So we combined all of our efforts to put together pasta dinner for our dear friend Jo. Sounds pedestrian enough, right? Spaghetti and meatballs - lame. I think to date it was our most accomplished, complete team effort by the KC.
Patrick - really rustic simple sauce, tomatoes, onions...
The Balls. Beef, veal, pork sausage. Not kidding. I will cry every time I eat another dry meatball for the rest of my life. A few of them even got a little crumbly, since they weren't compacted patties of breadcrumbs and ground beef. Perfection.
John - our pasta man. Homemade semolina spaghetti. No frills, but our guests who had yet to experience homemade noodles claimed they could never go back to dried. Perfectly al dente, and he didn't cut them, so they were REALLY long.
Me (Kerry) - we needed a birthday cake, but I don't really associate cake and frosting with pasta. We all love calories, but come on. Being the recipe user in the group, (it is baking after all) I found a recipe for lemon olive oil cake. Tender, moist, light, and the olive oil made a huge impact. My additions were fresh blueberries and home made whipping cream; John at the last minute suggested I make a glaze as well. So mixed up a little powdered sugar and lemon juice. Quite a pretty cake, and my boys as usual went in for seconds.
Mike - home late from work, what to contribute? The perfect start to the meal. Arugula salad with huge parmigiana reggiano shavings and a lemon vinaigrette.
Simple enough, cheap, not too labor-intensive. A lovely meal was had by all, and we were stuffed. And I never feel bad about pasta calories if it's home made...
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