While some people are planning on buying pizza or sandwiches everyday for lunch, and possibly again (or going out to restaurants) for dinner, my roommates and I knew that we would have to start cooking for ourselves. Most of these days we’ve been hungry for a good portion of the day, we’re hoping that will change eventually. If you read my first post you saw that we had our first group dinner, but we’ll likely be making most of our meals on our own. We each have makeshift sections of the refrigerator but still don’t quite have a routine. I went to a few different shops to get food for the week (or at least some of the meals).
Note: Next to nothing is open Sunday and Monday (and possibly Wednesday)! We learned this the hard way…and were very hungry because of it, and out 1.50 euros. We took the Minimetrò to the supermarket called Coop (there’s also a small one in town) only to find it was closed. We did learn however that the main train station of Perugia is across the street.
My breakfasts this week so far (each day): apple/orange, rice cake with blueberry jelly, water
My lunches this week so far (each day): sandwich with mayo, salami, chicken, side of olives. One day I had an AMAZING sandwich from Ciao Ciaos (see below).
My dinners this week (different days): the first roommate dinner, something Irish (I know, not Italian) at a restaurant called Shamrock that really likes 80s music, pizza, spaghetti and salad (see below), fried eggs, pepper (see below) and pizza (not the best combination, it was at different times though the eggs were more of a pre-dinner). For that last dinner we were invited to a gathering through The Umbra Institute which included some food: something tasting similar to popcorn, pizza (cheese, then olives and mushrooms, then anchovies – and I liked it!).
Our first gelato! I got “stracciatella”
Un panino from Ciao Ciaos as everyone calls it – salami, pesto, mozzarella, and tomato (2.80 euros)
My first meal for myself (my family knows what I put on my spaghetti – my dad’s recipe)
First fried eggs meal (my mom knows how I feel about this meal!) – not quite as “clean” looking as at home, but delicious! And yes that is a Kung Fu Panda glass.
Suse — I am loving these posts; thanks for sharing! I do believe that all of the years of mission trip accommodations has made your quirky apartment seem pretty normal – if not downright palatial! (think Jamaican bat cave). Enjoy!
So true! Although the stream of water in my shower is awfully similar to the bat cave, the bathroom is actually a bathroom and not a green cellar-like, well bat cave
Susanna, thanks for choosing my recipe for your first individual meal! Wow, that “salami sandwich” looks wonderful! And Elizabeth read all your posts tonight — she chuckled when she read your comment about eggs “Susanna-style” and also your discussion of apartment quirks.
Haha I’m glad! And yeah I think I’ll be making that spaghetti a fair amount. For the salami sandwich every time I look at the picture I just want it again. The market where I got it is literally right next to the Umbra Institute’s door so it’s very easy to get to.