Thursday, still.
11am, found wine store. Falanghina de Beneveto for the white, and Montepulciano d’ Abruzzo for the red. Total cost: €4.50 for 3 liters.
12:30 pm, found one grocery store called “Ouisse” which was located in the basement of a department store. Of course! Wandered the store for 30 minutes just searching for … I had forgotten my list. Non importante! Of the ten items I could easily recall one of them. The other nine were tougher. So I just checked prices. Left and took a tram, yep the #8, and found my way to another and somewhat larger grocery. Picked up the bucatini which is one of 30 different kinds of pasta. (it looks like long hollow spaghetti) Also found Miele Ambrosoli, which of course is honey, and I found the Nóce Sguscia, walnuts. Hey, this shopping isn’t easy in Italy. Like I can just ask a clerk for honey and nuts. Cost with my coupons: €5.52 Happy with my savings, I trotted home. (no, don’t picture that)
Met Jamie at the store about 8pm, yes 8pm, they don’t start dinner until this hour. Might eat by 10pm. Finished the shopping (€27.91) and hopped on the tram (no.8) and headed to Amanda/Elizabeth/Elenora’s place. The dinner was fantastic. (I might over-abuse that word, but I can) Pecorina Fumaggio (cheese) with 3 kinds of pears, drizzled with honey and topped with walnuts. Yumm! Two kinds of olives, one that was stuffed with feta cheese. Double yumm! Of course the main course was the bucatini alla carbonara. Delissimo! The other John also cooked up some meat to add to the feast. Everything was great. Finished with some assorted chocolates/cookies and Limoncetta.
The photo shows the dinner party. Amanda, Jamie, Elizabeth, John, Eleonora, and Jordan. Eleonora is an Italian working in Rome, although she just landed a job in Milan. Congratulations to her. She speaks fluent Italian and English and is hired to assist American students studying and living in Italy. She lives with Amanda and Elizabeth. Very interesting person, as is the whole lot. It indeed was a great pleasure meeting and dinning with Jamie’s friends. I suspect that the arrivederce’s will be tough. Mine will and I’ve only known them a week.
11am, found wine store. Falanghina de Beneveto for the white, and Montepulciano d’ Abruzzo for the red. Total cost: €4.50 for 3 liters.
12:30 pm, found one grocery store called “Ouisse” which was located in the basement of a department store. Of course! Wandered the store for 30 minutes just searching for … I had forgotten my list. Non importante! Of the ten items I could easily recall one of them. The other nine were tougher. So I just checked prices. Left and took a tram, yep the #8, and found my way to another and somewhat larger grocery. Picked up the bucatini which is one of 30 different kinds of pasta. (it looks like long hollow spaghetti) Also found Miele Ambrosoli, which of course is honey, and I found the Nóce Sguscia, walnuts. Hey, this shopping isn’t easy in Italy. Like I can just ask a clerk for honey and nuts. Cost with my coupons: €5.52 Happy with my savings, I trotted home. (no, don’t picture that)
Met Jamie at the store about 8pm, yes 8pm, they don’t start dinner until this hour. Might eat by 10pm. Finished the shopping (€27.91) and hopped on the tram (no.8) and headed to Amanda/Elizabeth/Elenora’s place. The dinner was fantastic. (I might over-abuse that word, but I can) Pecorina Fumaggio (cheese) with 3 kinds of pears, drizzled with honey and topped with walnuts. Yumm! Two kinds of olives, one that was stuffed with feta cheese. Double yumm! Of course the main course was the bucatini alla carbonara. Delissimo! The other John also cooked up some meat to add to the feast. Everything was great. Finished with some assorted chocolates/cookies and Limoncetta.
The photo shows the dinner party. Amanda, Jamie, Elizabeth, John, Eleonora, and Jordan. Eleonora is an Italian working in Rome, although she just landed a job in Milan. Congratulations to her. She speaks fluent Italian and English and is hired to assist American students studying and living in Italy. She lives with Amanda and Elizabeth. Very interesting person, as is the whole lot. It indeed was a great pleasure meeting and dinning with Jamie’s friends. I suspect that the arrivederce’s will be tough. Mine will and I’ve only known them a week.
1 comment:
nice pics, it seems you really had a great time. almost all the girls back to the US
all the best,
Eleonora
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