybe do you want to evolve in the sense of the modern cuisine, in Piazza Savona you can go to Enoclub, in Enoclub you must taste all the Tartuffi plates and the special proscuitto.

Other Alternatives is La Piola, behind the Cathedral , a functional restaurant frequented for the locals, who has a 3 Michelin's stars on top; Crippa cook for you. 

Walking in Alba, you can visit to the  special shops of fashion and tradition; the good eat, the good life. In  Cavoure Street you can lost in bakery, or to eat a cake or chocolat in Golosi di Salute. Polloeria Ratti, Ponzio Tartuffi with its special cheese and tartuffi,  And buy fashion for  kids in lovely Original Mariners.  In  Pertinace Street Tartuffi& Co offer all delicious foods  or you can lost in Milton Bookshop.

 Beautiful things happen in your life when you distance yourself from the negative things! Happy Sunday, Happy Week❗️🍝🍭

CAP. 6. AMIGAS PARA SIEMPRE

Acababan de abrir un chill out cerca del japonés dónde habíamos cenado. Ann es una mujer con recursos; un sitio nuevo? Hay que ir a un sitio auténtico, en dos minutos su radar había detectado a un lugareño que le indicó que el Bar Pirata en la Platja Gran era el sitio de siempre con la mejor música y la mejor gente.

 

La piel de Ann es especial, todas sus neuronas están conectadas a ella para no perderse nada de lo que sucede en el mundo, su piel es su guía, su sentir, es todo química.

 

Sitges es una ciudad tolerante, respetuosa con todas la tendencias. Ann y yo nos dimos la mano. La reacción de los hombres no se hizo esperar. ¿Qué pasaría por sus mentes?

 

Jess observaba, se reía, exclamaba: “ Se llevan todos las manos a la cabeza!!!” Qué desperdicio, dos mujeres impresionantes, vestidas para matar y ... Yo creo que se echaban las manos a la cabeza porque la realidad superaba la ficción, cuántos hubieran querido estar en nuestra amplia cama, donde nos perdíamos la noche anterior.

 

El Pirata es un gran sitio, bailamos como locas, fuimos la mirada de todos, deseadas. Agotadas y relajadas nos dimos un baño en la playa las tres y regresamos al apartamento, por unas horitas habíamos desconectado de la crisis de Jess y ella volvía a sonreír, a pensar en ella.

 

 

HIST.1. CAP. 5. AMIGAS PARA SIEMPRE (*)

Evidentemente mis tetas son el doble de grandes que las de una cría esparrago de dieciséis. Llamé a la dependienta de Zara, y le pregunté su opinión. No debía tener más de veinte años, muy educadamente y sintiéndose en un aprieto me dijo que era un vestido pensado para una chica con menos pecho. Vaya! que a mi edad dónde iba con eso (es lo que pensaba en su interior). Estaba claro, estaba sexy y ella opinaba que su madre no puede ir ya sexy. Me quedé el vestido. 

 

A los cuarenta tienes más arrugas, las tetas no están tan duras y tu piel no es el culito de un bebé, pero estas encantada de estar contigo misma, conoces y dominas cada poro de tu piel y te importa un rábano lo que piense la gente.

 

Sentadas en el restaurante de Sitges el vestido era tan corto que se me pegaba el culo a la silla.  Al levantarme tenia que tener un cuidado extremo porque sino el vestido subía a una altura que cualquier mirón podía verme el culo o insinuársele. Y los hombres son unos “voyeurs” insinúate siempre, no enseñes nunca ... déjales que la neurona les dé vueltas en el cerebro hasta que terminen mareados.

 

Por supuesto en una de mis tiendas preferidas de lingerie “Bodique” encontré el sujetador perfecto, de mi talla perfecta, para dejar calladita a la nena del Zara.

 

Ann buscó una excusa para que me levantara por primera vez, ella controlaba con su radar la reacción de las mesas. Ya habíamos captado su atención ...

 

Hizo falta levantarse tres veces más y andar entre las mesas como si fuera la pasarela de Milán; se acercaron Gerard i Simón, estaban en la mesa más cercana, estaban de vacaciones un estado mental que por lo que parece desinhibe al hombre. Nos sugirieron ir a tomar una copa.    

 

Glossy Party

Last  Friday I was in a Mascarade in Gran Theatre del Liceu in Barcelona. My makeup, Tina from Yves Saint Laurent, she does  good work, beacause she knows well my face. I'm a little suprise about Uma's Confesion. Always I have problems with my lip stick. not enough hidrtatant, it's not enough fix, not enough glossy. Tina don't out lined  my lips. she put a hidratant colour lip stick and she perfiled my lips with the glossy . ROUGE POUR COUTURE GLOSSY 20. Cool. I take the gloss in my bag for little retocs during the party. Don't forget your glossy everyday!