"That's the difference between me and the rest of the world! Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!"

In Amsterdam again! Ok, so Frankie and I made the most AMAZING dinner tonight, BUT I totally didn't post any other pictures from this trip yet. So, these are some other pictures, mostly of delicious food, and I'll post about dinner tomorrow! 

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X-mas pic. CREDIT: F$ Capito

Apparently I eat steak tartare, now.

 Kaassoufle- this is filled with cheese AND came out of a vending machine. I love Amsterdam. 

The classics: Kaastengels & Bitterballen with a beer

It's cold out, man!

Fondazione Antonio Ratti Library

Last Friday, the whole crew and I took a class trip out to Como. We went to the Fondazione Antonio Ratti Library, which is a textile library. It was amazing- really beautiful fabrics. I saw a textile that is 1 of 2 ever made (from the late 1800s)! Thank goodness I didn't miss the train!

...Check it

"Meandering" (The S shaped silver lines)

 The chair cushion (I couldn't help myself)

 Credit: Kaiya

 "Perverted": Taking a picture of the wrong side of the fabric

This picture does not do justice! So intricate; this is 1 fabric of 2 that have ever been produced in this design.

If this interests you at all, you can check out the website- the entire collection is available:

http://www.fondazioneratti.org/page/34/Museo-del-tessuto

I'll take a kilo of onions, please.

So, there are these really great markets every weekend in Milan, and one of them is a vegetable market. You already know that I'm not exactly a cook, so I can't say I have any idea what to buy when I go to a supermarket- let alone a fresh fruit/veggie market. In a foreign country. Needless to say, I went home with a 1/2 kilo of onions last weekend. (I know, I didn't think that sounded like a lot, either!) It is absolutely way too many frickin' onions, and I still am eating them. So! To continue my pancake craze, I decided to

make onion pancakes. Surprisingly, they were delicious! 

 ...Check it

Ohh, baby. Look at that steam.

I'm pretty sure this is the 1st bottle of wine I've ever opened

Ok, so I didn't cook these because I don't like mushrooms. But, don't these look amazing?! They're so fresh, they're still stuck together! (And covered in dirt! Yum!)

Teach me how to knit, teach me teach me how to knit

I attended my first ever Knit Night yesterday, which happens to be (conveniently) at my house! Beer, pizza, cookies, tea, knitting. And a little bit of DJ Kaiya. So, against my better judgement, I've learned how to knit... as if I needed another hobby. I also have a very tight schedule this week, as we are learning a coordinated dance to (Korea's best boy band) 2PM's "Hands Up". Check it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgrB2KBZws4&ob=av2e

Giorno del Ringraziamento

Happy Thanksgiving!

Buon Ringraziamento!

  

 

The chow: stuffed shells with meat sauce (Isadora) 

& fried eggplant (me) 

 The dessert: ...Guess!

 How I feel before I fall into a food coma.. excellent.

Miss everyone <3

Cookin' Up a Storm: Stuffed Shells

As some of you may know, I wouldn't exactly call myself a chef. Or say I cooked. Anything. Ever. Since living in Italy, though, I've started to cook a tiny bit more (very tiny). Tonight I made stuffed shells for the first time ever! I'm very proud. Check it

 Stuffin' these babies

Dinner is served

Penso c'è speranza per me!

Amsterdam

My first time in Amsterdam! Went to visit Frankie. Best weekend ever.

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 A real man's breakfast

Hidden sculpture

Stairs to the best pancake house in the world

 Ceiling of "Upstairs" pannenkoekenhuis

 Pannenkoek

"It was delicious"

 

Leafhead 1

 

Leafhead 2