Progress!!! I love it. The past week I have been very busy and full of checking things off the list. I started this blog a few days ago but will now try and finish it and get it posted. I have also tried to continue to adjust and embrace the Italian lifestyle by doing some more cooking. More on that later.
On the home front - la Mia casa, the plumber FINALLY arrived. Funny thing - he came on Saturday afternoon as expected BUT he didn't have the parts - SERIOUSLY?????- I about died. He promised he would return at 4:30 with the parts and complete the job. That same afternoon Luigi's friend came and helped move out pieces of furniture and other items of Angela's that I was not going to use. My office (or studio as they call it here) is now just packed with my stuff. And earlier this evening (Sunday) cousin Antonio came to start the process of hanging things for me. The walls are concrete so it would be impossible for me to try and attempt to hang pictures, etc. He made a good dent in the work. I have quite a few pictures/art work that I shipped from MN. We hung some of the more challenging items. It feels so good to see progress. Many MN friends will recognize my old world globe tapestry. It now hangs in my living room.
Also earlier today (Sunday) cousin Angela and I took a drive (90 minutes) to IKEA in Salerno. I was looking for a few items and I was successful. I needed more counter/food prep space in my tiny kitchen. They had exactly what I needed. So it came home with us and I assembled it all by myself!! It has wheels so I can move it around when I need to use it for food prep.
And I also have 2 out of three quotes for window and door screens. With the warmer/hot weather arriving I really need to open the doors and windows but typical Italian homes do not have screens. That is one part of Italian life I can not and will not embrace. Living in the country there are many flying insects and they end up in the house - not good!! So the plan is to make a decision tomorrow (Monday) and I should have them installed within a week. But as in typical Italian style the first contractor that came is the last one to submit a quote. I am still waiting. Too bad for him- he doesn't realize I have no patience. 😂
So with the house progressing I thought it was time to do some more cooking as well as do some pampering via a pedicure!!
I went to two different markets this week - just for the heck of it. I bought eggplant (melanzane) and romaine lettuce (lattuga romaine) at one. At the other - tomatoes (pomodori), onion (cipolla) and garlic (aglio). Can anyone guess what I am going to make?
I started on Thursday and made my first home made tomato sauce here in Italy. I followed a recipe of my cousins which is very easy and fast. It is a marinara sauce as it will be used in my parmigiana. Evidence in the pictures below.
Then last night (Saturday) I made the Eggplant Parmigiana. I must admit it did not turn out as I would have liked. I have made it many times before but many things were different which in a scientific equation when you make that many changes with the inputs - who knows what will happen with the output. It was edible BUT clearly I need more practice with the Italian ingredients and my oven.
Buon appetito!
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