Italian Pasta Party

  

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Guest Arrival/Cocktails
A larger dinner party calls for a variety of beverages to appeal to various palates.  However, having a full bar can get expensive. To simplify your evening, we recommend selecting a couple of fun specialty mixed drinks to serve as guests arrive for your dinner party. To get the party started, we found a couple of great Italian-themed drink recipes that are created with Italian liquors and sparkling wine and fresh juices from www.cocktail.com.
 
Venticello di Carnevale
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1 oz gold rum
1 oz Campari
2 oz lemon juice
2 oz lime juice
grenadine 
COMBINE all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
SHAKE, strain into a highball glass, garnish with twist of lemon and lime on the rim.
 
 
 

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1 pint strawberries
200 ml limoncello
750 ml Prosecco or sparkling white wine 

WASH and hull strawberries.
PUREE in a blender or food processor until smooth.
PASSthrough a sieve, if liked. Add limoncello and stir.
CHILL in refrigerator at least one hour.
POUR 2 oz chilled strawberry purée into a champagne flute and then top with chilled sparkling wine.
 
 
 
 

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Dinner Wines
A pasta party calls for a nice selection of wines.  The menu Chef Boni prepared for this party calls for a nice mix of red and white wines from various regions of Italy to accompany his regional pasta recipes.  We called upon Jenni Heim, an Italian wine expert from Sam’s Wine & Spirits in Chicago, Illinois (www.samswine.com), to assist us in selecting regional Italian wines for our menu.  For each of the different dishes, Jenni’s recommendations are:
 
•Spaghetti alla Puttanesca, Campania -  Pipoli Rosato (Aglianico variety)
•Lasagne alla Bolognese, Emilia Romagna –  Umberto Cesari Sangiovese di Romagna
•Rotini con Broccoli, Puglia – Torre Quarto Bottaccia (red)
•Farfalle e Pomodorini alla Sorrentina, Campania – Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio
•Tortiglioni con Spigola, Scampi e Pomodori Pachino, Sicily -  Planeta La Segreta Bianco
 
Other
Have sparkling and still water on hand as an alternative.

      
 
 
 

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