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Cappy Tosetti
Cappy lives in Asheville, North Carolina with her two rescue dogs that help her with Happy with Cappy Pet Sitting. She’s putting things in motion to someday crisscross the country in a vintage travel trailer visiting draft horse and goat farms.
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Articles by Cappy Tosetti
Frescoes: Time-Honored Practices
April 12, 2021 · Cappy Tosetti · Eggs & Meat
Michelangelo and Raphael would be pleased to see old-world techniques in creating and preserving frescoes are still practiced today. How satisfying to know modern-day artists respect the proven methods of long ago using simple ingredients from the earth for their chosen projects.
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茶叶蛋 Marbled Tea Eggs
February 21, 2021 · Cappy Tosetti · Eggs & Meat
Steeped in a flavorful marinade of soy sauce, star anise, spices, and tea, tea eggs (cha ye dan, 茶叶蛋) resemble beautifully carved marble orbs with delicate veins of color crisscrossing the surface. A platter of eggs looks more like art than something to eat.
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Red Egg and Ginger Party 紅雞蛋
February 12, 2021 · Cappy Tosetti · Eggs & Meat
A newborn baby is truly a bundle of joy! In China, proud parents go the extra mile by hosting a jubilant red egg and ginger party when the baby is a month old.
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