Italy

 Thursday 

Day 4

Italy

Today was a very busy but also a calm day. The weather was amazing and so warm, I was in a great mood all day. My grandmother and grandfather lived in Italy for six year when the first got married. So, today was special for me because I got to see what she use to make when she lived there. I started my day with making the homemade pasta. I have gotten my recipe down for making pasta. I also started, the poolish for my ciabatta bread which will be made tomorrow. My aunt asked me to bake a cake for her fiends birthday party tomorrow. so, I made a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. I then started to prepare the artichokes for the dinner they were roasted in the oven for 45 mins. I had lots of fun making the carbonara but I did mess up and turned the eggs into scrambled eggs because the cooked so fast in the hot pasta pot. Dinner was very good and simple staple meal.

Total hours: 8 hours and 15 mins

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

12:45-2:45 pm 

3:15- 8:00 pm 


Artichokes 



Fresh pasta 


Chocolate Cake 





Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 12, 2023 at 9:52 AM

    Buonisima Cosi! Well done with the pasta making!

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  2. AnonymousMay 12, 2023 at 9:55 AM

    Your images really evoke hunger! Way to go with documenting the recipes!

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