For me, little pleasures are the small thing in life that consistently make you happy, that can be relied upon to put a smile on your face.
1. Mangos - See my first post!
2. Chocolate/hazelnut combination - especially giandujotti (1) those scrumptious little foil-coated wedges of pure bliss. They originate from Piedmont in Italy and the shape is supposed to emulate the fins on the mask of Gianduia (2), a local character.
3.The smell of fresh roses - in particular the red, red roses on a particular bush in a garden next to the short-cut that joins Queen Square and Guildford st in London. It has the most intense smell I have ever sniffed from a rose and it holds certain amount of sentimental value too as I would often sniff them after visiting the cafe in Mary Ward Centre. Which leads me to:
4. Pastel De Nata (3) - I love these little Portuguese custard tarts so much and they serve them at the (cheap, wholesome and tasty) canteen at the Mary Ward Centre. It's a combination of the crispy-flaky-slightly elastic pastry with the rich, warm eggy goodness of the custard filing. I'm considering a pilgrammage to the bakery mentioned in the article at the bottom of the link above.
5. New socks -Yes I know, but I love the feeling of pulling on soft new socks, it always lifts me!
I will post more as they come to me - please share yours in the comments box too!
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(1) giandujotti
(2) Gianduia
(3) Pastel De Nata
Lizbarf
What, not all food? Has a wee faery taken Nick away and left a changling in his place?
My little pleasure; picking teeny little strawberries from where they grow wild, entangled in the ivy on the wall of a house down the road. I pick a few everyday on the way back from work and they are truely the best strawberries I have ever tasted (and I have tasted ALOT of strawberries...)