Chocolate Cups
I have decided that I love working with chocolate. It’s so much fun to make shapes and freeze them in place, then eat the shapes. So today I attempted to make chocolate cups. This was a fun one. I used...
View ArticleAspiring Bakers #7 – Chocolate Delight (May 2011) hosted by DG from Tested...
This post is my entry for the Aspiring Bakers Challenge #7. Enjoy! —– NEW CAMERA NEW CAMERA NEW CAMERA! To commemorate this momentous occasion, I have made peanut butter-chocolate no-bake cheesecake....
View ArticleCannelloni With Marinara and Mozzarella: A Lesson in Airport Food
Ciao! I am in Italy! And boy, has it been an adventure so far. But now it is time to share the adventure with you! Starting with the bumpy ride here. My parentals dropped me off at the airport at …...
View ArticleQuattro Formaggi: My First Italian Pizza and Communication Fail
Man, I am so behind on this stuff! I can’t believe I have been here for two weeks and managed to post once. It probably has something to do with my choppy internet. Moving on though, I had my first …...
View ArticleCherries: Fresh Produce and Culture Festivals
If there are two things Gorizians do incredibly well, they are produce and festivals. And I got a taste of both. The same day I got my tasty pizza, we visited the local culture festival. Gorizia has an...
View ArticleMarzipan Cherries and Sfogliatina Nutella: More Gorizian Culture
My first look at Gorizian culture continued that day, leading us to a square near where I would discover to be the University. The festival opened up into an open-air market with summer clothes,...
View ArticleThe First Supper: Dinners in Gorizia
Dinners in Gorizia are provided by the lovely Grand Hotel Entourage, which is our place of residence for the duration of our stay. They take dinner very seriously in Italy, and even our study abroad...
View ArticleItalian Snacks: Program Opening Reception and Tour
Finally, the first day down! Things will pick up significantly now. Hopefully so will my posting speed… Anywho! The second day (Monday, for those of you who have lost track), we had short class...
View ArticleThe Coffee Culture: Un Caffè
Next to the hotel that so kindly housed us was a tiny caffè (that’s café for us Americanos) where I ended up getting my daily caffeine more often than not. It was a cute little place and I am now …...
View ArticleNew: Etsy Shop!
Hello lovelies! Some of you may have noticed a brief (cough) lull in the postings. This was due to, first of all, serious time constraints (yay grad school!), but also financial issues. Cooking is...
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