Today, let us celebrate cookies. You might be saying to yourself, good grief, I have been able to make a batch of cookies since I was 10, but please let me explain. I don't have access to a cookie sheet or cooling racks or a mixer or a particularly large bowl or measuring cups or measuring spoons. I can't find vanilla extract or vanilla bean or soft brown sugar. I went to a number of stores before finding white sugar that is fine enough and I am on my third type of flour. I do have great butter, salt and eggs - and some baking soda (sold in the farmacia). I experimented with some vanilla sugar for flavor and a combination of two other types of sugar - and today, I managed to bake some cookies that were at least good enough to share with my class. Crispy around the edges, lacy on the bottom, and a little chewy in the middle - a little too sweet, but close.
You might ask why I don't just skip it altogether and go out for gelato. I have no good answer.
Today was intercambio - my regular partner is in Croatia - and most of the people from my class don't go anymore - so it was all new people for me. Good practice, but exhausting.
On my way over the bridge, I spotted this couple getting their wedding photos taken.
The street outside is hopping tonight - I am not surprised - it is much cooler than it has been and nobody works tomorrow!
