Hey, home at last from Italy! Wish I had posted more of what I ate but I just ran out of time. I have a travel blog and could not keep up with both.

So what to make the first night home? Spaghetti with meat sauce!

Spaghetti with meat sauce

Actually I had a container of sauce in the freezer so it was the easiest thing to grab when I was so tired.

Amazingly I did not eat anything similar to my beloved spaghetti and meat sauce until the very end of the trip in Palermo, Sicily.

Tagliatelle with mushrooms and cinghiale (wild boar)

By the way, walking everywhere and climbing uncountable steps is a great way to lose weight while eating everything you like. I am five pounds lighter after being on vacation.