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BOUJEE ITALIAN NIGHT

CLASSY COOKING CLASS WITH PENNY AND CHRIS

What are the best ingredients for a great dinner? Organic products, fresh produce, aged meats, fat or gluten-free, non-dairy stuff, fine

wines, or recipes that have been handed down through generations. These all may play their own part, but I think it all starts with friends who play well together. Penny and Chris are two of our foodie friends that love to entertain.

What better way to be entertained than to have a cooking class with someone who learned how to cook while in Italy? Penny is that person. She invited Mara and I along with our friends Ashley and Carl to learn how to make pasta. We also discussed wine pairing that would go with the meal. We were sold on the idea.

We set the date, made the grocery list, picked a couple of bottles of wine, assigned jobs for everyone, and the plan was in place. Chris and I don’t drink wine other than taking a sip when our wives force us. We do like great food, good music, and fine women.

Bougee Italian Night couldn’t come soon enough. My mouth was watering just talking about the menu. Maybe I was already hungry?

The evening started out with some bubbly, munchies on sticks, and the aroma of chicken roasting in the oven. Of course, I had my camera out documenting everything I could. Penny provided play-by-play instructions and assistance when rolling and stuffing the pasta.

The sauce, OMG the sauce, you could eat it all by itself and be in heaven. A fresh salad, roasted chicken, and homemade pasta covered with that OMG sauce. Hopefully, you’ll see, smell, and taste the love, care, fun, and friendship by looking at the photos.