"Sweet" Redemption

For those of you who were shocked and appalled by our last news entry, maybe this will help you to forgive us.

On the way home from his last day of the work week, Charles took a detour on a bus through Zagarolo and ended up walking past a smell that his nose would not allow him to ignore. The smell came from a Sicilian bakery, and as his sniffer led him through the doorway he was overwhelmed by the sight of goodies galore. His saliva glands began to work overtime as he struggled to think of how he was going to manage to order some of these sweet treats.

In the typical manner of our communication, he showed the woman behind the counter his 5euro bill and let her decide what treats she would give. He came home proudly displaying a daintily wrapped package of seven Sicilian specialities.

After dinner we carefully opened the package and struggled to decide which treats should be eaten first, and which should be saved for last (and would any make it to tomorrow). There are no words to describe the light and delicious concoctions that we enjoyed, and so I will only say that you should let this be one more incentive to come visit us. These local goodies were so delicious that Allie plans to offer herself to the baker as a slave in order to learn even the most basic preparations for some of these heavenly treats.

Tomorrow is another Saturday market trip with Mariella, and you can bet that we will be doing our best to resist the urge to purchase more sinful desserts. Do not be surprised if the next time you see us we have gained 100 pounds, because each bite would be worth a pound of jiggly cellulite in itself.