Abbiamo Cenato

On Saturday night, we were spoiled with another great dinner at our friend Rosa's house! She had told us the night before that we'd just be ordering pizzas, since she has 2 babies, and didn't think she'd have the time to cook. We really enjoy Rosa and Paolo's company, so we were just looking forward to hanging out with them, and although we'd miss Rosa's great cooking, we were happy to have pizzas. So, when we arrived at their apartment, we were surprised that she has another of her homemade menu's displayed on the dinner table and that she had found some time to prepare not just a meal, but another feast...mamma mia!

Her menu this time:
-Ciambellone Rustico
-Pizzette Partenope
-Frittata Saporita
-Grano con verdure
-Polpettine Sfiziose
-Zuppa di Lenticchie
-Tagliere di Formaggi e Salumi
-Fonduta Messicana
-Patate, Wurstel, Salatini, Crostini
And for dolce(dessert)
-Fonduta al Cioccolato
-Maddalene & Savoiardi
-Tiramisu alla Rosa
-Various limoncello, cognacs and other liqueurs to try sips of as part of dessert.
& a mix of cannolis and other pastries that Josh and I had bought that day at a "Festa al Cioccolato"--chocolate festival, that we had attended. (*footnote--see previous blog entitled "need elastic waist pants"!

We arrived at Rosa & Paolo's apartments at 6:30 and didn't get home until almost 1:00am. You need that much time to dine, and need to leave at least an hour after dinner to even begin to make room for dessert. During dinner, I tried to converse in Italian as much as possible, and Rosa is great about forcing me to form complete sentences with some of my new vocab words (mainly verbs) that I practice with her when we get together. Josh got a lesson in Calcio (soccer) from Paolo, so that he can better understand not only the rules of the game, but also the different teams, and which games/teams are the most popular to watch, etc.

Rosa and Paolo are still looking forward to us hosting them for a BBQ once we get an apartment, but I've already told her that I won't be able to compete with the feasts she prepares, that's for sure!!

Photos:
-The pastries we bought at the Chocolate Festival
-Rosa, Gabriel and I
-Rosa, Paolo and Gabriel
-Her menu