Oh give me a home, where the bufala roam...

This last weekend was spent eating my way through the Cilento region of Italy. We went on a school trip to learn and experience the Mediterranean diet, and let me tell you-- it was a success. I think I had two types of cheese at every meal! We also had the opportunity to visit a bufala cow farm where they make authentic mozzarella di bufala cheese. I love bufala!

The bufala had nice little scratch pads in their stables. What pampered cattle! But happy cows make happy cheese (even though Wisconsin is the ONLY cheese state), and the mozzarella that was made from these cows was delightful!

The farm was also famous for pudding and they didn't need to ask me twice! I had one unfortunate chocolate pudding incident at Wendy's as a child, but have luckily recovered over time and was able to scarf down a delicious helping of dark chocolate in the cutest container I have ever seen-- a sweet and a souvenir!

That same night (though I vowed I would never eat again) we toured a pizzeria that specializes in gluten-free crusts and organic ingredients. The gluten-free option tasted remarkably similar to the original and there was another special crust made from veggies, flax seed, and other surprisingly yummy and wholesome ingredients.

We then decided to throw away our whole healthy pizza meal with a Nutella dessert pizza. But really... can you blame us?

The weekend was most definitely a culinary success. Even better? It was FREE! Well... as free as a study abroad program gets ;) Now back to my chicken and salad in an attempt to make up for the extreme weekend damage to the waistline.

Ciao!