That has to be it Jason. Even the picture at the end of the article makes me think so.
That was the most God-awful "dessert" I have ever had.
I can't believe you found it! I see the problem-- it's not dessert without sugar. That thing was so awful. I might try to make it WITH sugar, and chocolate.
By the way, the color I picked for my last manicure ( without looking at the name) was Italian love story.
For those Who need something to help them stay warm this weekend:
From: http://doctorwhocrafts.com/post/10620059323
I hope everyone is doing well! I had to share the link below, I ran across this recipe for Castagnaccio on a Tuscan cooking blog. I'm pretty sure that this is that awful dessert they served us at the Tuscan BBQ.
http://http://www.tuscanfoodie.com/2011/01/castagnaccio-chestnut-flour-cake-recipe.html
Jason
And, by the way, the registration for the Tower of Terror 10 Miler opens tomorrow at 12:00! (Come on Christy!!!) It's going to be over our 13th wedding anniversary! How cool is THAT! I'm trying to come up with a cool idea for t-shirts or something. I might have to head over to the Disigns section of the boards and see if those ladies can lend a hand.
We leave for the World in 34 days!!! yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been debating signing up since you posted on Facebook the other day. I think I'm going to bite the bullet and register.
Cool! Registration opens Tuesday, not today. I got confused. Who starts registration on a Tuesday?
Marilee,
Hey gang!
I wanted to drop a book recommendation. I'm about 1/2 way through and totally hooked. It's WWII/present day murder mystery in Italy. I wish I didn't have some work to do so I could go on a book binge.
http://www.amazon.com/Villa-Triste-...8&qid=1361565476&sr=8-1&keywords=villa+triste
Just read this very good idea of what to do with left over foreign money. I wish I had known it before our trip! Even though I've got 20 euro to spend, so we better go back!
Avoid commission fees with coffee
Starbucks addicts, rejoice! SmarterTravel Editor Caroline Costello shares a clever way to avoid having to pay a commission fee to convert that last bit of foreign cash to US dollars at the end of a vacation. First, pick up a free reloadable Starbucks Card before your international trip. Then, Costello says, "If you have leftover money in the local currency when youre on your way home, use it to reload your card at the Starbucks location in your international airport." The money you'll save on commission fees might just cover that triple-shot-no-foam-cinnamon-soy-mocha-frappuccino with extra extra sprinkles.
Jack: Enjoyed seeing you on the show with your tie on, all lawyer-y!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
23 days to vacation!
Congrats Christy!!! That is a real achievement. I would like to do the same.
Lauren-- thanks for the book recommendation. I'll definitely read it. I just finished a short book by Richard Russo (whom I like to read) that's set in Venice, but it had little to do with Venice. It was a good book though.
I like your suggestion about the Starbucks card. When I went to Europe pre-Euro, we would spend our remaining coinage on chocolate. It worked when I was young and skinny. I agree that you're required to go back to spend the remaining euro. I think we ended up with about 20 euro too.
Cathie
Lauren - I was thinking of you this week as it was the week for me to deliver employee reviews. I, unfortunately, couldn't just say "you're awesome" or "you're not awesome". Good thing is that the reviews are over and we all survived.
I've had an exciting week personally. I've been working with a personal trainer since the end of November. She took my measurements last night. I'm happy to report that I've lost a total of 19 1/4 inches...I'm also down 19 pounds. Yay me! I'm still on this journey but it was nice to get confirmation that the hard work is paying off.
Employee evaluations are stupid. When has anyone ever been personally motivated either way by one? If someone does good work they should get the pat on the head as you go along, and if someone is screwing up they should get coached as you go along. Making everyone stop what they're doing for a week or more to re-review the year? HR madness I tell ya!
As some background, I started over using the word awesome when I heard some author on NPR say that the word awesome should be retired from use because it's over used and used incorrectly. So I said, yeah? You haven't seen nothing yet, buddy! My step mother has run the word into the ground. No matter what you're telling her, it's awesome. And she always says it kind of like a cheerleader too, full o' pep. I just finished the curtains in the bedroom. Really? That's AWESOME! No cavities? AWESOME! (Jeri is not awesome because he needs a new crown having broken his on some food. The bill for that is also not awesome. Well, it's awesome in another way. More awful. Or both awful and (as originally intended) awe-full) So that's me, fighting against pretentious authors on NPR one awesome at the time. To be fair, though, Italy really is pretty awesome.
You know what else is awesome? You 19 pounds. Let's do some dancing to celebrate, shall we? Losing even one pound is a force of will, but 19? You're like Xena Warrior Princess AWESOME!