Great Food, and Looks good too

These are the seared scallops in a bowl of pumpkin (zucca ) puree. There zucca is more like our sweet potato. They do not add much to the zucca, just seasoning no sugar.
Baccala ( dried cod fish) is not one of my favorites but ordered alot. It is served on a bed od mashed potatoes, the baccala is steamed and dressed in parsley, salt, pepper, olive oil. The little cup is baccala mousse with black caviar on top. To each his own????????????????????????????
This is one of my favorites. Fesa, slow cooked pork loin in rosemary and lots of butter. It is sliced and put in vacuum bags and steamed at time of service. It sits on a bed of mashed potatoes,and porcini mushrooms on top with gravy. The potatoes are roasted with butter ans rosemary until browned. The tomato is slow roasted. This dish is a mans dream, potatoes 2 ways.
I have not tried this but it always looks good. Sturgeon, (not sure of spelling ) steamed with fresh tomato thinly sliced with olive oil truffles and basil. They tell me this is a very light dish but tasty. There is never any left over so I don't get to taste.

Well I had some time tuesday and decided to get on a train. The destination was Parma or Brescia. That is where our train goes. I decided on Brescia because it is closer, in my region for my report, and I have been to Parma several times. I was nervous to tackle a new train station but off I went. It was so very cold, (fredo, fredo everyone goes around saying, cold, cold). I looked in windows as I walked to city center. They were all fixed beautiful. The Italians really know how to package a product. People were everywhere. Carrying lots of bags. It was about 4pm and I could tell the streets were decorated but not turned on. In the center square they had a hugh tree and a log cabin with Santa. I hope it was heated it was 20 degrees outside. I found the duomo and a little round church attached to its side. I went in and wished I had brought my camera. I left it so I would not have to carry anything, ( big camera ). The duomo was very beautiful but did not feel very welcoming. I left and went to the little round church. When I walked in it was warm and the organ was playing. I am not sure who was playing it, there was no one around, a ghost of Christmas past. I sat on the back row and looked up at the cross with Jesus suspended in air, OH MY GOD, what can I say more. The warm, the music, and the setting were on of the nicest feeling, I just sat and enjoyed for about 15 minutes. Then some people came in and the magic was broken. I proceded back out in the cold and all the lights were lite. It was white and blue street lights everywhere. The tree in the center was lite in multicolors. I window shopped my way back to the train station and caught the 7:03 train. It was the next to the last train and I did not want to chance being stranded. I got off at Calvisano and walked my way to my room. It was bitter cold. I stopped and picked up a pizza to eat in my room. It was a very good day.

Another thing good was I found a spot in my room where my internet key workd. So I rearranged my room so I don't have to sit on my end table to get reception. The room does not look as good but the desk is where the end table was before. I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy. It is good to be able to read my emails again. Steve and I could not skype,
and for some reason he skyped me right after I fixed the problem. It was the best reception we have had the whole time. It was really nice to see him, I am ready to be home.
Have a great holiday, Yvonne