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National Spumoni Day 2024
Ciao, amici miei! Today is National Spumoni Day, so let’s talk about what that even is. 🍨
Tricolor Italian Treat
The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you’re hungry again. ~George Miller
Chocolate + Cherry + Pistachio. How can you go wrong?
Pretty much everybody loves Italian food, but not everybody knows about this Italian dessert.
I remember being terribly disappointed as a kid at an Italian restaurant with this being the only dessert option.
I was never a fan of chocolate ice cream, so having that melting into the cherry and pistachio was pretty horrifying.
I felt much the same about Neapolitan (vanilla|chocolate|strawberry) ice cream. For God’s sake, stop putting chocolate ice cream in everything!
But that was classic chocolate ice cream. The old fashioned, weak chocolate ice cream of yesteryear.
Now that the ice cream people have some kind of a clue, I don’t mind it so much.
Since we’re on the topic, I really wouldn’t mind a bowl of Spumoni right this moment.
There’s none to be had around here, so I’ll see if I can Frankenstein some together whenever I hit the grocery store again.
🍨 What The Heck Is Spumoni? 🍫🍒🍃
The Magic Of Spumoni
If you can’t find some pre-made Spumoni where you are, I found you a video recipe.
Sometimes, you have to DIY. Being a bespoke chef of sorts may be your only option.
Going to be honest, though. If I’m going on a DIY project, I might have to switch it up and go with vanilla or coconut instead of chocolate.
After all, the Italian flag has a white stripe, not a brown one. Cherry or Raspberry gelato + Vanilla or Coconut + Pistachio would be a lot more Italian in my opinion.
HOMEMADE SPUMONI ICE CREAM
Italian 🏛️ Style
Italian style is a natural attitude. It is about a life of good taste. It doesn’t have to be expensive. Simple but with good taste. Luxury is possible to buy. Good taste is not. ~Diego Della Valle
There’s more to love about Italy than just the food. The history, the scenery, the culture and the style are world-famous.
I hope to go see it some day. For now, I’m really busy and largely in Hobbit mode. I don’t want to go anywhere or do anything but work.
That’s kind of weird.
I had a reasonable amount of wanderlust when I was younger and I still have a wish list of places I’d like to visit when I’ve got time and money.
Right now, I have neither and I don’t see that changing in the near future. That’s fine. I’m not up for globetrotting at the moment anyway.
I’d love to say something relevant to writing in this spot today, but I’ve got nothing.
I’m so backed up behind work stuff that it’s driving me bats.
We’ll see if I can break the logjam, but it will be a lot easier when they hire a second data converter.
There’s literally only so much I can do.
That’s it for today. This is a late 🌞 Summer 🔥 Hump 🐫 Day that feels mercifully like a premature 🍂Autumn🍂 day. How can you do better than that?