Pasta, Pasta

Have you read Strega Nona by Tommi dePaola to your child? You know how Big Anthony wants pasta that continually comes from the magic pasta pot? Well, Saturday night, Big Anthony would have been in heaven!!  Pasta of all shapes and sizes filled the table along with some yummy desserts.

I don't know if you've ever hosted a Pasta Party....if you haven't you need to because it is oh so easy to do and makes for a wonderful time with family and friends.  Anyway, Saturday was our Ladies of Harley Pasta Party so I began last week gathering items for decorations.  I used red/white checked tablecloths (Oriental Trading has a roll which made it so easy...just measure and cut); empty wine bottles with red candles, jars of various uncooked pasta, fake ivy, some chef characters I found at Big Lots and a cooking plaque for the serving table centerpiece.  Nope nothing fancy but it did make the room festive for the party.

Everyone brought their favorite pasta dish or a dessert, I made a garden salad and brought three types of bread and ....Voilà, the party was on!!!  Here are a few photos from the party.