Even when you’re not worried about something, it’s a relief to know there’s nothing to worry about. I was given the option to have an amniocentesis done, but was told that it was not required. So, I opted not to do it, preferring not to take the risk since it wouldn’t change anything about the [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2008’
What’s cooking?……Involtini
I promised a recipe today, so here goes. Several weeks ago I posted a recipe for meatballs and explained, that here locally, they are called brasciol’. Well, before coming here, I always understood brasciol’ to be a filled meat roll that is then cooked in sauce, otherwise known as involtini. Ingredients for Involtini 8 thin [...]
Among the missing?
I’m not really among the missing, but besides my other activities, I’ve added a little extra sleep to my routine. In the past week or so, I’ve just been really sleepy. I guess carrying around this little guy has me a little bit tired out. Or maybe he’s going through a growth spurt. Whatever the [...]
Language learning
One of the questions I often get, from Italians and English-speakers both, is “did you speak Italian before moving to Italy?” The answer is both yes and no. Yes, I spoke some Italian. I had been studying Italian on my own for a year or so with the help of CD courses, etc. I could [...]
What’s cooking?…. Carbonara
I have to start off here by saying that this may not be the same as the authentic carbonara recipe. I’ve read that authentic carbonara does not use cream and uses the whole egg. Either way, this recipe is creamy and delicious but, fair warning, it can not be considered “low calorie” by any stretch [...]
La festa degli innamorati
For most everyone, Valentine’s Day was a normal work day, celebrated mainly in the evening, but here in Palmoli, “La festa degli innamorati” is a special day. Saint Valentine is our patron saint, so the schools are closed and we have a special celebration. The day began with fireworks at 8 AM (just in case [...]
Round and around we go….
As I mentioned before, sometimes the medical system here is very different from the one I’m used to in the US. A few weeks ago, per my doctor’s instructions, I called and made an appointment for a morphological ultrasound for today. Fortunately for me, I had no problem making the appointment for the proper week, [...]
What’s cooking? Polpettone!
Everyone likes meatloaf, don’t they? And, what could be more American than a nice hearty meatloaf? Well, call it polpettone and it’s 100% Italian. After all, meatloaf is just a large version of a meatball, isn’t it? A few weeks ago, I posted my meatball recipe. As you’ll notice, this is very similar. The ingredients [...]
Politics as usual?
Besides being busy with various translations and interpreting tasks, I’ve been busily watching the political situations both in the US and in Italy, avidly reading the newspapers and online news sites to get an idea of what is going on. I’ve basically steered away from discussing political issues here, but sometimes you just have to [...]
A special day
Today is a special day, for two reasons. First, today is O’s birthday. That’s reason enough to make it special. Yes, there’s still work to be done, and the normal daily routine items to be taken care of, but on top of that there’s a little celebrating to be doing as well. So tonight I’ll [...]
