Traveling Foodie

First of all, I apologize for not posting for the summer but I have been really busy. I spent the first three weeks of summer in California, working at my Aunt's FANTASTIC Coffee shop that she has owned for 7 years and is still going strong. She roasts her own coffee beans and sells retail under the name Wild Chicken Coffee. I don't drink coffee but my Mom says it is really good stuff.

Then, back to Salt Lake City for about two weeks and off to Colorado for a soccer tournament. We didn't make it to the finals but we were pretty happy with how we did.

Then, off to counselor-in-training Girl Scout Camp for three camps which was awesome. I just loved everything about it, especially working with the younger girls.

Then, my Mom, cousin and I were off to Europe for two weeks. I promised myself that I would take pictures and comment about all the great food that we ate but we kept on eating it before we could remember to take any pictures! We managed to take some pictures, mostly of the most delicious gnocchi that I have ever had.

We also laugh because when we were eating at my cousin Giacomo's house in Italy, he said how he likes to eat "slow food" so we of course thought he knew about the Slow Food movement. But no, he just meant that he likes to eat his food in a slow and relaxed way! That must be what the global Slow Food movement is all about. In Italy, we saw fresh produce everywhere. It looked like every square inch of ground was productive, even in the cities.

In Slovenia, there was a large garden plot at the railway station that an old woman was harvesting. Everywhere we have been, it seems as if the Italians and Slovenians are all growing their own food, even if it is just in their backyard or at a community plot.

So, here are some of the pictures of the great food we have eaten.

 Gnocchi in Slovenia

Eggplant in Italy

Falafel in Rue de Rosiers in Paris

 Crepe in Colmar, France

Grilled Meat in Slovenia