{"id":314,"date":"2008-09-09T16:01:37","date_gmt":"2008-09-09T16:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marialiberati.com\/blog2\/?p=314"},"modified":"2008-09-09T16:01:37","modified_gmt":"2008-09-09T16:01:37","slug":"weddings-laquila-and-fritte-miste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2008\/09\/09\/weddings-laquila-and-fritte-miste\/","title":{"rendered":"Weddings, L'Aquila, and Fritte Miste"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\u00a0fritte miste\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 San Silvestro\u00a0
\nWeddings in Italy..you can only think of one\u00a0thing when you hear those words-‘never ending food’\u00a0or endless buffet, and this was no exception…\u00a0
\nThis past weekend I had the\u00a0‘uber’\u00a0pleasure of attending the wedding of a prominent person from our little town here. But the wedding was held in one\u00a0of the 99 churches of the city of L’Aquila. Imagine, the center\u00a0 of this city that dates back to the 800’s contains 99 churches. The church we went to was San Silvestro, it was constructed in 1350 and has many frescoes that decorate the walls as well as contains many famous works of art. The wedding ceremony was a long one, as usual. But I just kept thinking about the wonderful 8 hour meal we were going to partake of \u00a0once the ceremony was over.
\nAnd the meal was a long one- but well worth the wait. The reception was at an agriturismo in L’Aquila called Casa Signorile and they produce eveything in house\u00a0. The event began with a huge buffet outside that contained everything one could imagine from fresh parmigiano-reggiano cheese to smoked salmon to bruschetta, to fritte miste being made right before your eyes.\u00a0For wines,paired perfectly were\u00a0the Trebbiano D’Abruzzo\u00a0 and Prosecco- to \u00a0overflowing.
\nThe buffet seemed never ending and as we all thought the dessert was ready to be served, we were told to go inside and sit at our assigned tables for the dinner. Dinner? what..I thought we just ate dinner. But no that was our appetizer we were told. The dinner was a five course one:
\n*Fagottini di porcini mushrooms served with a vellutato sauce made with the saffro nproduced locally in the nearby town of Navelli
\n*Fettucini with melanzane and vongole
\n*Oven baked rombo (type of fish) with fresh steamed cozze (mussels)
\n*lemon sorbetto (to clean the palate)
\n*Porchetta (a typical pork dish made with a lot of spices)
\n*Oven Baked Potatoes
\n*Salad
\nAll served with a locally produced heirloom wine-Pecorino
\nThen it was outside to the dessert buffet tables. Fresh fruits, exotic fruits, sliced watermelon, tiramisu, Italian cream cake, apple pies, creme caramel, panna cotta, meringue and the torte nuziale (wedding cake).
\nEspresso to finish..
\nOh, I think I am losing count… it is not 5 courses but 10 and counting.
\nI am too full for any more food talk but I will be posting the recipe for the wonderful fritte miste I had at the wedding reception\u00a0 in the next few days and may I say it was\u00a0 Buonissimo!!! Stay tuned..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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