ARRIVEDERCI Chef Luigi! XOXO

Ciao My Friends! Having a few Easter Moments witha the ValleyGirl! We dye-a the eggs! We have much fun...There was a Luigi egg but it didnt make it inna the photos because it looka like a cat....so sorry....

All the colors! See Jack Skeleton!

ValleyGirl, she makea the salad with the eggs she boil. She call it Seven Layer Salad. She makea thissa salad for many of the years. It's a great salad to make ahead of time. Like-a 36 hours ahead of the time.....

Salad dressing ingredients.....

Layer the ingredients one atta time......Spinach first.

Iceburg Lettuce

Adda the green onion....

....then the frozen peas.....

Then some chopped eggs....

and bacon.

Then you take the dressing and you "ICE" the top of the salada like a cake.

Wrap in plastic wrap....then refridgerate overnight till up till 36 hours. Let the salada sit out about an hour at room temp before tossing. It's a great salad.

I wait.

I rest.

I head to Sarah's house next! Arrivederci ValleyGirl! I have to see Sarah then to VEGAS! Ciao All!

Chef Luigi Takes A Trip Around Scottsdale

So the ValleyGirl, she take-a me to a few places they like to go when company comes to the town. Thissa is one of her favorites! Can you find me in the picture?

Thissa is a view of Camelback Mountain on the north side. Hizza head is to the right of me and his back hump is to the left of me.











Here izza another picture!

There izza Cowboy Town at the Camelback Inn where they have thezza very cool corporate parties! All cowboy themed.....

.....with Native American accents!

AH! A movie theater for thizza Chef!

She thinka thissa was the jail! Ha Ha that ValleyGirl is forgetful in her old age!

I could-a spend the night here, the weather izza just-a so bella!

Train Station! Maybe thissa take me to Sarah and the Vegas Blowout witha my AR Friends?

Or I go by wagon?

I fear Imma to short to drive the wagon....back is better for thissa Chef!

Thissa western town is here on the Mummy Mountain. ValleyGirl sayzza she don't know why it is called that, I guessa it looka likea mummy? I no see it.

Thissa is the "head" of the Camel of Camelback Mountain. We go close.

See the rock above my ladel to the left of my head? Thissa is called "Praying Monk" ValleyGirl says from a far it a looka like the eyelash of the camel. It izza beautiful mountain.

She then take a me to the Biltmore Hotel. Thissa is a very nice place! She getta into trouble bc she parked illegally cuz she could no find a parking space, so thissa is about all she get in photos! ha ha ha.......So beautiful the gardens are. President Bush use to stay here.

Just a pretty view of the desert. Imma getting hot!

Lotsa of the State Parks for hiking, biking and horseback riding. Some a of the people even fly these gliders of the top of the mountains! ValleyGirl sayzza they CRAZY!

I feel like a the Cowboy! Yee Ha!!!!!

So pretty!

I no see the sky like a thissa before!

ValleyGirl trya to get me inna the Heard Museum, but they not open. It is a wonderful place to visit to learn all about the Native American culture and how it evolved here inna the Southwest. A must see if you ever comma to the Phoenix, AZ.

Ok, we gonna get onna the new lightrail! ValleyGirl sayzza her battery is a dying.

So we get onna the lightrail and we head home!

It issa so nice this lightrail!

CIAO for NOW! ValleyGirl need to get ready for the Easter Bunny's visit!

Luigi Gets a Taste of Julia Child

So ValleyGirl sayzza she going to show me how to make French Lasagna. I sayzza "But Imma not French, I amma Italian!" She sayzza its one of her favorite dishes her momma use to make. (Ah to be a cat!)

She heat the noodles. She sayzza she brings water to boil then turns it off THEN add noodles. Thissa way they dont over cook.

Then she get all the ingredients prepped and in assembly line. Thissa lasagna is made with chicken, spinach, asparagus, broccoli and mushrooms.





She makea the white onion sauce. She saves time buy buying rotissary chicken and using the bones to make a stock. Then the stock goes into the white onion sauce.

She makea the roux. 3 T of melted butter then mixa inna the flour till it bubbles.

She uses a wooden spoon for this process.

When the mixture starts to bubble she adda the hot chicken stock, cream and onions and beats with a wire whisk till thick.

Then she assembles the lasagna.

I weara my pink ribbon in honor of my sick friend.

Almost ready to cook and take to friend.

I think she willa like.

Ciao for now! Luigi putting together his photos of Scottsdale!