Sophia Loren - She was a struggling actress known as Sofia Lazzaro before changing her moniker to Sophia Loren, shortly after meeting her longtime partner Carlo at a small town beauty pageant in 1950.

 

 Sophia and Carlo, pictured in 1957, fell madly in love while 

making the classic film Woman Of The River

Upon meeting Carlo, Sophia knew he would be someone

 in her life forever.

Sophia and Carlo publicly tied the knot in a civil wedding in

 Sevres, France. 1966, 

Loves of their lives: The lovebirds were married for 41

 years and have two sons together

Cream Cheese Apple Coffee Cake

 

• Cake Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 1 1/2 cups chopped apples (chopped small)
•  
• Cream Cheese Layer Ingredients:
• 8 oz. softened cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
•  
• Streusel Ingredients:
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt 
• 6 tablespoons cold butter
•  
• Directions:
• Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease an 8x8 inch square pan. 
• Combine the butter and sugars for the cake and mix until fluffy. Add the egg, oil, and vanilla and mix until combined. 
• Stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon and stir into the butter mixture, mixing just until combined. Stir in the chopped apples. Spread into the prepared pan. 
• Mix together the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla for the cream cheese layer and spread over the cake batter in the pan. 
• Combine all the streusel ingredients using your hands or a pastry blender until well combined. Sprinkle over the cream cheese mixture. 
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until the topping is browned. 
• Can be stored in the refrigerator.
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Woman's Luxury Fashion

 

Vintage Jewellery Adverts from the 50's

 

Runway Fashion

 

Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2020

Christian Dior at Couture Fall 2020

Schiaparelli 2016

 Valentino

Zuhair Murad at Couture Fall 2016

Chanel Autumn/Winter 2018

Georges Hobeika at Couture Spring 2015 

Zuhair Murad at Couture Fall 2016 

Dolce & Cabana

The Dresses of Designer Charles James -Vintage Bowles - Vogue

Creamy Italian Ravioli

 

What you need to make this easy Italian ravioli recipe:

• ravioli – I used store-bought refrigerated ravioli. You can pick whichever filling you like!
• fresh baby spinach
• sun-dried tomatoes – Mine were packed in olive oil. Do not add all that oil to the pan. If you do not like sun-dried tomatoes, you can substitute regular chopped tomatoes 
• heavy cream
• parmesan – finely grated.
• white wine – I used Sauvignon Blanc. You can also substitute chicken broth.
• unsalted butter
• minced garlic
• olive oil
• Italian seasoning
• cayenne pepper – optional

How to make Italian Cream Sauce

This rich garlic parmesan cream sauce is ridiculously delicious and so easy to make…

While you are making the Italian cream sauce, boil your ravioli according to the package instructions and drain when finished. Add salt and 1 tablespoon of olive oil to your pasta water so that it does not stick.

In a large sauté pan, add the olive oil then melt the butter into the oil over medium heat. Then add the Italian seasoning and cayenne pepper to the pan and swirl to combine. 

Next, add the minced garlic to the pan and cook for about 1 minute, or until the garlic is fragrant, not burnt. Add the wine to the pan and simmer for about 2 – 3 minutes.

Stir in the heavy cream and bring just to a boil, then keep at a simmer for 6 – 8 minutes, whisking occasionally.

Reduce the heat to low then add the finely grated parmesan cheese to the pan and quickly whisk to combine. Tip: If you would like to thicken the sauce more, whisk in an additional 1/4 cup of finely grated parmesan. If you need to thin the sauce, whisk in an additional 1/4 cup of heavy cream.

Finally, stir in the spinach and sundried tomatoes. Add the cooked ravioli to the sauce and gently stir and spoon the sauce over the ravioli to coat them. Serve hot and enjoy!

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