Non-traditional Labor Day Dinner

     Labor Day is the last hurrah of summer time fun; typically filled with a day of grilling hamburgers and hot dogs while soaking up the last few rays of sunshine. This year, a backyard BBQ just wasn't in the cards for me.

     My grandparents own a summer cottage in Fairhaven, MA, right on the beach. It's pretty much a 15/20 minute drive to the nearest shops and restaurants; and even though normally, I never want to leave my spot on the beach for anything-one of those restaurants is totally worth it.

     The Pasta House on Alden St. right off the highway in Fairhaven is beyond yummy! I was going to take a picture of my Eggplant Parmesan to show all of my fellow bloggers (read non-existent followers) but I was already chowing down before I realized I had meant to take out my camera first. Eggplant is my favorite food of all time, so it was no wonder I was so quick to dive into another rendition of my favorite comfort food. But I'll be back soon, so I'll be sure to photograph generously then. They're all about Italian cuisine, and boy are they good at it, even their house salad has pasta on it, how can you go wrong!?

http://thepastahouse.net/ <<Highly recommend checking them out
**Picture taken from The Pasta House Facebook page

First day of Class

Today was my first day of sophomore year at Roger Williams; at least now I seem like a veteran to all of the incoming freshman. Not much has changed on campus over the summer, except some additions and modifications to buildings and sidewalks. One thing that I am happy to say has not changed is the food in the Upper Commons (aka the cafeteria) we are catered by Bon Appetit so we get the best of the best! We have a salad bar, stacks (sandwiches), grill (hamburgers...stuff like that), international cuisine (stir-fry it up here), cucina (pizza and pasta), and classics (the daily specials). Of course we have desserts like ice cream and homemade apple crisp too. I'm a commuter so I don't have a meal plan, but I get up there every chance I get, we're ranked the 8th best cafeteria in New England for private universities, but we should really be in the top five.

Plus Bon Appetit every year does a sustainability project, trying to get students to cut down on how much food they waste and throw away. You know, reducing the carbon footprint and all that jazz. A group on campus throws together an Eat Local-Farmer's Market too. RWU is all about saving the planet through delicious food munchin', who knew helping out the environment could taste so good?

http://www.cafebonappetit.com/rogerwilliams/index.html

  ^^ Link to The Upper Commons website for daily menus ^^

**Picture taken from RWU mediaroom blog