no carb left behind

seriously, i have not seen an obese person here. so obviously, the "no carb left behind" diet is the way to go. that's the route i've been taking (plus gelato, of course). when we got here, the first legit meals we had were pizza, like 4 times. it was either pizza or a sandwich. i haven't had much pizza since those first few days, but if i were to stop in to a pizzeria before class and pick up a piece, em found a great place that gives you a huuuuge slice and a drink for 2 euros. not bad! i've really only had margharita pizza so far, except for a little appetizer pizza that had hot dog slices on top. i'm not sure if this is available because they like it, or they think that they are appeasing americans. hot dog pizza.

we've blown through 3 loaves of bread in our apartment. breakfast for me, if it's not cereal, is toast with nutella and bananas. i've truly embraced nutella. and i'm not sick of it yet. we've even discovered nutella on apple slices...and nutella gelato. but when i'm not toasting bread for nutella or egg sandwiches, i'm toasting it for tomatoes and cheese! last night i made grilled cheese with mozzerella and tomatos. i can't count the number of "pomodora e mozzerella" sandwiches i've had since i've been here. i mean, i had 2 yesterday!

and of course, our go-to dinner item is pasta. emily made chicken and pesto pasta. we've had some bland sauce. we're trying a different sauce tonight.

pasta, bread, sandwiches, toast, pizza.



...i do miss beef.