After our bellissimo Houston cooking evening with Bill and Peggy, Susan wrote me this note:
“I guess I have never had real Italian food before because I never before had anything so wonderful! Now, what will I do when I want real Italian food? Thank you for giving me this experience!” Susan
Susan, what to do when you’re yearning for Italian food? Come to dinner at our farmhouse near Assisi! And I’d like to extend that same invitation to each of our Houston cooks!
Susan joins Angela in cooking “real Italian food”
Our Assisi farmhouse restored by Pino – and behind, the guest house we now rent (solar panels on roof)
Cody, at seventeen, you were the youngest cook – but right into the action all evening. Thanks for all your help on the pre-prep tasks, too. Glad you enjoyed our time together:
“Thanks for the great experience!” Cody (age 17)
Peggy and Cody, kitchen pair
Cody and Peggy team
Cody backed up by his cooking team
Cody at the burners
Thanks for all the help, Cody
Cody teams with John on the pasta
John Peggy and Vicky on the pasta detail
Peggy handles our peperonata
Peggy and John, mille grazie, for so warmly welcoming me into your home. Peggy, so good renew the link we formed when I was your tour guide in Umbria and John, glad we connected over the burners. And here’s Peggy’s note to me:
“So happy this worked out for us all. You are a ‘WIZ’! Had such a great time – soooo much fun – and found out my nephew can help in the kitchen…” Peggy with John
Vicki, great job on the orange/fennel salad – and pasta detail, too. And so glad we finally connected. I still cannot believe you two drove so far to join in our cooking evening! And thanks for your note to me, end of class:
“I have enjoyed reading your blog and trying out a few of your recipes. What a joy to get to meet you and cook with you. Thank you for a lovely evening.”
Vicky decides more Parmesan needed jn our pasta
Vicky, Peggy and John, our pasta trio
Angela and Keith – from Scotland – I’ll look forward to re-connecting in Umbria, after cooking and feasting with you in Houston. Your note, Keith, indicated that might happen: “A fantastic and very informative and fun evening with great food. Wonderful stories and now I need to visit the Umbria region. Bellissimo!” Keith
….and Angela, so very glad you, too, enjoyed our time together:
“Anne, thank you for a fabulous evening. Great friendly atmosphere accompanied with amazing food. Couldn’t ask for anything more.” Angela
Angela and Cody team on the bruschetta
Angela adds more olive oil to our bruschetta
Keith and Angela, from Scotland, share Italian flavors
…and thanks to Will and Kathy, Lou and Mike, Steve, for your thoughts, too, on our Umbrian feast:
“We have had a great time – you have made this a special evening – and we look forward to meeting you again.” Will and Kathy
“Thank you for a magical evening.” Steve
“Quite interesting Italian dinner prepared by friends – truly an enjoyable event – Anne was dynamic, direct but so knowledgeable. Thanks for the experience.” Lou and Mike
And enjoy Vicky and Bill’s photos, too:
Anne,
It may seem far to drive two hours, but Houston is our big city for everything so we don’t think of it as far. It was certainly worth the trip to get to meet you! Thank you for including this stop on you itinerary. And we so enjoyed John and Peggy and ALL of their guests!
Vicky
Vicky.had missed this..apologies..and so glad we connected!
Thanks for coming!