D and J! We love you... Today our best friends from amazing Franschhoek in South Africa is getting married. Johan and Danelle is our inspiration in life and the best friends you can have. We wish them all happiness and a long life together.
“Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.” Kahlil Gibran, Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran
Would have been to surgery today to make some small repairs to my face, but it was canceled at the last minute. So some substitute with evening blogging instead.
Last weekend we tested our newly purchased Tefal Actifry fryer that you only need a tablespoon of oil for frying an entire kg potato wedges.
Tuscan salad with tabasco rooster
Start by using two smaller bags of pre-cut Tuscan salad in a salad bowl. Add organic chickpeas and hominy along with your favorite olive oil and add rose-pepper dressing. Cut the rooster filet (600 g) into small cubes and mix with a tablespoon of olive oil, one tablespoon white wine vinegar and a half tablespoons Tabasco. Pour the rooster mixture into Tefal ActiFry and let the machine do the work for 20-25 minutes (while watching the TV news). You can of course us the frying pan also but with more olive oil with a little butter and full your attention. Pour the lovely lightly fried rooster in the salad, mix and finish with a little finely grated pecorino. The tastiest salad we've eaten in a long time, and it takes max 30 minutes to do it...
Have long been thinking of purchasing a fryer but the fat increase in the diet has kept me from buying it. Therefore it came as a surprise for me that its now possible to buy a fryer super light. Tefal ActiFry is developed to fry your food using only 1-2 tablespoons oil. You create the base and then the fryer takes care of the rest.
Must admit I had doubts when reading tests that you only nedded to use one tablespoon of olive oil for a kilo of French fries / potato wedges. But to my great surprise, it really worked...
I will return later in the week with a few recipes. Well worth the investment, as the family will get great pleasure from it and also a healthy one. The version I bought withstand 1 kg potatoes, but there is also a family version that manage 1.5 kg.
To lifePosted by Per-Olof Diderot Thu, December 13, 2012 23:21:37 Now when those blue snowflakes are dancing outside the window in the cold winter night, it is wonderful to listen to some Christmas music that warms ...
- To be able to write and express my self freely - To live out my passion - To family and friends - To me beloved - To life
As a blogger, I write more than happily and finding words that express one's feelings is a great pleasure. Therefore, I have been thinking if I would write a poem that compresses my thoughts further. So now I let go of my desire.
Our love is like a rainbow, with all its nuances. Our hearts beat for each other. If so, only for a moment, it feels like an eternity.
My dear wife has just arrived home from a business trip in Asia. And I came to think of how wonderful the world is with all the similarities while at the same time huge differences. And there is the allure of life on our planet. In what ever continent, nation, country and religion we may belong to, we are all the same...
To lifePosted by Per-Olof Diderot Wed, September 05, 2012 20:03:23 Many followers and friends have contacted me to ask what have happened to the dog Paow. And I can now announce that the danger is over. Paow will miraculously survive the horrible attack by a Golden Retriever. The end of last week we all where in chock, but it changed and he is now recovering quickly at home. A true happiness for all of us!
My son and his partner have a wonderful pomeranian guy named Paow. Yesterday something happened that made our lives shaken dramatically. Paow was attacked by a Golden Retreiver, who treated our beloved hottie like a cloth. Yesterday evening was completely in tears. I was surprised of my reactions and how much he means to us...
Now our darling is fighting for his life and let us all pray for his recovery, yes he can ...
To lifePosted by Per-Olof Diderot Wed, August 08, 2012 21:22:47 I have to share this image that I got today from my dear friends in South Africa, after my article regarding Southern Right from Hermanus in Walker Bay.
If you ever consider a custom-made trip to South Africa and want to experience beautiful tours in the Cape Province, I can heartily recommend that you contact my best friends John and Danelle at SA Travel Desk in Franschhoek. And please tell them that you got the info from wineblogg.com...
Finally, a tribute to the Swedish handball team, that won against Denmark today, in the Olympic tournament, making a total effort for reaching the semi. That is the best I've seen our national team in at least 10 years ... Wow!
What a strange summer so far! Luckily I went to both wonderful Champagne and the Mamma Mia Island Skiathos. Filled with new strength I take on the new second half of the year with great joy. Soon I will publish a full report from Champagne with interesting comments from the latest vintages and reportage from both new and recurring contacts. I'm also going to present new great wines in the near future. Hope you finally get a summer worth the name... "I am now back in business, but soon ready for new adventures"!
To lifePosted by Per-Olof Diderot Sun, January 08, 2012 12:07:11 To all who dare to follow intuition and fulfil your dreams!
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and a rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant - and has forgotten the gift. " Albert Einstein
Writing a blog takes time, sometimes gives very weak echo, but still you continue to write. I have wondered about this phenomenon and why I spend at least one hour per day with blogging and accompanying twitter.
To express your own opinion, share experiences and feelings, gives a lot of energy back even though I and many other bloggers often wonder if anyone actually reads what you write. Of course I can follow the blog statistics which fortunately (in my case) increases.
The happiness of writing is a huge motivator. I sometimes remind me of the euphoria I feel in that moment, when words ends up on the right spot and you feel proud for things you have expressed. Free as a butterfly, I can fly where my mind takes me. With no one else telling me what to do. Therefore, I will blog / tweet /?? as long as I live!
I urge you to get in touch with your favourite bloggers. If only a small word, that means more than you can ever imagine ...
To lifePosted by Per-Olof Diderot Tue, December 13, 2011 21:35:22 Quick news! If you follow Twitter, you are please welcome to follow @perolofdiderot Getting latest tips from my global wine blog with a touch of Italian food.
I will return later in the week with a few recipes. Well worth the investment, as the family will get great pleasure from it and also a healthy one. The version I bought withstand 1 kg potatoes, but there is also a family version that manage 1.5 kg.
Many followers and friends have contacted me to ask what have happened to the dog Paow. And I can now announce that the danger is over. Paow will miraculously survive the horrible attack by a Golden Retriever. The end of last week we all where in chock, but it changed and he is now recovering quickly at home. A true happiness for all of us! 
