Ducks seems to love winter time in the frosty water.
Roe deers a lot less...
イタリア栗 , italian chestnuts , châtaignes et marrons italiens , castañas italianas , الايطالية الكستناء
28 feb 2012
25 feb 2012
ESSICCATOI PER LE CASTAGNE A MARRADI
L'essiccatoio (detto localmente "METATO") è una costruzione generalmente in pietra, che veniva fatta in prossimità del castagneto, e destinata all'essiccazione delle castagne che, accumulate sui graticci, venivano asciugate attraverso l'immissione di moderate quantità di aria calda mista a fumo, per una durata di circa 30 giorni.
Essiccatoio all'interno dell'antico complesso abbaziale di Gamogna
Essiccatoio all'interno dell'antico complesso abbaziale di Gamogna
24 feb 2012
22 feb 2012
UN RICETTA PER FARSI LA BIRRA ALLE CASTAGNE
Chestnuts bier: a new way to use the chestnuts
Ingredients
1. steel pot of 25 lit
2. Large fine mesh grain bag
3. Small hop bags
4. Lallemand’s brewing yeasts – All their yeasts are certified GF
5. Fining agent
6. 6.5 and 6 gal carboys
7. Amylase and pectinase
8. 5 pounds dry roasted chestnut
9. 5 pounds corn sugar
Heat 5 gallons of water to about 160-170 degrees and add bag with chips to pot.
Add pectinase and amylase per manufacture’s directions.
Chestnuts are really a fruit and the pectinase will create a much clearer end product by dissolving suspended pectins.
Add water needed to fill brewing pot.
Allow to soak 12-24 hours [24 is better] to obtain maximum enzyme action.
During soak, raise and lower grain bag a couple times an hour when possible to get maximum sugar extraction. At the end of the soak you should have a brix of 4-5%.
Remove the chip bag and allow to drain as much as possible back into pot. You will lose 3-4 quarts of fluid aborbed into chips.
Add 5 pounds corn sugar and add water to bring volume back. The brix should be 11-12%
Bring wort to boil.
Hops are up to brewer but I like Centinnials and Cascades.
Add 2 ounces of hop in bag and boil for 30 minutes. Turn off heat and add 2 ounces of steeping hops for about 30 minutes or so. Chill wort as fast as possible with water coil cooler.
Transfer to 6.5 gal carboy along with yeast and airlock.
When fermentation is over, rack off into 2nd carboy along with fining agent. Airlock and allow settling to occur. Cold crashing really works well.
After clarification re-rack and add maltodextrin and heading powder. These will give the beer texture and “good mouth feel”.
You are now ready to bottle or keg. Use standard procedures for bottle carbonation.
REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE GUIDE TO BREWING. IT IS A RECIPE. STANDARD, GOOD BREWING PRACTICES MUST BE USED.
Ingredients
1. steel pot of 25 lit
2. Large fine mesh grain bag
3. Small hop bags
4. Lallemand’s brewing yeasts – All their yeasts are certified GF
5. Fining agent
6. 6.5 and 6 gal carboys
7. Amylase and pectinase
8. 5 pounds dry roasted chestnut
9. 5 pounds corn sugar
Heat 5 gallons of water to about 160-170 degrees and add bag with chips to pot.
Add pectinase and amylase per manufacture’s directions.
Chestnuts are really a fruit and the pectinase will create a much clearer end product by dissolving suspended pectins.
Add water needed to fill brewing pot.
Allow to soak 12-24 hours [24 is better] to obtain maximum enzyme action.
During soak, raise and lower grain bag a couple times an hour when possible to get maximum sugar extraction. At the end of the soak you should have a brix of 4-5%.
Remove the chip bag and allow to drain as much as possible back into pot. You will lose 3-4 quarts of fluid aborbed into chips.
Add 5 pounds corn sugar and add water to bring volume back. The brix should be 11-12%
Bring wort to boil.
Hops are up to brewer but I like Centinnials and Cascades.
Add 2 ounces of hop in bag and boil for 30 minutes. Turn off heat and add 2 ounces of steeping hops for about 30 minutes or so. Chill wort as fast as possible with water coil cooler.
Transfer to 6.5 gal carboy along with yeast and airlock.
When fermentation is over, rack off into 2nd carboy along with fining agent. Airlock and allow settling to occur. Cold crashing really works well.
After clarification re-rack and add maltodextrin and heading powder. These will give the beer texture and “good mouth feel”.
You are now ready to bottle or keg. Use standard procedures for bottle carbonation.
REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE GUIDE TO BREWING. IT IS A RECIPE. STANDARD, GOOD BREWING PRACTICES MUST BE USED.
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2 feb 2012
CHESTNUTS CHEESECAKE: A RECIPE
A creamy chestnut cheesecake that is perfect for any special occasion.
Ingredients
2 cups Graham cracker crumbs
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon chestnut puree
1 tablespoon sugar
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 egg yolks
3/4 cups sour cream
1 teaspoon lime juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons rum
1 cup chestnut puree
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup rum
1 tablespoon chestnut puree
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butterChestnut Cheesecake
Make 6 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Total Time: 1 hours 15 minutes
Directions
1.Process the Graham cracker crumbs, butter, chestnut puree and sugar in a food processor until it form small crumbs.
2.Press the crumbs into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan and place it in the fridge.
3.Beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
4.Beat in the eggs and egg yolks one at a time until incorporated.
5.Add the sour cream, lime juice, vanilla extract and rum and beat until smooth.
6.Fold in the chestnut puree. (You can go for smooth or streaky.)
7.Double wrap the bottom of the spring-from pan with foil, place it in an oven safe pan and pour recently boiled water into the into the pan so that it goes one inch up the foil wrapping.
8.Bake in a preheated 350F oven until there is just a small wobble in the middle when shaken, about an hour.
9.Let cool, remove the foil, cover in plastic and place in the fridge over night.
10.Place the water, rum, chestnut puree, sugar and butter in a small sauce pan, simmer for 10 minutes and let cool a bit before drizzling over the cheese cake.
Ingredients
2 cups Graham cracker crumbs
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon chestnut puree
1 tablespoon sugar
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 egg yolks
3/4 cups sour cream
1 teaspoon lime juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons rum
1 cup chestnut puree
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup rum
1 tablespoon chestnut puree
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butterChestnut Cheesecake
Make 6 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 60 minutes
Total Time: 1 hours 15 minutes
Directions
1.Process the Graham cracker crumbs, butter, chestnut puree and sugar in a food processor until it form small crumbs.
2.Press the crumbs into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan and place it in the fridge.
3.Beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth.
4.Beat in the eggs and egg yolks one at a time until incorporated.
5.Add the sour cream, lime juice, vanilla extract and rum and beat until smooth.
6.Fold in the chestnut puree. (You can go for smooth or streaky.)
7.Double wrap the bottom of the spring-from pan with foil, place it in an oven safe pan and pour recently boiled water into the into the pan so that it goes one inch up the foil wrapping.
8.Bake in a preheated 350F oven until there is just a small wobble in the middle when shaken, about an hour.
9.Let cool, remove the foil, cover in plastic and place in the fridge over night.
10.Place the water, rum, chestnut puree, sugar and butter in a small sauce pan, simmer for 10 minutes and let cool a bit before drizzling over the cheese cake.
1 feb 2012
CONVEGNO SULLA LINEA FAENTINA A MARRADI, 11 FEBBRAIO
A Marradi non esiste solo il "treno delle castagne" ma anche le necessità degli studenti e dei pendolari che usano tutti i giorni la linea Faentina, nonchè i turisti che scoprono questo particolare angolo incastrato fra Romagna e Toscana.
Per questi motivi Marradi si prepara ad accogliere un'iniziativa sulla linea Faentina organizzata da due giovani esponenti del PD, Tommaso Triberti, Segretario del Partito Democratico di Marradi e Davide Missiroli, Sindaco di Brisighella, che si intitolerà “FUORI DAL TUNNEL – Faentina, il futuro viaggia tra Romagna e Toscana”
I giovano organizzatori hanno anche realizzato un bel video; eccolo.
Il convegno, si terrà sabato 11 febbraio alle ore 15:30 presso il Teatro degli Animosi di Marradi e si prospetta come un evento molto interessante nel panorama politico locale per gli argomenti trattati e per le modalità di svolgimento. Si affronteranno temi legati alla linea Faentina, alle sue criticità e le sue mille risorse per il futuro del territorio.
Si attendono esponenti delle regioni Toscana e Romagna, delle Province di Ravenna e Firenze, dei vari comuni interessati, delle associazioni di categoria e dei pendolari e altri.
Il tutto si svolgerà all'insegna dell'interattività grazie all'impiego di alcuni dei social network più utilizzati, sarà infatti possibile, per i partecipanti, porre le proprie domande ed esporre il proprio punto di vista, le proprie domande e soprattutto le proprie proposte, attraverso Facebook, Twitter e il blog legato all'iniziativa che a giorni saranno attivi.
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Per questi motivi Marradi si prepara ad accogliere un'iniziativa sulla linea Faentina organizzata da due giovani esponenti del PD, Tommaso Triberti, Segretario del Partito Democratico di Marradi e Davide Missiroli, Sindaco di Brisighella, che si intitolerà “FUORI DAL TUNNEL – Faentina, il futuro viaggia tra Romagna e Toscana”
I giovano organizzatori hanno anche realizzato un bel video; eccolo.
Il convegno, si terrà sabato 11 febbraio alle ore 15:30 presso il Teatro degli Animosi di Marradi e si prospetta come un evento molto interessante nel panorama politico locale per gli argomenti trattati e per le modalità di svolgimento. Si affronteranno temi legati alla linea Faentina, alle sue criticità e le sue mille risorse per il futuro del territorio.
Si attendono esponenti delle regioni Toscana e Romagna, delle Province di Ravenna e Firenze, dei vari comuni interessati, delle associazioni di categoria e dei pendolari e altri.
Il tutto si svolgerà all'insegna dell'interattività grazie all'impiego di alcuni dei social network più utilizzati, sarà infatti possibile, per i partecipanti, porre le proprie domande ed esporre il proprio punto di vista, le proprie domande e soprattutto le proprie proposte, attraverso Facebook, Twitter e il blog legato all'iniziativa che a giorni saranno attivi.
Maggiori dettagli clikkando: QUI
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