Day 34 (4/24/11)

Happy Easter everyone!!!! Today I woke up and had my chocolate egg (my toy was super lame, which was sad) and left with a group to enjoy the market. When we first came to the city, we were told about the market that inhabits the area near our apartment, so we figured it was just the street in front. However, as we walked around, it turns out that it takes over at least 4 streets and two whole blocks in the area. We wandered for an hour or so looking at all the crazy stuff there (it was a lot like a flea market, just on roids) and laughing at the goofy stuff they sold. We ended up buying some awesome biking/running shirts (sarcasm) for about 85 cents, and giant rolls of paper towels for a euro. If anyone wants anything random, the market is every Sunday so I can pick it up for you!
Anyway, after we made it through the whole thing, we came back and washed our shirts while we ate. Tonight we are having a group dinner our apartment before heading to the biggest apartment for a big shindig. After a little bit of prep work, we began to cook. We worked on making a giant portion of mac and cheese using a bowl of shredded parmesan (doing it yourself is so much more fulfilling and delicious!) and a bowl of cubed provolone. We then baked it up with some breadcrumbs thrown on top and it was some of the best mac and cheese I have had! At the same time, some people worked on a salad with homemade Caesar dressing (ewwww anchovies!) and homemade croutons, while others worked on a zucchini dish for an appetizer. We made some garlic bread from a loaf that was about the size of a laptop (3.50 euro!) and some deviled eggs as well. To top it off, we also made a batch of lemon squares for dessert. Everything turned out unbelievably good; even the lemon squares, which ended up more like the top part of a cobbler filled with lemon goo, were fantastic (we are patenting this new dessert). We also made sangria with all the amazing fruit we could find: a white wine mixed with kiwi, strawberry, orange, and pineapple, and a red mixed with strawberries and blood-orange.
We had prepared ourselves for leftovers after seeing the feast we made, but to our surprise every single thing was finished! Next up it was time to roll ourselves over to the 8-person apartment for their dinner party. We made a fruit salad with all the fruits listed above plus apples and bananas, as well as two more bottles of sangria. Everyone schmoozed for a while over there (I couldn’t even have a bite of second dinner) and then came home for the ultimate buzz kill (and the greatest enemy of my ever-creeping food coma): theory readings. After finishing one, I cut my hair and went to bed, why work now when I can do them tomorrow?