My Big Fat Italian Life

Last week was a pretty busy week, but my roommates and I did a lot of baking and cooking!  Jess made Banana Bread one night and it was so good!  I had it for dinner and breakfast the next day.  I have never made Banana Bread, but it was fun watching her make it.  I hear it is pretty simple, so one of these days I will give it a try!

The next night Alyssa took over in the kitchen and made some really good Turkey Burgers.  She mixed the meat with spinach and goat cheese and added a little seasoning.  We also had some green beans and tomatoes on the side.  To continue on with our week full of kitchen adventures, Nikki and I made dinner the following night.  I rolled pesto and swiss cheese into chicken, added some pepper and baked it.  I kind of came up with this on my own and was a little nervous about the outcome, but it turned out really good!  Nikki made cous cous and added a few things…I can’t remember what, but it was SO good.  Everything was gone after dinner!

The Spinach Goat Cheese Turkey Burgers

Pesto Chicken Roll-Up

Chicken & Cous Cous Dinner

Once again I was out-of-town over the weekend, but was glad to be home.  I had a wedding to go to on Saturday.  One of my sisters best friends got married, whom I have known pretty much my entire life.  She looked beautiful, the wedding was so much fun, and it really was a special night.  Congrats Devin & Spencer!  I also got to spend Mother’s Day with my lovely Mom.  We surprised her with some great gifts and it was nice to spoil her a little bit!  As usual, we had dinner at my Grandparents, but this time we got a little entertainment!  My cousin Annabelle was the center of attention for a while, dancing on the table and making everyone laugh.  She just started walking, but can already dance and twirl!  She is just too cute so I thought I would share!  While she was entertaining us, it brought up some pretty funny memories.  I am not sure if this is an “Italian” thing or not, but all my cousins and I came to a consensus that we all spent a lot of time playing on tables and taking baths in the sink as little kids.  It’s always nice to look back on growing up and have a good laugh!