Thursday, January 28, 2010
Hello!!! See? I swear I’m alive. I’ve been slightly bogged down since the new year… Birthday, birthday, sick, sick, sick, school, and some other crap thrown in there. Long story, but we’re finally back on track now (I think!). I’m full-time this semester with 5 classes (because apparently that was an AWESOME idea), so it’s [...]
Saturday, December 26, 2009
I’ll start this off by saying I’m sure you all had a lovely Christmas, I definitely did- filled with food & family, and gifts of course. But you’re here to read about the food part of that equation, and so I won’t keep you waiting… My attempt to make Giulia’s gnocchi was to take place [...]
Monday, December 14, 2009
Well, as Marilla and Brianne have already posted, our CTB club finally got the chance to meet up at Franny’s and Bar(n), which, as previously reported, was a BLAST. I am a bit sad that we are all coming to a close with “I love, I lost, I made Spaghetti”, but I am incredibly thrilled [...]
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Well! We have had quite the week in this household; lots of craziness going on over here. Classes are finally finished and I’m opting to blog instead of studying for a final in the morning. I spent a few days in NY at the end of last week, spending some time with my mom and [...]
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Well, what a whirlwind this week was! I love Thanksgiving, but I’m glad to be home. There’s nothing like coming back to your own house and sleeping in your own bed. Today was a lazy day for us though, which was nice. Brett picked up his new(ish) car and got home this afternoon. We ordered [...]
Sunday, November 29, 2009
So now, that Thanksgiving weekend is coming to end and I am thinking about returning to work, I am really sad that Giulia will no longer accompany me on the train for my morning commute. I am very grateful, however, that her book has found her way among my closet o’ cookery books! As you [...]
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Even though I had read the book previously, I decided to re-read it, or at least certain parts I had forgotten. I was re-reading one of my favorite parts (the “Mitch” era) when I happened upon Giulia’s recipe for mozzarella en carozza, or “Italian Grilled Cheese for Teenage WASPs.” Mozzarella en carozza literally means ‘mozzarella [...]
