LATE NIGHT DINING
It's almost 9pm. Everyone has been gone all day so I had the place to myself to do what I wanted.
This is probably the third time I've had the run of the place and it's nice. I know I can cook something
or bake or go up to the garden and pick something or take a nap. Today I made some breakfast
muffins for our guests from Germany who have been here all week. I made some peach muffins too.
Then I made some choc. zucchini brownies with hazelnuts for tonight. The bride and groom from the
wedding are coming and they want to start a wood fire in the old kitchen and grill sausages. Everyone
just showed up with nothing made so now they are going to start to cook. I definitely don't want to
get involved. It's late. I'm done in the kitchen and I have to get up at 6 to serve the B+B guests.
It was very hot today and I spent time in the garden picking the first of the roma beans. Some I think
grew overnight. I was just up there checking on them 2 days ago and today they were huge. Some so
huge I had to pull the strings off them after cooking. But they tasted really good. I made them into a
salad with red onion and the tiniest of cherry tomatoes called pomodoroinos (Sicily).
I also hung out 3 loads of laundry and took it all in. So I've been busy and now I really don't want
to make a huge dinner for these people and clean up the kitchen. I'm ok with doing all this stuff 14 hrs.
a day, 7 days/week but by 8pm I want to get off my feet, not eat and just read and relax. Sophia and
Sara usually stay up until about midnight. The music in Casaletto should be starting soon and from
my room I can hear it very well from across the valley. Last night they played some Led Zeplin and
other American rock. Every night in August there is a different group who play different types of
music. Very nice.
I cooked the chick peas I shucked and they taste like almonds. Good snack food
I've tries to talk to the German guests but I feel they are uncomfortable because they speak only a
little English so they get frustrated. I wish I could go visit the Baroness but she speaks and understands
NO English. So forget that.
Dear Karen,
ReplyDeleteWe'll try to become better in english, so if we'll see you again, we'll be prepared for a detailed conversation.
We wish you anymore a nice time in Italy and many experiences, you'll never forget!
And many thanks for the cakes!!!
kind regards
Michael and Ursula
Dear Michael and Ursula, I just this minute saw your comment and figured out who you are!! You are, who I affectionately referred to as "The Germans" to Miriam when I was there. I just got an email from Miriam and she and family is in Munich for about a month. Today I am traveling to a new farm in Puglia. I have been in SanSalvatore (Campagne) now for 7 weeks after leaving Battaglia. I will be working on an organic farm in Carovigno (Brindisi area) in Puglia for another 7 weeks before traveling to Sicily for the Winter. I'm hoping to travel to Sardinia after that (maybe Corsica after that??). Hope this finds you well. It was a pleasure meeting you!!
DeleteKaren