Culinary Adventures Around the World - Italy

Yep I just had to start out with a photo of my favourite part of the meal - the dessert.  I have always wanted to try panettone bread, as I see them every year in the store, but have never bought one before, so that is what we had for dessert and it was fantastic. What can I say, I'm a sweet-type person.  

Now that we are in Italy, on our round-the-world cooking adventure, I made the Italian meal in Martha Stewart Living magazine December 2009 issue, well some of it anyway.  The menu was as follows:

Antipasto: 
sundried tomatoes, olives, provolone, and prosciutto

Primo: 
Spaghetti with crab ( I didn't put the lobster in)

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/nonnas-crab-and-lobster-with-spaghetti

Secondo: 

Oven-braised Lentils

Cod cooked in a tomato sauce

Carmelized Brussel Sprouts
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/caramelized-brussels-sprouts

Dessert:

Panettone

Clementine Oranges

Sorry to make you all drool with that photo of the panettone - it really was as delish as it looks - lovely soft bread with chunks of chocolate throughout and chocolate on top.  It was a great ending to the meal and definitely something we will repeat.  We just might have to make that our New Years day tradition from now on - have Italian food with panettone for dessert.

Now on to FRANCE!!!!