reverting to what's easy...chinese

venerdì (Friday):
veggie (bok choy, celery, green onion) and pollo stir-fry in black bean garlic sauce (i bought the sauce, don't start thinking I'm Chen Kenichi) and soy sauce over steamed white rice

For this I'll thank mio padre. He is an awesome cuoco. He works with what's in the frig and it always taste delizioso!

I'll have to come to terms with cooking without bean sprouts or poblano peppers! Dannazione. What will I do? These are my two favorite veggies.

For those of you waiting on the Italian-inspired dishes, the Joy of Cooking is on it's way. I considered getting the Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan but I think that may be too complicated for my newbie hands. I'll have to graduate from chef de partie to sous chef before I even try real Italian cooking. Yikes!

Random:
I wonder what the word in Italian is for 'awesome', I use this word like 10 times a day....