I went American today and had McDonalds. Something Williams is not going to be proud of me for Im sure, but I had to do it because I was on the run. And believe me, I felt the horrible aftermath of the McDonalds, sausage, egg, and cheese McMuffin. It left me with a stomachache for the remainder of the morning.
We never really got around to lunch but we I had an Aperol spritz and some snacks (potato chips, and these little garlic flavored crackers) at the bar before diner.
We grabbed a raosted chicken, some bread, and some red wine for the 4 hour train ride home. It was good to have the roasted chicken, I hadn’t had anything like that in a while. The bread we got fresh from the bakery, so it was nice and flakey on the outside and soft on the inside.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
13 June 2008
Immediately we went to the Vatican this morning, so I grabbed an orange for breakfast. For a mid day snack I had these little silver dollar sized pizzas with some red sauce and mozz., they were pretty good.
We had lunch in the old city. I was craving some vegetables, so I just had a salad with oil and vinegar. They served it with bread too, so I dipped my bread in the olive oil. I had brochette as an appetizer with spec and olive oil on it.
We once again went out for dinner so I ordered a pasta I saw on the menue expecting it to be warm but it was actually served cold which was kind of a let down. It had tuna and green beans with some basil and olive oil on it. It wasn’t bad, it reminded me more of something we would serve back home at a picnic, rather than as a full meal.
After dinner we were walking around Rome and came across a little bakery. I immediately went for the cannolies, which is something I noticed is more common in southern Italy than in the north, since this was the second time I had seen them in Italy and the first was in Firenze. It was so good, it had little slices of orange on eat end and it had a vanilla filling with chocolate flakes, and the outside crust was so crispy and flakey. This defiantly made my sweet tooth happy.
We had lunch in the old city. I was craving some vegetables, so I just had a salad with oil and vinegar. They served it with bread too, so I dipped my bread in the olive oil. I had brochette as an appetizer with spec and olive oil on it.
We once again went out for dinner so I ordered a pasta I saw on the menue expecting it to be warm but it was actually served cold which was kind of a let down. It had tuna and green beans with some basil and olive oil on it. It wasn’t bad, it reminded me more of something we would serve back home at a picnic, rather than as a full meal.
After dinner we were walking around Rome and came across a little bakery. I immediately went for the cannolies, which is something I noticed is more common in southern Italy than in the north, since this was the second time I had seen them in Italy and the first was in Firenze. It was so good, it had little slices of orange on eat end and it had a vanilla filling with chocolate flakes, and the outside crust was so crispy and flakey. This defiantly made my sweet tooth happy.
12 June 2008
We woke up to a continental breakfast. I had a croissant, they also offered yogurt and cereal. I was traveling from Florence to Rome, so I didn’t have much time to eat, I didn’t get a chance to eat again until dinner and I had once again….pizza. I got a salami pizza. My friend Mike decided to try an interesting pizza with artichokes, eggs, and sausages on it. He said it was good, but towards the end he started to get sick of it. Eggs is defiantly something we would normally put on pizza back home.
11 June 2008
Yogurt for breakfast…again. We went to Firenze today so we were on the go. On the bus ride there I picked up a bag of crispy M&M’s which they stopped selling in the states. I shared them with some pigeons, which I realized later probably ended up killing them.
For lunch I was kind of on the go so I just grabbed a sandwich from a little shop with chicken, lettuce and tomato.
We went out for dinner. I ordered a ravioli soup for my first course. It was ok, it kinda just seemed like ravioli thrown into hot water with a mild flavor. I guess it would be good if you were looking for something like. For second course I had chicken cassatorie. It was kinda bad. It was three little chicken wings topped with basil and olive oil and herbs, which would have usually been good, but because the chicken was so little I could barely get any meat, I wouldn’t have considered it satisfying.
For lunch I was kind of on the go so I just grabbed a sandwich from a little shop with chicken, lettuce and tomato.
We went out for dinner. I ordered a ravioli soup for my first course. It was ok, it kinda just seemed like ravioli thrown into hot water with a mild flavor. I guess it would be good if you were looking for something like. For second course I had chicken cassatorie. It was kinda bad. It was three little chicken wings topped with basil and olive oil and herbs, which would have usually been good, but because the chicken was so little I could barely get any meat, I wouldn’t have considered it satisfying.
10 June 2008
For breakfast this morning I had a yogurt. I was on my way to class so I didn’t really have much time to stop. For lunch I had a sandwich with spec and cheese, nothing too special.
I tried a magnum bar today, because I was dying for something cold in the hot weather, and I defiantly stumbled upon greatness. I picked up a double chocolate and caramel magnum bar, which anyone would say sounds just like any other ice cream bar until they’ve had it. I like dark chocolate and this seemed to be a darker chocolate around vanilla ice cream with a layer of caramel and then another layer of chocolate. They need these in the States.
We stayed in for dinner and Megan cooked a pesto pizza with sliced tomatoes and fresh mozz. it was really good. Hats off to the chef.
I tried a magnum bar today, because I was dying for something cold in the hot weather, and I defiantly stumbled upon greatness. I picked up a double chocolate and caramel magnum bar, which anyone would say sounds just like any other ice cream bar until they’ve had it. I like dark chocolate and this seemed to be a darker chocolate around vanilla ice cream with a layer of caramel and then another layer of chocolate. They need these in the States.
We stayed in for dinner and Megan cooked a pesto pizza with sliced tomatoes and fresh mozz. it was really good. Hats off to the chef.
Cooking Class Part II
Tonight we had our second cooking class. I didn’t eat too much during the day in anticipation for the food. To start, chef Santa (my boyfriend) had us make polenta, which is kind of a cornmeal based piece with a gelatin like texture. It was accompanied with trout mixed with a sauce made of raisins, anchovies, capers, and of course, olive oil. The thought of eating anchovies in anything grossed me out but I tried it and it was actually a really good mix with the other things. The polenta wasn’t really something I would usually choose however, I’m glad to say I’ve tried it, but I wasn’t really a fan of the texture.
For the first course we had a risotto with mixed vegetable. It was really good, something I really enjoyed, it had kind of a creamy buttery taste to it which went really well with the vegetables.
Our main course was amazing. It was beef I believe with a meat mouse rolled into into it, with scalloped potatoes, and a red wine based dressing over it. The beef was one of the best things I’ve ever eatin. It was really interesting to see him wrap it in cow mesentery, which is the inside covering to protect the cows stomach, mostly composed of fat. He used this in place of any other fat based products. The scalloped potatoes were pretty simple, pretty much just sliced potatoes baked with a cream sauce. And the dressing that went over all of it was made of red wine which had to be boiled down to bake out the alcoholic taste, and then boiled with the carrots and onions that were cooked along with the beef. Amazing.
Dessert =heaven. I don’t usually like lemon flavored things, but after this trip, my boyfriend Santa has changed my views. For dessert we had a lemon croissant pie. The crust was very buttery and flakey, and it was filled with a lemon filling. It was so good. No words to describe.
For the first course we had a risotto with mixed vegetable. It was really good, something I really enjoyed, it had kind of a creamy buttery taste to it which went really well with the vegetables.
Our main course was amazing. It was beef I believe with a meat mouse rolled into into it, with scalloped potatoes, and a red wine based dressing over it. The beef was one of the best things I’ve ever eatin. It was really interesting to see him wrap it in cow mesentery, which is the inside covering to protect the cows stomach, mostly composed of fat. He used this in place of any other fat based products. The scalloped potatoes were pretty simple, pretty much just sliced potatoes baked with a cream sauce. And the dressing that went over all of it was made of red wine which had to be boiled down to bake out the alcoholic taste, and then boiled with the carrots and onions that were cooked along with the beef. Amazing.
Dessert =heaven. I don’t usually like lemon flavored things, but after this trip, my boyfriend Santa has changed my views. For dessert we had a lemon croissant pie. The crust was very buttery and flakey, and it was filled with a lemon filling. It was so good. No words to describe.
7 June 2008
This morning I went to the market in Verona. They have a lot of people selling their meats and cheeses. A butcher offered me a sample of what I thought was just provolone cheese…..it ended up being goat cheese….not good for me. It had a really strong after taste that stuck with me for a minute, its probably not something I would typically choose to eat. The sample of salami her offered me however, was amazing. It seemed really fresh too.
As a late morning snack I grabbed what looked like a breadstick split open with sauce and some pepperoni slices in it. It was a good thing to just munch on. We decided to hop a train to Garda and picked up some croissants on the way. They were filled with orange marmalade. They were very good and the orange marmalade gave them the little bit of different flavor to make them better.
We ended up getting caught in the rain so we did what we do when we’re in Italy and decided to grab gelato. We all shared a banana split, gelato style. It was a banana split in two (who would thought) with coffee, vanilla, and I think melon flavored gelato. There was whipped cream and wafer circles on top.
Dinner was nothing special I just cooked myself some pasta with red sauce from the jar. We went out for drinks later and I got an aperol spritz (aperol, white wine, seltzer, and an orange slice)
As a late morning snack I grabbed what looked like a breadstick split open with sauce and some pepperoni slices in it. It was a good thing to just munch on. We decided to hop a train to Garda and picked up some croissants on the way. They were filled with orange marmalade. They were very good and the orange marmalade gave them the little bit of different flavor to make them better.
We ended up getting caught in the rain so we did what we do when we’re in Italy and decided to grab gelato. We all shared a banana split, gelato style. It was a banana split in two (who would thought) with coffee, vanilla, and I think melon flavored gelato. There was whipped cream and wafer circles on top.
Dinner was nothing special I just cooked myself some pasta with red sauce from the jar. We went out for drinks later and I got an aperol spritz (aperol, white wine, seltzer, and an orange slice)
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