Gift basket, deconstructed.

[bzarcher]

From left to right: Focaccia crackers, bulk provalone, mini-pannettone, coffee, cookies, all in a steel (?) pasta strainer. Pickeled peppers, bear cookie, candy cane, snowman cookie, chocolate wedges, asst hard candies and the marinated artichoke hearts.

Back row is 12 yr. old oak aged balsamic vinegar, bag of cottura, extra virgin olive oil, and vodka sauce!

Basket of OMG provided by Joe Leone's Italian specialties and gifts of Pt. Pleasant, NJ.

Comments

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

I can only imagine. :) I asked Ard, too, and nearly died laughing with how she told the story.

[alathaniel.livejournal.com]

She was there, I wasn't. Her rendition probbably has more incriminating details in addition to higher entertainment value.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

Regardless, the key to vodka and noodles is tomatoes. :)

The vodka is blended with tomatoes and spices to make a tasty sauce.