La Dolce Vita Menu
I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting and looking back over my life, trying to see what I want to focus on in the new decade. I realize that I have always been a consummate party planner, organizer, and entertainer. I love gathering people together around good food and wine. That is what I want to focus on this decade, sharing with you my tips & tricks for easy, and elegant entertaining. This is what my classes are all about, helping you by providing a menu that is delicious and has recipes that have a great make-ahead component so that you are out of the kitchen and enjoying your family and friends and, hopefully, doing lots of entertaining.
This menu is just the perfect thing to start off your new year! All these dishes can be made ahead, so that the day of your party you just reheating things. Perfect for Super Bowl, or a soccer match or just a Sunday afternoon. Inspired by my travels to Italy, these recipes are not only good, they are life changing….well at least they changed my life! The first time I tasted them, I knew I had to learn how to make them.
So what are we cooking?
Bagna calda, translates into “hot bath” And that is what we are going to make: a hot bath of good olive oil that has been infused with garlic and anchovies. It is sublime, not fishy, and has a fantastic umami flavor to it. I have been crazy about this appetizer for years. You can serve it like this a first course or use it as a dip on a platter surrounded by raw and cooked vegetables….or even drizzle on a salad!.