Last Sunday was Kat’s birthday, so in honor of her 21st we had a potluck on Saturday.

Preparing the food: 

Final Set Up:

First Course (Antipasti/Insalata Mista):

Salads! I made a Caprese salad: tomato (pomodoro), basil (basilica), and mozzarella with a olive oil and balsamic vinegar mixture drizzled on top.  Julia made a delicious salad with lettuce, gala apples, goat cheese, whole grain mustard, and balsamic vinegar. 

Second Course (Primer Piatto):

Two pastas! Aliza made spaghetti with zucchini and red sauce, and Nick made farfalle with pesto.

Third Course (Secundi Piatto):

Christina made an unbelievably delicious and crispy eggplant parmesan (melanzane alla Parmigiana), and Julia made a delicious 5:5:10 steak (cooked in a pan for five minutes on each side and then ten in the oven) accompanied by scarpetta (bread for cleaning the plate). 

We also got cake a birthday cake from GS the grocery store. It was supposed to be chocolate with apricot filling, but it just tasted like moist chocolate cake. 

Apparently the only thing I can blog about is food, mainly because I always have my camera when we are cooking, but I will try to take some photos about the city to show you what else is going on here in Roma!