Thursday, February 14, 2008

Hospital food and Fabio's Day

The rest of the world might be celebrating Valentine's Day, but here in Fontona we're celebrating Fabio's birthday. Lasagne and a rousing game of CLUE. Fabio won. Mrs. Peacock with a noose in the salon.
Nonna's still in the hospital. William and I went to go visit for an hour and a half this evening and were there at dinnertime.
Tonight's menu was pastina in broth, sliced pork roast, mashed potatoes, steamed cauliflower and a baked apple for dessert.
She only ate the pastina and the apple. William was hungry so he ate everything else.
I had a bite of the mashed potatoes and roast and I have to say that they were damn good! Italian hospitals might be lax on the luxuries (you better bring your own t.p. or risk drip dry), but the food is usually passable, if not downright good.
It's late so we're off to bed.
Happy vday!
Posted by Kate at 10:44 PM

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Fontona?

Where's Fontona? Fontona is a small village between Monterosso al Mare and Levanto, Italy. After living for 18 years in the historic center of Monterosso in the Cinque Terre, we decided to pack up and move to the countryside. We are less than 15 minutes from the main piazza of Monterosso but far away from the crowds.
Not much goes on in Fontona, Mass on Sundays and sometimes the Boy Scout troop hikes by. We are content to wait for the spring violets, spot our resident hawks and decide what to make for dinner.