It’s down to 93° today – we’re practically freezing.
I’ve been wanting to play Italian all week but the weather just hasn’t cooperated. I have serious motivation issues when the thermometer rises above 78°. I just don’t feel like spending time in the kitchen. I’m going to have to wait until fall, I think.
In the meantime, we still have to eat, so bacon burgers on the barbie, it is. Cooking bacon on the grill is a lot of fun. I lay it out on the upper rack and let it slowly cook. The grease usually flares up so I make sure to watch it, but it really comes out tasty.
Speaking of Italy, there’s a dessert I’ve been wanting to make since first having it in Florence. It was so good, I actually had it at two different restaurants. It’s thinly-sliced sponge cake drizzled with lemocello, and layered with pastry cream and then topped with meringue.
I haven’t found a recipe for the dish and searching the web I keep coming up with variations on Zuppa Iglesse. I saw it made in a large, deep casserole dish – making many servings. Most of the one’s I’m seeing are actual cakes but the ingredients are right. I think my dish may just be a variation on it. We’re heading to Point Pleasant for my birthday, so I think I may bring a batch to share with everyone.
In the meantime, rumor has it it’s only going to be high 80’s tomorrow. Time to break out the winter coats.