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Welcome to FoodMood blog space. Reflections on my travels, musings, favorite recipes, and the Bunny Chronicles. Storytelling with joy, sass, self-reflection, and hope.
Cory’s apple cake desert, breakfast, snack
This cake meets the challenge of being sweet, easy to eat, and having sufficient protein – a component missing in most ‘Italian breakfast.
Nicole Crabtree
Oct 8, 20211 min read
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Голубцы – stuffed cabbage rolls a personal winter comfort food
On 17 February 17, 2014 my Dad left the world as we know it. This post is for him. I'm certain he would have enjoyed the stuffed cabbage too
Nicole Crabtree
Feb 19, 20212 min read
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Time travel with the 46th president and a Russian parfait
Russian parfait, a dessert simple, elegant, and decadent and full of hope, humanity, and possibilities all at once.
Nicole Crabtree
Jan 22, 20212 min read
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A Life in Books: Chapter five the Florio’s of Sicily by Stefania Auci
Travel to Sicily this holiday season with this enchanting read. The tale reminds us what every human wants, to be loved and appreciated.
Nicole Crabtree
Dec 12, 20202 min read
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Magical Sicilian Adventures
“Italian bread” according to the narrative of my youth. A few years ago my mother came to visit me in Switzerland. Lugano, conveniently...
Nicole Crabtree
Nov 14, 202012 min read
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Venice & the mysteries of love in the time of Covid
Join me in Venice where I gained new perspectives on myself & my husband. For us all, that kindness is an act of great love & self-respect.
Nicole Crabtree
Sep 11, 202013 min read
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Musings on Lockdown
View of lake Lugano, at our first Qi gong group. Just before Lugano went on lockdown four soul sisters came together to do a session of...
Nicole Crabtree with Guest blogger Angela Lanza
May 2, 20203 min read
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Community - the Indian Difference
Our happy family at Mysore Palace. Two months in India? What did you do? This is the reaction most people have when we speak about our...
Nicole Crabtree with video by Kenan Soylu
Mar 20, 202015 min read
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Lazy days of summer evolve to the intense days of autumn
Lago di Santa Croce, searching for a cool breeze. August in the mountains of Italy. Entire days lay before me totally unscheduled. A...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Patrizia Pancino
Sep 8, 20192 min read
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Magical Turkey – Bunny returns to her roots & Picci has her first vacation
Compliments of Miss Blu, our family at KOK Kamp on the first day. On our last night at the KOK camp the young woman I had nicknamed Miss...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Begum Erenler Soylu
Jul 26, 20199 min read
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Magic in bologna – Bunny’s star is born at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Bunny holding her own as we enter the book fair. In 2006 bunny was born in Istanbul. In January 2019 bunny debuted in her own book...
Nicole Crabtree with photos by Esra Jauch
Apr 24, 20194 min read
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Como, my Italian happy place
Left Cernobbio in winter on the lake; middle Brunate in spring; right window art that called our souls in Como center. Como is,...
Nicole Crabtree
Dec 1, 20184 min read
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ROME: la vità è bella
Rome by night from the terrace of Barbara’s lovely home, the Palazzo Pozzi center, top left and bottom middle; bottom left Piazza Navona;...
Nicole Crabtree
Nov 4, 20187 min read
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Food Speaks for IWCL: using food to express gratitude
At table, 7 of the 8 women from 8 countries attending IWCL cooking class, 8th taking the photo When I came to Lugano in 2007 it felt a...
Nicole Crabtree with video by Eizabeta Ak &
Sep 15, 20184 min read
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Love at Ferragosto in the Dolomites
Lago di Croce as seen from our garden in the haven of the Dolomites Torres d’alpago. Village of 122 persons at the foot of the...
Nicole Crabtree
Aug 15, 20183 min read
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Liguria: the Italian coast of heaven
Bunny on the beach in Vernazza. Liguria, in particular Moneglia is one of my favorite places to visit on the Italian coast. We are super...
Nicole Crabtree with guest Alli Zeper and phots by
Jun 11, 20185 min read
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Giorgia's Granola
Granola is one of the foods that was healthy, and then got highjacked. The granola bar of my youth was little more than sugar (or eeh...
Nicole Crabtree with guest Giorgia Colombo
Jun 1, 20182 min read
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FOOD: How I (re)found my voice
Photo features the alchemist area of my kitchen as photographed by me, while the image in the right, the “Sun Catcher” by Ioyan Mani...
Nicole Crabtree
May 24, 20185 min read
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Milan…a city to be discovered welcomes Frida & Bunny with equal gusto
Photo courtesy of MUDEC website. As promised, this post will be updated frequently as I visit this city at my doorstep as often as...
Nicole Crabtree
May 8, 20183 min read
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