Frohe Tag der Arbeit aus Deutschland! They take May Day very seriously here. The folks in town stayed up all night defending their maibaum (May tree), a pole depicting all the of trades in the town, from other villagers who might try to cut it down. In short, it's a bunch of drunk men sitting around the maibaum all night long. This is our village's maibaum, which is up year-round. They celebrate Tag der Arbeit (Labor Day) today and everyone has the day off. Well, except us Americans. Last ... View the Post
Will run for pasta.
Saluti da Italia! This morning we met our friends for cappuccinos and pastries at a little cafe tucked away into the base of the mountain next to a natural spring. The coffee in Italy is unlike anything I've ever had. So smooth and wonderful...Starbucks will never be the same. As we walked along the stream to the cafe, we noticed the water was not only clear, but became more turquoise in color. It completely threw off the exposure of my pictures. It was such a stark contrast ... View the Post
Cauliflower Pesto Pasta
We woke up to an inch of snow and freezing rain. Even though it is a Sunday and I don't have anywhere to go, I'm going to say it anyway... SCHNEE TAG!! What, what!! I finally finished the giant heap of paperwork (such. a. relief.) and now I'm onto another little project that I'll probably tell you about later. ;) After finishing my CSD, I had an overabundance of random vegetables hanging out in the fridge. I like steamed veggies, raw veggies, etc. but I wanted to use them ... View the Post
Minestrone Soup
Welp. Here we all are. That had to have been the worst apocalypse ever. OR maybe I saved the world like I said I would yesterday. We'll never know... ;) All well. I'm happy we're all still here. Let's celebrate with soup, shall we? I've been craving soup like a mad-woman for the past few days. The weather here is always a warrant for soup because it's foggy, dreary, and either misting or sleeting or snowing. The Viper Pilot calls it Italian Wedding Soup and I prefer ... View the Post
Penne with Zucchini, Tomatoes, and Bacon
Lunch rocked today. Parmesan tilapia, steamed broccoli, and chipotle sweet tater fries. The other night, despite my lack of mixing bowls, pots, and pans, I made a real dinner for the first time in my new kitchen. And by real dinner, I mean something other than Pasta Roni or frozen pizza. Scratch that...I’ve actually made two dinners in my kitchen. Last week, I made my lasagna and Healthified Apple Cobbler (using apples from our apple tree in the backyard) for friends from the squadron ... View the Post
30 Minute Wowzas
Thanks for the comments on the last post!! We broke our previous record of 3 comments for a whopping grand total of 6! Each and every single one of the comments made me smile. I really do love hearing from you. I happen to know that there were 130 views of the last post and I doubt that the 6 of you viewed the blog 21.667 times...I know you're out there. ;) Lately with our dinners, I've been having to get creative. Not only does the Viper Pilot come home at random times, sometimes later than ... View the Post