"Age and glasses of wine should never be counted."
~ Italian Proverb ~
Cathy was our hostess for the March Women Who Wine event on Friday, March 4, 2016. The theme was Italian Day so the ladies brought antipasto and wine. All twelve Women Who Wine were able to attend this fun event!
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"Benvenuto in casa mia"
Welcome to my home |
Antipasto in Italian means “before the meal.’’ It’s meant to whet your appetite and tide you over until the main course arrives. But the line between a tasty nibble and overindulging is easy to cross when the appetizer consists of sliced cured meats, cheeses, olives, marinated vegetables, and other delicacies. Add a glass of wine and the assortment of rich, salty, spicy foods becomes a leisurely meal. And there’s no cooking involved! Look at the feast we had! Complete with cannoli for dessert!
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| Cathy with the antipasto spread! Delish! |
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| A little education on Italian wines, courtesy of Cathy! |
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| And, of course, the wines! |
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| LtoR - Debbie, Connie, Pam, Cathy, Kelly, Vicky, Ruth, Susie, Daryl, Christy and Judy |
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| LtoR - Debbie, Kelly and Connie |
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| The lovely Miss Vicky |
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| Judy and Christy relax before the real work begins! |
After we sampled the antipasto and wine, Cathy and her talented assistant, Christy, helped us work on our own embellished, wire-wrapped appetizer spreader. We learned to make a spiral with wire, and wrap the wire and beads around a small spreader. Cathy provided the wire, beads and spreader for our craft. Thank you Cathy!
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LtoR - Cathy and Connie
This should be fun! |
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LtoR - Connie and Debbie
Look at mine! Look at mine! |
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| LtoR - Pam and Susie concentrating! |
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| Daryl working on her spreader. |
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LtoR - Ruth, Susie and Kelly
This is harder than it looks! |
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| Debbie - Squee! Finished product! |
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| Kelly shows off her spreader |
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Several of the finished spreaders.
We had great teachers! |
There are two types of people in this world;
Italians, and those who wish they were Italian!
Salute !
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