nonna’s crusty bread

22 Apr

so my older sister teresa is married with two kids, gianna who’s 9 and gino who’s 8. now i don’t yet know how crazy life can be with two children, but judging from my sister’s family, it can get pretty hectic.  if they’re not at school, they’re racing, if they’re not racing, they’re at soccer, if they’re not a soccer, they’re at religious ed. so needless to say, there’s not much time for anything else. so when the list gets too full, she calls in for reinforcements, me! and that’s what brings us to this weekend. my nephew gino is having his first communion in a couple of weeks, so to finish his religious ed classes, one of his assignments was to bake a loaf of bread to share with the church, and with not even an extra minute in their schedule to do so, i was deemed baker for the day. this actually turned out to be a fun little baking night, and the bread came out  delicious.  so good in fact that giuseppe is boycotting store-bought bread and has requested that i bake fresh bread everyday now, not to mention how good the house smelled. i would definitely recommend  trying this recipe. it’s super easy and only requires 4 ingredients.  happy baking!!

click here for the recipe!

don't mind the dirty oven door

best day ever

20 Apr

so last october 8th was the best day of my life to date. after a year of planning my dream wedding, everything came together for that one special day.  even giuseppe, who was resistant during the whole planning process, admitted that it was well worth it and that he’s never had more fun in his whole life.  i feel really lucky that i get to spend the rest of my life with this man. he truly makes my life complete. so i wanted to share a little clip of our wedding video to show how amazing it all really was. enjoy!

http://vimeo.com/neoncitymedia/gina-gius…

spring pretties

19 Apr
spring pretties

did you know?….

18 Apr

rome, oct. 2011

just some fun facts to learn a little about us

  • we were friends before lovers and never thought we’d end up together
  • she can quote a funny movie after seeing it once
  • he was born in florence, italy
  • she is a gemini. only the greatest zodiac sign ever
  • he is a passionate oil painter, and a damn good one at that
  • she loves to bake, and he loves to cook. makes for a good meal
  • soccer is a religion to him
  • she does ballet in the kitchen when no one is home (shhh)
  • he does photography as a hobby
  • she likes vanilla, he likes chocolate
  • he owns more shoes than her
  • she is ridiculously good at impersonations, especially those with accents
  • he can’t ever stay mad at her for long, cuz she can always make him crack a smile

a not so sunny day, made bright…

16 Apr

saturday afternoon was a bit over cast with a little nip in the air, but that didn’t stop us from having some backyard fun! i brought some life back to the yard after hitting up the nursery. i planted some fresh herbs like, basil, mint, sage, thyme, and parsley, as well as a few succulents for the patio and house. giuseppe kept the bubbs busy playing fetch and soccer.  we can’t wait for some consistent spring weather so we can have more fun days in the sun.

weekend bucket list

12 Apr
  • pick a paint color for the living room
  • take the pups to mingle 
  • try a new recipe
  • plant herbs 
  • spring cleaning 

it’s official

11 Apr

Yippee!!!! The day has finally come. My blog is up and running. I am so excited to share all of our adventures with you!

Face to a Name

That’s me…. and that arm candy is the husby!
Honeymoon is Paris 2011