As I was driving home from work tonight I realized that my trip to Rome is only a couple of weeks away and I’m totally out of shape for such an adventure. So, as soon as I got home I put on my workout clothes and tennis shoes, walked down the street and grabbed a bottle of Chianti, a fresh baguette, a ripe tomato, some Bel Paese, Grana Padano and a touch of Prosciutto and sat by the side of the road to consume my feast.

OK, so actually, after I put on my work out clothes, I stood in my kitchen and scarfed a bit of day old Ciabatta bread, some triple cream French cheese, a slice of spicy Capocollo and a glass of Australian Shiraz. Not bad for being out of shape and smack in the middle of Texas.

Hey, a girl has to start somewhere, right?