cronicles della mia cucina: an introduction

as i have mentioned here, here, and here, i am acquiring some culinary knowledge.  i now can say that i know my way around the kitchen; i can properly use a stove and oven and am developing the ability to mix things without a recipe.  AND i have an apron. i am making significant progress!!  everyone should be very proud.

obviously, i am a master at the simple things such as pasta and rice and i have successfully experimented with mixing various sauces into both of these starches.  my current favorite and go-to dinner dish is rice with a pesto, ricotta, sundried tomato mixture. YUM.

i have decided to cronicle my specific culinary adventures in posts that will be titled such as this one, "cronicles della mia cucina."  i have no timeline, no goal of a regular schedule for these food-related posts, however, i will be letting you know as soon as i make something delicious.  this is so that i may brag about my food being more delicious than yours in hopes that you will all come and visit so i can cook for you.

below are some pictures of things i have made so far during my time here in trieste:

epic grilled cheese: pesto, fresh mozzerella, cheddar (from scotland!), sundried tomatoes, arugula

vin brule and penne al fumo

baked brie with apricot preserves and sweet chili sauce

first solo loaf of bread!

ketchup!

mexican feast. fajitas and refried beans!

pizza: garlic and ricotta with fresh basil and arugula

pizza: pesto, mozz, sundried tomatoes, fresh arugula

also, last night i made a pesto gorgonzola risotto. it was delicious but not very pretty so i didn't take a picture of it. i should have, though.

current goals:
- soup involving a roux
- hummus
- some sort of incredible vegetable/tomato-based pasta sauce


a quick DID YOU KNOW that fire (like a candle) burns onion fumes to prevent tears when you're cutting onions? because i did not know this. and it's amazing news.

that's all for now. i'm hungry.

xo!