Were back home already

Hey everyone,
I'm back in San Diego. I liked Italy just like I always do. The last place we stayed was in Umbria, right outside of Assisi, at a place called Brigolante. There were two kids there named Niccoló and Leonardo. They were both younger than me but I still had a good time with them.





These are Leonardo, left, Niccoló, middle, and me.






And this is their mom.

Their place was really nice, although it was raining most of the week. One of the days we went to a cooking lesson at one of the ten best in all of Italy. I had a great time.


















Then another day we went to our friend Judith's house. She made and lunch and we all had a good time. She has been my friend since we lived in Italy and she is a really good cook too. Several years ago she helped me with my drawing.

That was all our last week in Italy. Now I'm back home.
See you next time.








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Tommy il Grande and Other International Friends

Hi everyone, today I am going to talk about my friend Tommy ( Tommaso). He has been my friend since I was in third grade in Greve.


Tis is us playing a silly card game called Yu-Gi-Oh in the upstairs of our appartment.



Believe it or not, this use to be my play area when we lived here.


Yaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!! I have a twin.


These are Tommy's parents.


This is my second B-day party with my friends Caro and Lana from Belgium and Tommy.


And their family.


Stop singing to me.


Caro and her family gave me a little model ferrari. Why didn't they get me a real one?


Tommy gave me a Zucchero T-shirt.


This is Simone, the care taker, during his intensive labor.


I'm helping Tommy with his English homework.


It was so confusing that it drove us insane.


Look at those big fluffy cotton candies floating in the sky.

Tommy is always going to be my friend.
Caro and her family are going to come see me in San Diego next summer.

Okay see ya every one.



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Matteo and Me...

We went to Cortona for two days and I made a new friend, Matteo. We really had a good time together and every time we come to Italy, I am going to see him. My gramma and his mom have known each other for a long time. He is really fun and we like all the same things.




This is Matteo and me. Can you tell who's who?




We spent two days, hiking, swimming, walking around town, going to the fortezza, playing with his friends and eating lots and lots and lots of gelato. I wish I lived there or he lived in San Diego.




On our way to dinner last night, I went blind.




Then, I went blind again.







We went to an American Saloon with Tuscan food which is run by Franco the cowboy who has never been to America.






See? Doesn't that look American?






Which one's the Indian?






Us..








Here's Franco, the cowboy, and his trusty friend Al the Owl.







Look at those grapefruit sized eyes.








Whe he gets older his wings will be 6 feet wide. He is only 40 days now.








Going, going, gone. Time to leave and say goodbye. What? It's already over. That's Francesca, his little sister.








Who's this fluffball? It's Carlotta one of the two dogs at the Bed and breakfast where we stayed.








This is Daisy, Carlotta's daughter. She was precious.








Dogs, friends, people, gelato....adios amigos. Wait, that's Spanish.



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I'm in Italy! Sant' Antonio

I've been here 3 weeks already. The first week we went to Sant' Antonio, my favorite place because I have friends there and have been there so many times. I have known Sofia since I was 5. She is really nice and funny. Filippo, her brother, is the funniest person ever. I can't dscribe it; he's just funny. And Nico is like an uncle.



This is Ule. She's the prettiest and sweetest dog in the whole wide world. She was the pet of other guests from Germany.


This is Caio, Sofia and Filippo 's dog. He is a funny dog and he knows how to open doors.


The second day I was there Sofia's and Filippo's cousins were there from Rome, Sara and Michela. We all had fun together.







This is dinner at Gambe di Gatto which means cat's leg. It is in Montepulciano. We went outside and talked and did stuff while the adulta ate there antipasti. I like Montepulciano.



Caio likes giving people kisses.




Time for the pool.



Was it somthing I said?



No soup for you!


We went to the Gardens of "La Boring"--(La Foce, really.). it was boring, as you can tell.


We were all enjoying pictures of Kenya because they went there right after we did. We were at some of the same places even some of the same lodges. They like the safaris, too.

I did a lot more of Sant' Antonio but it wasn't that important. See you next time in Verona and the wonderful Aida Opera.

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PENNE ALLA CARNE CREMOSA--MY NEW RECIPE

This my new recipe in both Italian and English.  It is yummy. I hope you enjoy it. English version below the italian.

Questa mia nuova ricetta in italiano e in inglese. E 'yummy. Spero che vi piaccia. 
 

PENNE ALLA CARNE CREMOSA
da Chef KZ

•   Penne o Rigatoni (una scatola)
•    Mezzo petto di Pollo
•    Panna—120 ml (o più)
•    Limone (succo)
•    Pepe e sale
•    2 Salsiccie
•    Peperoncino
•    Aglio
•    Bacon  (non pancetta)
•    Parmigiano

1.    Fare marinare il pollo in un pó d’olio d’oliva, limone, sale e pepe per 45 minuti.

2.    Una volta che il pollo viene marinato, mettere sulla griglia bella calda.

3.    Tagliare il pollo grigliato a cubetti

4.    Cuocere il bacon fin a quando e’ croccante poi sbriciolarlo

5.    Spellare la salsiccia e sgranarla, buttare in padella a calore medio

6.    Aggiungere il peperoncino , l’olio, l’aglio e far cuocere per 3-5 minuti

7.    Nel frattempo fare cuocere la pasta in abbondante acqua calda e salata

8.    Aggiungere il pollo a cubetti e la panna e mescolare gli ingredienti facendo cuocere per altri 1-2 minuti.

9.    Scolare la pasta e aggiungere alla salsa

10.    Aggiungere e mescolare un po’ di parmigiano

11.    Sbriciolare il bacon e metterlo su ogni piatto prima di servire in tavola.

PENNA WITH CREAMY MEAT

By Chef KZ

• Penne or Rigatoni (a box)
• Half a chicken breast
• Cream-1/2 cup (or more)
• Lemon (juice)    
• Pepper and Salt
• 2 Sausages
• Crushed Red Pepper
• Garlic
• Bacon
• Parmesan

1. Marinate the chicken in a little olive oil, lemon, salt and pepper for 45 minutes.

2. Once the chicken is marinated, place on hot grill.

3. Cut grilled chicken into small cubes

4. Cook the bacon until crispy then crumble

5. Peel and break sausage, throw in a skillet and cook over medium heat

6. Add the crushed red pepper, oil, garlic and cook for 3-5 minutes

7. Meanwhile, cook pasta in plenty of hot water and salt

8. Add the diced chicken and cream and mix the ingredients and cook for another 1-2 minutes.

9. Drain the pasta and add to sauce

10. Shred and mix in parmesan

11. Crumble the bacon and place on each serving.

Spring break

For spring break this year I went up to Monterrey for a couple of days. It was really nice there, except for a day with rain and wind. We were originally going to leave on Monday, but we didn't want to have to go through an eight hour drive all in one day; so we left on Sunday instead. On our way, we stopped in LA for one night. When we got to Monterrey, we checked in, unpacked, and went out to go see the Wharf and what there was to do. When we got there, we went to go into one of the buildings, but it was closed because of budget cuts. We went a little bit farther to go into a different building but it was only open on the weekend. So all the interesting stuff was closed. We went down to some of the shops there and looked around a little bit, but there was not much there. We heard some sea lions so we went over to watch them. They were funny and cute to watch. Later we had dinner at a sea food place.

The next day, we went to the aquarium and saw otters, some fish, jellys, and some really cool sea horses.

 Sea otter

 Jellyfish

 ????fish

 fishes

 penguin

 seahorse

The next day we went to Carmel and had dinner with some friends. Then the day after that, we started the drive home but stopped in Santa Barbara for a day and went around there for a while looking at stuff. Then we finally got home the next day.
bye