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It will be four months before I get to return to Italy, so to stave off some of the January doldrums, I decided to have a dinner party here at my house, and invited the guests to help prepare part of their dinner.
I invited fellow travel lovers…specifically people who had traveled with me before, on a Dolly Travels tour, people who are going to be traveling with me this year, and next year, and people like me, who just love to travel and talk about travel,
Since Italy is my primary destination, I felt it appropriate to make an Italian dinner.
Some of the guests arrived in the afternoon and we made gnocchi..those nice little puffy Italian dumplings.
When we had the little gnocchi all cut and ready to cook, they needed to rest a bit, so that we could socialize.
Oh, yes, some Italian drinks were consumed. On the bar is someone’s lovely Aperol spritz, some red wine, some white wine, Prosecco, and Italian sodas.
Finally, it was time to cook the gnocchi. You can see on the stove, 3 different sauces: a simple tomato sauce with mozzarella and basil, a pesto sauce and a fontina cheese sauce.
Finally eating our delicious gnocchi dinner, accompanied by a delicious spinach salad, good artisan bread and more wonderful red wine. (In case you are wondering, the television is playing one of the DVD’s of one of the Dolly Tours trips.)
To me, there is nothing more enjoyable than having a meal with friends…Good conversation, good food, and more planning trips to Italy.
I surely hope that all my guests had as enjoyable time that evening as I did. I know, we were all fired up about returning to Italy, or making a first trip there, or looking ahead to 2016, when I will conduct a tour that starts in Austria and finishes in Italy.
Italy is a country I doubt if I will ever tire of visiting. From the northernmost part, the Dolomites with the Tyrolean customs, to the most southern part, Pugia and Basilicata, with the caves and the Trulli houses, each has its own attraction for me, and I am always ready to return to my “second home”, Italy. I have met many very lovely people in Italy. Of course, my special friends, Magda and Massimo, who always are ready to entertain me, or point me in the right direction.
I appreciate the special bond I have with fellow travelers, like the people who joined me for pasta making and dinner. Travel has a way of increasing our boundaries, sometimes getting us out of our comfort zones, and learning, experiencing something new.
I also appreciate the readers of my blog. Happy travels to each of you.
Ciao for now,
Dolly
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