Today was cheese day. Italians are known for their cheese. From the buffalo mozzarella to pamagiano reggiano.
We made eggplant parm. Which is interesting, because it is not with parmesan cheese, something I never understood. It is made in the style of parma, which also make mozzarella cheese. Unlike american eggplant parm, we layered it in a baking dish with cheese and tomato sauce. Something else about tomato sauce is the classic misnomer of the 8 hour sauce is for canned or preserved tomatoes. A sauce using fresh tomatoes should take anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours maximum.
We also made gnocchi. Unlike traditional gnocchi that is boiled, this was made into sheets and baked. We then made a finger sandwich out of them with fennel salami and topped them with a white cheese sauce. Think montecrisco sandwich and grits all in one. Delicious!
At Ganzo, it was another special dinner. This time it was centered around Asian food. Wendy, one of the students in the masters program prepared the meal. She is from Twian, if i remember right. We had a chance to have some of the steamed and fried dumplings at the end of the night, which were a nice break from the Italian food.
For a job well done for the night, we received a bottle of procecco, or sparkling wine for the trip home. The four of us passed around the bottle as we walked down the street. Truly a moment to remember. (Italy doesn't have open container laws like the us does).
Also, I had a chance to go to the post office and mail out 12 postcards and get a box to send some stuff home next week before we go to Sicily. I apologize if I may have missed you this mailing, however, I am sending out more postcards monday afternoon. (if you would like one, PLEASE PLEASE message me your address.)
Remember, it is not about the time that goes into something, it is the love to make it right in the appropriate time.
Until-
Matt
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