Into My Snow Globe

Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered).  Last installment to the Viva Italia series and I can't believe I finally made it! The Roman Colosseum

The other night, I caught a glimpse of Amanda Seyfried ham it up in "Letters to Juliet" while my squeaky, underutilized brain feverishly tried to make sense of the pie and bar charts I was churning at half a snail's pace. It wasn't really her or the sorry excuse for a love interest she had in that movie that caught my eye, but the setting in which they were placed.  In that moment I braved to look at the TV screen, they were walking across the Siena Piazza where the bi-annual Palio races are held. Siena Piazza - Yoohoo Amanda?

Florence, or Firenze in Italian is possibly my favorite stop of all.

Last night, I was watching the latest episode of Top Chef and the long discussion on risotto reminded me of our trip to Milan and their unique risotto. Mmmm... yummmm... Milanese Risotto and Osso Bucco