Agata Quotes

“(...) każdy człowiek - jeżeli bardzo tego chce - przynajmniej raz w życiu przeżywa coś niezwykłego, choć być może nie zawsze to sobie uświadamia.”
― Dorota Terakowska, Lustro Pana Grymsa

“(...) w życiu są dobre i złe godziny, dobre i złe dni, (...) krzyżują się one i zmieniają pod wpływem istotnych lub całkiem nieistotnych okoliczności. Bywają też dobre i złe miejsca - i nie daj Bóg, żeby skrzyżowały się ze złymi porami dnia! (...)”
― Dorota Terakowska, Lustro Pana Grymsa

“But what really intrigued Gianni was the one dessert that all of his friends had been baffled by- the cassata- a Sicilian cake, originating from Palermo and Messina, that consisted of sponge cake dipped in liqueur, layered with ricotta cheese and candied peel, and covered with a marzipan shell and icing; candied fruit in the shape of cherries and slices of citrus fruit topped the cake.”
― Rosanna Chiofalo, Rosalia's Bittersweet Pastry Shop

“The fragrance of sweet tangerines reached Claudia's nose. She saw Sorella Agata squeezer tangerine into what looked like a cake batter. Immediately, Claudia's mouth watered. She'd never had a cake made out of tangerines. Orange, yes. She and her father had made both orange and lemon cakes throughout her childhood. Why hadn't either of them ever thought about making a cake out of tangerines? It was brilliant. For tangerines were even sweeter than oranges.
"Ah! Claudia!"
Sorella Agata stopped what she was doing and quickly patted her face with a kitchen towel, making sure to turn her back toward Claudia.
"I'm getting warm with the ovens turned on." She took off her apron and fanned her face with it. Claudia was surprised at the nun's small lie.
"Those tangerines smell wonderful, Sorella Agata. I take it you're making a cake?"
"Si. Torta al Mandarino. This is the second most popular cake we sell at the shop after my famous cassata cake. It's very sweet, but most of the flavor comes from the ripest, juiciest tangerines in season and not from too much sugar.”
― Rosanna Chiofalo, Rosalia's Bittersweet Pastry Shop