Thanks Giving dinner

We went to Italy for Thanks Giving, to visit my mom.... so we had thanksgiving dinner at her house, she cooked the turkey and i did all the side dishes, starting with : Corn, Cranberry, Mash potato, corn bread, regular bread, the gravy that i didn't take a picture and stuffing that was in the Bird, well the Turkey is the hit. very good and not dry, , we had to give the kids different , they did not want the turkey, so we had to give them prosciutto crudo di San Daniele. {Who was stationed in Italy "Aviano" will know what I am talking about....}

So what can i say , I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, because we did, Ciao everyone , i hope you all are OK and have good Xmas preparations...your friend Dolly the Italian want to be cook....lol

Lasagna & veggies

OK today I have friends over for dinner so i made lasagna and some vegetables .

The veggies that I had where green beans boiled and then i put some garlic , olive oil vinegar and salt, basically like a salad Italian stile, the eggplants i cut them in little pieces and then fried them in some olive oil and garlic, added some concentrated broth and that's all when they where soft they where ready.... some leeks always in the pan with some olive oil and broth that is it, really easy, but you need to like that type of veggie... and last but not least the lasagna, well that will be to long to tell how i made it but if you want the recipe just ask and you will be told..

Buon Appetito from your Italian friend Dolly

Asparagus

Today we got some Asparagus at the commissary, so I made some chicken with fresh asparagus and a nice salad, for the kids I made some pasta with meat sauce , I have to say sorry for the messy pasta plate , but I forgot to take a picture so I had to take it after my daughter started..... :-) .

I hope you like the pictures and remember if you want any recipe just ask and i Will give it to you, Buon Appetito Dolly.

Fish

My mom's last day at Bourgoberbach we invited some friends for dinner, since Franco my Dad brought from Italy, some good fresh fish so my mom made her specialty pasta with fresh mushrooms and sausage then we had backed potatoes and a mixed salad, everything was very good, couldn't be better.... well i hope you like it all, and remember Buon Appetito, your sincere friend Dolly

My Amaretto and cream dessert and a Tiramisu' all for the happiness of my guests......

These are my good friends Iris and Michael, my mom and dad and you can see my hubby at the computer desk with Alexandra on the couch... well we had a wonderful evening with very ,( and i will specify) very good food

Good food

Today my mom arrive and we had dinner all together, it's nice to have them over, even if only for few days , the kids love it, they get to play all the time and get gifts and you know everything that comes with it.....My mom brought some sausages so we grilled them and i made corn bread Zucchini in the pan ( well my mom made those...) mushrooms on the grill and , and for dessert we had a Costarican pastry that i made for the first time, with Guava jelly - Ricotta butter, they came out very good, but next time i need to make them a little smaller... well if any one would like the recipes of anything on the blog , just let me know, buon appetito , your friend Dolly..

WELL TODAY IT WAS A NICE DAY IN ANSBACH, THE SUN WAS OUT AND IT WAS ACTUALLY NICE AND WORM, WELL IT WAS IN THE 40'S, BUT FOR US IT WAS NICE......

FOR DINNER I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE BUT WE HAD AT THE END FRIED CHICKEN, MASH POTATOES, GREEN BEANS WITH FETA CHEESE ,BOILED RED POTATOES WITH HOLLAND'S CHEESE SAUCE , WELL AT THE END WE HAD LOTS AND PLENTY LEFT OVERS....

Saccottini

Two night's ago i bought some type of fresh little pockets filled with spinach, onion and bacon, it is a way to feed greens to my kids.... :-)

I made a white sauce made with heavy cream butter and Parmesan, well like you can tel the kids loved them.....

mixed dinner

Today i bought from the store some asparagus and T-bone stake,the asparagus seamed so fresh (even if they are not in season), for the kids i made some veggie sauce for the typical German noodles called Speziel....then, for so long I wanted some corn bread and i finally made it , but i added some sour cream to the recipe and it came out very moist , it was good.....The Asparagus, I just fried them in some olive oil and garlic(fresh) and a little of hot water, for 10 min. and that is all ,they came out very tasty....so this is the dinner that we had last night, i hope you like it , see you the next time my friends...