Fun with zucche!

Yesterday Katie and I made guacamole because there were some avocadi that were about to go bad.  I cut the cipolle (onions) and she did the fun stuff.  Here she is:

Tara took us to a ristorante up in the colli (hills) called La Lumaca (the snail).  Here is the segno:

There were a few snaily cose (things) inside:

There was also this faccia:

We each got tortelloni di zucca (pumpkin).  (Tortelloni are large tortelli, and a tortellini are small tortelli.):

They were filled with magical yumminess:

Here are my contorni (cooked vegetables):

Clockwise from sinistra (left): fagiolini (green beans), finocchi (fennel), melanzane (eggplant).

Today Katie left, and I went for a run similar to the one I ran a few settimane fa.

Later, Gene got the bags of Halloween stuff ready for Annie Cate's class:



"Must...have...brrraaainnnssssss..."



The contents:

Gene and Annie Cate got a zucca ready for Annie Cate's teacher.  Here is the result:

Here is Annie Cate:

Here is Tara pretending to be Signor Testa di Patate:

Here's a great barzelletta about zucche:

Q:  What's the ratio of a pumpkin's circumferene to its diametro?

A:  Pumpkin pi!