Today, I learned that:
So many others are today writing about the distressing moments that happened on this day 15 and 43 years ago, that I would like to show a different side of humanity, culture in its broadest sense. How about calling it ‘les beaux arts’?
The first of those items comes from the culinary world. The other day, my wife wanted to have something fast, good and cheap for the evening meal. So she invented this variant of what the Italians name panini, a grilled sandwich which under other compositions can also be called croque monsieur, quesadilla, misto quente or beirute.
Since it really fulfills all those conditions she set up, I decided to call it Panino Colombo, I hope you can imagine why if you consult reference #1 below. This is how the final sandwich looks:
Voilá, ça c’est le Panino Colombo. Bon appétit!
This is what you need to make the sandwich. It is good for feeding 4 people and takes only 15 minutes to make:
- 2 cups of wheat flour
- 1 cup of milk
- 3 soup spoons of oil
- 1 dessert spoon of chemical yeast
- salt according to your wish
- tomato sauce, either your own or a ready one
Suggested ingredients for the topping, but you can choose whatever you like most and have at home:
- mozzarella cheese
- ham
- oregano
- basil
Put all ingredients in a bowl. Mix and knead everything well together, until it forms a smooth dough. See reference # 2 for all the succeeding steps. Bon appétit!
After having cared about the body, now let us concentrate on the soul. Thank you, Patricia, for giving me this great hint about a lovely subject.
The Art Institute of Chicago recently held an exhibition with original paintings by the great Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. Of the total of 36 objects shown, there were especially three of them which were put in focus. The motif of all is the same, his bedroom in Arles. At first glance, they all look alike, but if you get closer, then you can see subtle changes in colors, lighting, texture, etc. All paintings were made within a time lapse of roughly one year, and the three originals are now spread out in museums in Amsterdam, Chicago, and Paris. Enjoy the paintings below and learn more about them and the artist in references #3 and 4, below.
These are all original paintings by Vincent van Gogh, painted in 1888 and 1889.
And while we are in Chicago, why not visit the gallery of local artist Daniel Cleary, a big admirer of van Gogh? You can see one of his works here, and more details about him and his art in reference # 5 below.
Excerpt from a drawing by the Chicago artist Daniel Cleary, undoubtedly inspired by both Vincent van Gogh and Henri Matisse.
And last, but not least, I dedicate this post to my friend Giulia on her birthday today, long may she live!
… That’s what I learned in school !
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What did you learn in School today? 