Last Saturday (10/20) we got the chance to cook a full 3-course Italian meal from scratch! ..Then eat it :)
1. Appetizer: Bruschetta al Pomodoro e Basilico & Bruschetta con Rughetta e Stracchino (Bruschetta with tomato and basil topping & Bruschetta with arugola and smooth cheese topping)
2. First course: Fettuccine alla Norma (Fresh homemade Fettuccine with fried eggplant and tomato)
3. Second Course: Scaloppine di
4. Side dish: Broccoli Romaneschi (Roman Style Broccoli)
5. Dessert: Tiramisù
Chef Andrea emailed all of the recipes to us, so yes I can reproduce when I get back! Wasn't terribly difficult, the longest part of each was preparing the ingredients (as I said, everything was from scratch). If anyone reading this wants the recipes just email me/facebook message me and I can send them along!
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| The tiramisu on my own little plate :) |
Opera
Tuesday night, we got to go see the Italian Opera La Gioconda - from wikipedia: "The story revolves around a woman, Gioconda, who so loves her mother that when Laura, her rival in love for the heart of Enzo, saves her mother’s life, Gioconda puts aside her own romantic love to repay her. The villain Barnaba, tries to seduce Gioconda, but she prefers death." Everything was in Italian, and with Italian subtitles over the stage, so be assured I quickly lost the plot (despite having read through a full synopsis before going). But the singing was beyond amazing as was the ballad (easily the best part of the show), the Dance of the Hours - which you guys might know from Fantasia when the ostriches and elephants with the tutus dance, or just from hearing it on tv etc (it's pretty famous - you'd recognize the melody). Oh, and there were no microphones used throughout the entire performance...they just belt it.
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| cue music from the "phantom of the opera" |
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