March Book Club Meeting

March Book Club Meeting

Host: Joann

Book: The Last Promise

Response of Book Club Members: Everyone thought that this was a nice change of pace book. Call it a love story or a romance but call it a scenic journey thru one of the most beautiful regions of Italy. The author, Richard Paul Evans, divides his time between his home in Tuscony in Italy and his home in Park City, Utah. He wrote a love story with a happy ending that makes you want to book a trip to Italy to see the places he describes in the book.

Joann's Personal Opinion: Sometimes in February while you are waiting for spring and warm weather to arrive you need to take a break from the dark depressing books and just chill out with a light travel novel.

Joann's Cold Pasta Salad

Joann's Cold Pasta Salad

Cook in salted water half a box of pasta.

While pasta cooks to a la dente stage steam some veggies and then stop the cooking by plunging veggies in cold water.

Place veggies in bowl with some freshly grated carrots, sliced red onions, sliced cherry tomatoes and chopped basil.

Drain cooked pasta and add to bowl.

Pour a good amount of Wishbone Italian Dressing over mixture in bowl, stir, then marinate in fridge overnight.

Next day restir pasta and add a little more Wishbone Italian Dressing along with freshly grated pepper and salt and about 8 drops of Tobasco Sauce. Lastly add grated fresh mozzarella cheese to the pasta mixture.

Turn out pasta salad onto a nice platter and decorate with whole basil leaves.

Enjoy.