It must be true love

Yesterday Robby's Social studies teacher had scheduled a Roman feast. Evidently not realizing that the major religion in Rome is Catholicism or knowing his Catholic history, ( which prohibits the eating of meat on Lenten Fridays)the teacher had already had everything in place and a half full sign up list before he realized ( was informed by a group of Catholic Parents) the mockery that he had created. Anyway the feast was planned and so we were faced with finding an Italian food that did not contain meat, nor had anyone signed up to bring, for him to take. In the end we decided that biscotti was the way to go. I am embarrassed to admit that I did not even bake this biscotti but visited my local Giant Eagle. Anyway....Robby's friend (who is very much of Italian descent) and her family decided that spumoni*
would be a great food to share as many had probably never heard of it let alone tasted it. Robby, I believe was among those who had never experienced spumoni as my Mother in law( who is of Italian descent) and I whole heatedly agree that though it sounds good in description, spumoni has the distinct taste of Acetone based nail polish remover . Anyway, being that his girl was scooping it out Robby received a heaping helping. As he told me the story I cringed as even a spoonful would have me gagging, let alone a heaping bowl. "Did you eat it?" I asked. he replied "yes"., "How was it?" I asked "well it was OK", he answered. "I probably would have passed but if _____________ brought it , I figured it must be good".


Hmmmmmmm now I wonder if Mike really likes my cooking or just me ?


* Spumone (from spuma or "foam"), is a molded Italian ice cream made with layers of different colors and flavors, usually containing candied fruits and nuts. Typically it is of three flavors, with a fruit/nut layer between them. The ice cream layers are often mixed with whipped cream. Chocolate and pistachio are the typical flavors of the ice cream layers, and the fruit/nut layer often contains cherry bits—causing the traditional red/pink, brown, and green color combination. It is popular in places with large Italian immigrant populations such as the United States and Argentina. August 21 is National Spumoni Day in the United States.

*** How funny that National Spumoni day is on Robby's Birthday*****