Honeymoon Recap 5...I think!

We have been meaning to show more picture of our fantastic honeymoon in Italy. If you want to see the previous pictures of Rome, check here:
Italy Recap 1
Italy Recap 2
Italy Recap 3
Italy Recap 4

So here we go. We stayed at an amazing hotel in Rome, The St. Regis Grand Hotel. Right down the block was a nice little cafe for breakfast. Great pastries and cappuccino(In case you want to fit in, you order cappuccino in the morning and espresso in the afternoon..cappuccino in the afternoon is for noobs.)





Seriously good.

The same place also had desserts, so we ordered a little strawberry torte thingy on a return trip. We ate at this place almost everyday in Rome ,mostly for breakfast.



Dinner rolls around in Rome...what do you do? Throw a rock and whatever place it hits eat there. We went to a little pizzeria one night, which was probably touristy, but still good.







What do we have here? Margarita pizza, manicotti, and delicious Peroni Beer( at least I think it was Peroni, I drank a lot of it. Amazing beer).

We didn't eat a single thing that was bad in Italy. All the food was amazing. This place had some killer pizza and pasta that is simple and delicious, like it should be.

Next up...The Vatican!





Funny story with the Vatican. We went there the same day President Obama was there. They closed down the Sistine Chapel for the President and his wife so we had to do it at light speed, which was fine. Just kind of a fun story! The cab driver that took us from the airport to our hotel kept pointing and going "Presidente Obama." We caught on quickly. No stupid Americans here! These are also all the pictures Amanda has uploaded so far. So annoy Amanda and tell her to upload more Italy! More on the Vatican and the rest of our trip soon!

Amanda usually edits my posts, so this is the first I am flying solo on. YIKES!

Edit by Amanda: I've lost 12 lbs since our honeymoon. I can see it in this picture! wow!

Rome: The Colosseum

Andy and I really wanted to see the Colosseum in Rome. Really really badly. In fact, it was the first thing I pictured in my mind when I daydreamed about Rome back in the day. Italy=Colosseum.

We woke up nice and early the next day without feeling too jet-lagged. I'm glad we forced ourselves to adapt to Italian time. It was the best way to make the most of our eleven days in Italy.

Breakfast at our hotel was served buffet style. If you know me, you know that I'm a volume eater and I love food so of course I went overboard. It's a good thing we walked everywhere in Italy.



This omelette was made with creamy fontina cheese, red onion and tomatoes. It was so fresh, tasty and most likely impossible for me to replicate. I loved it!



I shared it with my new husband of course!



And I grabbed a bowl of fresh fruit. Fruit is so good in Italy. We always found fresh fruit in carts around touristy areas and we always bought some of it and we ALWAYS raved about it afterwards. This bowl contained kiwi, strawberries, pineapple and cant elope. (LOL!)



Then to add to my already expanding waistline, I grabbed a slice of bacon, some brioche and some cheese. I didn't like the cheese as much as I thought I would so I barely touched it.



The food with some "american coffee."

And then we booked it to the train station.



For this. Breath taking isn't it? I literally started to tear up when I saw this. I love history and learning about other cultures and this just did it for me. Just wait till I tell you about how I acted at the Sistine Chapel!







We had to take a lot of self-portraits. Sometimes we'd get lucky and meet with other honeymooners who would offer to take pictures for us and vice versa but sometimes not. If you are planning on honeymooning soon, I suggest looking for other couples/families who seem to be attempting to take pictures of themselves. (It's hilarious!) Offer to take their picture for them and I'm sure they will extend the same gracious nature to you.



I'll be back soon with more! Can't wait to share it with all of you.

Honeymoon Recap 1

Honeymoon Recap 2

P.S. I meant to post about not having diabetes but I never did. I'm still insulin-resistant. No shots for me! :)

When in Rome II

I am waiting for some blood test results from my doctor and it's making me crazy! Instead of stressing out, I wanted to post more about Italy!



The streets reminded me of something I saw in a movie.



The Spanish Steps. Andy and I actually stumbled upon them while walking around. It was quite a scene. We had to ignore several men trying to sell us roses. Fun!



an alleyway.



After looking at the Spanish Steps, we found Alfredo's! My dad and his siblings had told me about eating there so an idea was drilled into my head. I needed to go there.



We ate on the patio.



The menu. I attempted to keep this but I chickened out.



We split a bottle of Acqua Panna and half a bottle of the house red wine.



The bottle had a strange looking man on it. HA Alfredo himself, the waiter told us.



I ordered the Alfredo. How can you travel from L.A. to Rome without trying Alfredo? It was RICH. I used to love rich, creamy sauces but I found that I've outgrown them in my old age.



Andy had....something. The name escapes me and he is out teaching the youth of America so I cannot ask him what this was. It was very good. I liked it better than the Alfredo.



Here is a picture of us looking very tired. Remember this is still the first day and we were adjusting to the time change. I think it was about 9pm and we were ready to sleep! Forcing ourselves to stay up after landing in Rome proved to be a good thing.



This was on the wall at Alfredo's. I loved it! hahaha. "My Father, The Hero" anyone?

Alright! It's time for me to call the doctor back. Wish me no diabetes!

Honeymoon Recap I

More to come!

When in Rome 1

As some of you know, Andy and I got married July 5th, 2009. For our honeymoon, we went to Italy and hit up Rome for five days, Florence for a day and Venice for 5 days. It was such a fantastic trip but I have yet to post pictures. Now is the time.



We got into Italy relatively early and taxied straight to our hotel. Our room wasn't ready yet so we took a quick walk to grab some espresso. It was the thickest coffee I'd ever tasted.



It was HOT in Rome in July, so after the espresso we decided to go back to our hotel to see if our room was available. (They upgraded our room since we were on our honeymoon!) It still wasn't ready so we had a quick lunch in the hotel's lobby.



Fresh bread and grissini (breadsticks)



Spaghetti Carbonara. This was excellent. And looking back, it was the BEST carbonara I had. I cannot say enough how tasty this was!



After our pasta, we were brought cute cookies to share.



The macarons were my favorite!

And finally after our meal...our room was ready!



Isn't it beautiful? It was a huge room by Italian Standards.



If you look hard enough you can see our hotel. The St. Regis Grand Hotel in Rome.

I have way more picture to post! I cannot wait to share them with you!

Also facebook people, please click here and visit my site. Any tips on making it better?

Free pastries and a delicious frittata

I love twitter. Because of my twitter, I was able to find out that starbucks was offering FREE pastries with a purchase of a coffee. Andy and I were still recovering from our honeymoon in Italy so we were awake around 5am. I figured a trip to starbucks would be perfect for two early birds.

Andy got a mocha and an orange cranberry scone.





I tried a blueberry scone and a nonfat caramel macchiato. Neither were THAT good. I am over sugar in my coffee. Give me a nonfat latte anyday!

All the pastries for breakfast at home and in Italy made me crave an "american breakfast." So I decided to make an italian inspired frittata at home.

Fontina, Asparagus and Tomato Frittata

I found a few recipes online and tweeked them a bit to make it my own.



It was the first time I made a frittata in a skillet.



I decided to pair it with italian blood orange soda.



Eggs are tricky because the differences between a perfectly cooked egg, overcooked egg and undercooked egg are merely seconds. I literally stared at the frittata until the eggs were firm and no longer runny at all.



The results were nothing short of amazing.



Don't you love my little kid plates? We actually have new dishes but are waiting to unpack them. We are moving the end of august.

I think I'm going to try breakfast for dinner more often!

P.s. Promise I'll start commenting to your blogs and posting more soon. Add me on twitter! My name is possiblymaybe on there.