Spaghetti & Meatballs...part II

So, Katelyn missed Jan 13th and apparently didn't read the blog close enough to know that spaghetti had JUST been served, but the other ladies were so polite and ate it anyway....

We paired this spaghetti with mostly Pinot Noir, with the exception of a Toscana from Italy (recommended to Alyssa and Betsy by an apparently very attractive Latino salesman). The Five Rivers Pinot smelled like chocolate-covered cherries and brought out the tang of the spaghetti sauce. And the other wines were just as smooth and flavorful.

While the food was satisfying, the highlights were clearly in the conversation. Selma kept us laughing with her stories of babies and interpretive dance moves, and as usual, several of us shared our ups and downs from the past week. But, at least for the host, hearing the laughter of friends made any difficult memory shared a lot easier to bear.

Ideally, we come together every week - sometimes a little more time passes, sometimes we're extra lucky and it's only a few days - but every time is an unexpected experience of friendship I'm proud to remain a part of. Love ya ladies!

Some of the funnier sayings from the evening...
"I've never worked my unit this hard!"
"Can you even blow for that long?!"
"I had to get more sauce because I got so distracted the first time!"
"Did you just say "yes" because...." "I just said "yes" because he asked!"
"What!? You guys had spaghetti las week!?"
"You can pet her, or you can "rawr" her..."
"'G'onorrhea wants to be held."
"I need someone to jump my heart!"
"I give services to my clients."
"Can my husband park his car in your garage?" "I will take all the cars in my garage that I can get!"
"Those are BIG-ASS minerals!"
"You guys, I have a back problem."

okay, so maybe you had to be there...and if you were, you'd be LUCKY!

Barbera D'Asti paired with Spaghetti

Betsy hosted this week at Steph's house. We had Cesar salad, spaghetti, meatballs, and garlic bread! It was amazing! We paired the meal with Barbera D'Asti which is a red wine. Both bottles we had were quite tasty. I would recommend this wine! It was sweet, but not dry!



For desert Betsy made us a FunFetti cake!



Wendy brought Betsy a shot of whiskey to celebrate her new house purchase!



Betsy, Alyssa, Wendy



Wendy, Stephanie, Betsy



Quotes from the evening:

"I've lived here for a year and a half and I never attempted to use this button!"

"When I get married, somebody buy me this tall pan and somebody else buy me a sex swing!"

"...well you've had two surgery's"

"Those are the kind of guys you just buy longer pants for."

"If you're going to touch my knee, you better be ready to have a kid... or three!"

"It's a quote by Marilyn Monroe"... "Marilyn Manson?"

"I've never been around her things before."

"Whiskey and Funfetti!"

"Dude, I'm crazy!"

"Funfetti down!".... party foul!



Funfetti down!

First WWN in 2011

After a stellar New Years Eve party at Quinn's, the WWN ladies started off the year right by having WWN at the new Psycho Suzi's in Northeast! They are now in the old Gabbie's on Marshal! The location and atmosphere was amazing as usual! We took a little break from the wine and enjoyed some beer and of course Tiki Drinks! Started with some curds and tots for an appetizer and for dinner we shared a couple of their World Famous Pizzas.

Favorite NYE Quote:
"I cleaned it all up except for the leaves...?"

WWN at Wendy's

Attendees:
Home Brew Dangly Bit (Quinn)
Giggles McPeanuts (Wendy)
Snowy Lexington (Roiann)
Kentucky Ashley -----  Skanky Mcfarlin (Steph)
Lester Blackie (Katelyn)
Super Fucking Mika Kentucky (Betsy)

Alyssa was supposed to  host WWN, but due to her ACL reconstruction she couldn't! :-( We all hope for a fast recovery for her! Wendy was gracious enough to step up and whip something up for us to eat!

Roiann was visiting this WWN... on the way, Stephanie got rear-ended with Roi in the car... everyone is okay! No pain a little wine can't fix ;-)

Wendy prepared Salmon with Dijon, green beans, and potatoes. Quinn (Home Brew Dangly Bit) was here.

Betsy, Steph, Roiann

Quotes of the day
"Holy shit, my vagina is on fire"
"We're waiting for something funny to happen"
"Call me!! 976-BABE"
"It's too small, the girth isn't there"
"I got rear ended too!! Not in a good way. - That's what she said!
"My skin is sticking!!"
"That's a nice little size ..."
"Did he look like a vacuum?"
"There are some volume issues when I am trying to sleep..."
"I am ready to say goodbye to 2010 - that bastard!"
"Quinn just go grab one you know where it is"
"I'm NOT going to lick you!"
"you're super fun AND you drink a lot!  The 2 things I look for in friends!!"`
"Wow this is hard... that's what she said!"
"I just found out they stood on that thing in skanksville"
"If the porn is good..."
"Betsy's gone so I'll take over"
"Hudson we have a problem"
"I'm just waiting for the "varrump varruummmph vaaaruuuumph"
"Maybe you need bigger pants, I dunno.."
"Does he have big balls?"
"Hells bells"
"He was this teeny tiny but elephant of a little man...."
"If you have to part it, it's too long"
"I told you to do the jumping-kicking thing"
"I've had the best pussies in the world"
"How many boxes do you think we danced on?????" "that's what girls do, they dance on the other boxes..."
"Make sure all your holes are plugged"

WWN Christmas Party

Upon the return of our members from Costa Rica, Stephanie hosted the WWN Christmas party the following Wednesday. Stephanie's house was all decked out for the occasion and the wine was flowing (to everyone except Stephanie due to illness). Instead of making dinner, everyone brought their favorite appetizer to share. Stephanie made her raspberry cheese dip, Katelyn brought egg rolls, Betsy made BBQ chicken, Wendy brought cheese and crackers, and Alyssa brought cheese, crackers and fruit. For sure we had waaaay to much food and it was delicious!

After dinner and less wine consumption than normal (rumor that Stephanie is a lush), we sat down in the living room and passed out our Secret Santa presents. With Christmas music in the background we opened our gifts one by one. It will be our little secret on who got who what ;-)

Quotes from the jolly evening:
"It's like I'm a Master Chef!"
"I've been able to arose men."
"What's new in scrotum fashion?"
"I'd like to T-up this idea"
"I'll be drunk and doing headstands next Wednesday"

WWN In Costa Rica

Three members had WWN in Costa Rica. Stephanie, Katelyn and Wendy

Pura Vida!

Shiraz/Syrah with Chicken & Pasta

Tonight began our "Wine Pairing Wednesdays".  Our first pick:  Shiraz/Syrah.  We had 3 wines to choose from, a 2007 Cupcake petite syrah, a 2009 Shoo Fly Shiraz, and a 2008 McWilliam's Shiraz. 

Wendy was our host for the evening. She paired our wine of the evening with a dinner adapted from the recipe below.  Wendy baked the sauce and chicken together and served it over noodles, along with a bacon Cesar salad and garlic bread.  (and leftover Halloween candy for desert)

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp chopped fresh tarragon (or 1 Tbsp dried tarragon)
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 1/4 teaspoons minced garlic
• 4 boneless chicken breast halves,(about 1 1/2 pounds)
• 2 cups chopped fresh tomato (1-2 tomatoes, depending on their size)
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• Salt and pepper to taste

1 Get the grill started on medium high heat. While the grill is heating up, whisk together half of the tarragon, half of the oil, and all but 1/4 teaspoon of the minced garlic in a shallow dish. Lightly pound chicken between sheets of waxed paper to uniform 1/2-inch thickness. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to tarragon mixture and turn to coat. Let stand 10 minutes.

2 Meanwhile, in a blender or food processor, blend the tomato and remaining olive oil until smooth. Add the vinegar and remaining tarragon and garlic and pulse until well mixed. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

3 Grill chicken until brown and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to plates. Spoon sauce around chicken.

On a sillier note, here are some quotes from the evening.  We hypothesized about what men talk about when they get together, well boys, here is what we ladies talk about...

"He was standing a foot away and it still reached!"

"It's appropriate for public..."

"I'm good!  I'll show you!!!" (as she reaches for the empty bottle)

"He went to Afghanistan for a year...over the summer."

"Some wine?"..."I'm not crying!"

"They've been tasting each other for a while?...Is that really what you just said?"