I finally watched Eat Pray Love. Honestly, the movie could have ended in Italy and I would have been very happy. Once she left all that wonderful food, I was bored. I felt the same way about the book. I really wanted to like it but never finished reading it.
Since I was having a friend over to watch it with me, I wanted to make lots of yummy dishes to eat. I also bought bottle of Moscato wine from Trader Joes. It's a sweet Italian wine and it was delicious. I had never had it before and am bummed I didn't take a photo of the bottle, but this gives me a reason to buy another one.
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First up, Giada's Tomato Basil Tartlets. These are so delicious. I could have eaten the whole tray by myself. I didn't have any basil (I always forget something even when it's on the list) so I substituted green onion. Here is a link for the recipe
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/tomato-basil-tartlets-recipe/index.html![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhda43r3Kw4mk8RYewk61iwI3d-Iv6tRmtztMrvjOc5JQuOMgcLZHu8uI9iDG_x25Aubg_yxFNJQsyN5KkND7r0lUu7GaBzx3tcVw-KZicMhrImB-8PLbMRRSf9wyfRDdoRO4w4ISDJVQ/s400/chili.jpg)
Next up, Giada's White Bean & Chicken Chili. Really tasty and perfect for a cold night. I left out the swiss chard (I'm not a big fan of greens in my soup) and I used ground turkey instead of chili. Link:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/white-bean-and-chicken-chili-recipe/index.html![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfi16x3H0oCtE6zwC4wjqXlyQXuTAnM2FCS7p0ArE3bDzkiQoy9TnkTZPPeqj7ewz6a6W1lBqAEbI51VdIP_0hS38MfQmRMGDM-Zcm0VZ464EiID-Jn1Ap3MbrbFA9t_yN5SgRFJPIQ/s400/cake.jpg)
This dessert is my own creation. I had a loaf of Barefoot Contessa's orange pound cake in the freezer so I defrosted it and topped it with vanilla ice cream and raspberries that I had soaked in Moscato wine. Delicious.
It was such a fun night.
Did you see Eat Pray Love? What did you think?
I've been having bad luck with movies lately. I saw The Dilemma the other night and was disappointed. I thought it would be much funnier and I'm such a Vince Vaughn fan. Oh Well.
Is anyone going to see No Strings Attached?
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