Last Week

Last Sunday we went to the Gandiello's house for dinner.  Glenn, Eileen and Sarah were also there :) Debbie made ravioli, sauce, turkey meatballs, chicken parm and salad.  Everything was yummy!
Tuesday night I made chicken cutlets, spinach with garlic and oil and (finally) farro with onions, garlic and carrots.

At this point you may be wondering exactly what farro is. According to Garzanti's Italian-English dictionary it's spelt, but Luciano Migliolli, author of Il Farro e le sue Ricette (Farro and its recipes), says that though it looks rather like spelt they're not the same. Farro must be soaked, whereas spelt can be boiled straight off. Also, cooked farro has a firm chewy texture, whereas spelt softens and becomes mushy.

Last night I went to see Jackie's new apartment in Astoria with Barbara.  It is great!  Two bedrooms, full bath with a nice deep tub, eat in kitchen, long entry hallway with closets and a living room.  After the tour we walked to 30th Avenue and spied many restaurants.  We decided on Sugar Freak (www.sugarfreak.com).  They serve "Louisiana homestyle cookin' & spirits."  The decor is great!  We had:  Abita Haze Purple BBQ shrimp, Fried oyster Po'Boy, Crawfish Etouffee and a Turkey burger.  Everything was really good.  Service is good, they certainly do not rush you out the door.  The bathrooms are cute and we would all go back.