Bringing Home Italy
Inspired by Williams Sonoma's beautiful website, Sunday dinner's theme is 'Italy' and the word of the week is 'soft'.
Menu items are:
Vegetable appetizer
Garlic-rubbed toast with tomatoes and basil
Lasagna
Roman-style meatballs
Squid ink pasta with fish
Panna cotta
Lastly, some fun phrases for a night of Italian goodness:
Buon appetito! Enjoy your meal!
È squisito! It’s delicious!
Mio amore My love
Tesoro mio My darling
Passerotto mio My little bird
Ancora un pochino, per favore A little more, please
Complimenti alla cuoca Compliments to the cook
Cin! or Alla Salute! Italian toast, like saying "Cheers!"
Ho una fame da lupi I'm hungry like a wolf
E' una buona forchetta He is a good fork: an expression used to describe a gourmet, someone who enjoys eating well and appreciates high quality dishes.
Sono pieno come un uovo I'm full like an egg: (soh-no pee-eh-no ko-meh un oo-oh-voh) say this when you've just finished eating and you want no more food, as an excuse for not eating anymore. It actually means that you are full, literally, "as full as an egg".
Mi completi , "Mini-me"! You complete me, Mini-me!