Too full...

I think I may be too full to ever eat again... I managed to get to the wedding this weekend even though I went to Middlebury on Friday... Apparently I was given the undergrad schedule and they had to be there friday, grad students need to be there on Monday, Tuesday.... soooo yeah, came home for the wedding, going back tomorrow... Yay for 5 hour drives!!
In any case I ate an incredible amount of food at this wedding, and once I load up my pix I'll post some of the delicious delicacies... But it all started with Cocktail hour, in which not only did I have champagne and an apple martini, but I had a ton, and I do mean a ton to eat. I ate a little bit of rice with my Mexican tapas and chicken fajita with guacamole, sour cream and cheese. I had pasta with broccoli rabe sprinkled with pepperoncino. I had fresh mozzarella and tomatoes with some broccoli on the side. I had a rice ball and fresh focaccia bread, one pizza style the other, whole grain goodness... I had some calamari and some other random stuff that the waitresses brought around. I only ate a little of each, but it filled me up sooooo much!! I am sooo glad I hadn't eaten beforehand... I skipped breakfast and lunch, so I do have a small amount of foresight....
Then as if that wasn't enough food, real dinner began. There was a salad that I barely touched, although I did eat a piece of bread with it... And I had a glass of champagne and maybe 2 glasses of red wine... Then there was some dancing, then came the rigatoni pasta with tomato sauce a ricotta cheese. Don't know why I ate it, but I did... Then there was more dancing and we came back for our main courses, filet mignon and a potato croquet with string beans and carrots on the side. I ate the string beans, had some of the potato (not much though) and most of the filet, quite tasty!! seriously though at this point I thought I was going to bust!!!
Then of course there was more dancing, and a mini tribute to michael jackson, a mini medley of jackson in which the singers came out onto the dancefloor and performed some moves... the best mimicker turned out to be a white guy in the audience. Hilarious by the way!! Then we did the wave and numerous other silly things.... Just so we could make room for dessert...
Because then, it was time to cut the cake!! sooo pretty by the way!! and it was vanilla cake with a cream with fresh strawberries in it!! OMG it tasted amazing like strawberry shortcake!! ahhh I was in absolute heaven!! Oh but it didn't end there, oh no, as if that wasn't enough food to kill a baby elephant, no there was more. We had the mother groom dance and the father bride dance, even a tribute to the parents song, and then it was time for dessert overkill!!
A Viennese table. I don't know if you've ever heard of this setup, but it's very very Italian... Basically in this case it wasn't a single table, but six... There was a table of very indulgent cakes, of which I chose not to taste even though they looked fabulous... There was a table with ice cream and toppings, and then another section with three chocolate fountains, milk, white and dark, and various things to cover. Then there was the table with fruits, a table with traditional italian desserts, a table with cookie like things and a final table that I didn't really see because there was too much of a crowd and I really just wanted to eat my ice cream...
Of all of this, I had chocolate ice cream with some m&ms and an oreo, 1/2 a marshmallow covered in milk chocolate, 5 strawberries covered in the dark chocolate and then an actually chocolate covered strawberry that didn't come from the fountain. I had a cannoli as well... There was more in my plate, but my eyes were definitely bigger than my head at that point....
And then I danced some more to burn off all of the excess calories, and never once did i take off my awesome bronze gladiator sandal stilettoes... So yes, I rock...
And feel so full, that I could burst...
but it was a lot of fun, and therefore worth it... I'm hoping my stomach will be empty and feeling tranquil by the time I get in the car for my 5 hour drive tomorrow!!

~Raspberry Truffle

Carbonara please!!

Don't know why I'm suddenly in the mood for Carbonara pasta. I know how to make it, and it's utterly delicious if somewhat complicated. Maybe I'll be able to have some later this week! The image is Paula Dean's Tuscan Carbonara, and seriously I'm salivating!

The image underneath, isn't really carbonara, but I'd love to try it anyway! It's Giada's version of Carbonara. (Giada's Carbonara) (Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis) but it's not a real carbonara at all. It just looks yummy!! It's a little bit healthier because it doesn't use cream and changes the egg ratio, probably making it easier to make in all honesty and it uses yummy asparagus. But we shall see, which I actually decide to try to tackle later this week! Creamy or healthy?? it's a toss up...

oh wait, I found another carbonara option, this was more traditional but it also has broccoli, choices choices choices, now what do I do?? suggestions anyone???



~Raspberry Truffle...

Beer Can Chicken

Okay I kind of want to make this for the barbeque! It caught my eye on foodnetwork. It's called beer can chicken, and it's sitting on top of a 3/4 full can of beer!! It seriously amuses me, and i kind of really want to try it on Sunday so I may buy a chicken tomorrow!! It looks pretty simple (Beer Can Chicken Recipe)
Sooo we'll just see!! Yummy, yummy, yummy!!

~Raspberry Truffle