Pasta Parties

Throughout this fall, I have been to quite a few pasta parties. I am very pleased to say that each one was not like another. Tonight (or last night, whenever I decide to post this) was very special because it was my first Cross Country Banquet. I was pleasantly surprised when we got up to get our dinner; it was just like the food we had at one of our pasta parties! My favorite thing the entire night was the chicken fingers, the French fries, and the salad. The salad was simple; romaine lettuce with grape tomatoes and cucumbers. The absolute best part about the dinner and every other pasta part was the bread. One of our captains makes these homemade fantastic sweetbread rolls and everyone always takes one. They had larger versions of them at the banquet and everyone at my table was running back, and I am not exaggerating, to the buffet table to get more. They were bargaining with the people sitting next to them to split the rolls. Anyway, they also had rice, other styles of chicken, creamy mashed potatoes, and a kind of fish that I avoided (mostly because I had no idea what I was going to eat and that’s kind of scary). The entire night was so fun and everyone loved the food. So I got to thinking about what makes the food so good. It was nothing fancy, even though we went to some ridiculous country club here in Newtown. Maybe that is what made the food so good. I don’t think so though. I think the fact that everyone was just having so much fun and it the food was just like a normal pasta party so everyone felt at home and that’s what makes good food. I think that if I made a pie (which I plan on doing for Thanksgiving) that, even if I messed up five times, it would still taste really good to everyone around. So it’s the people around you that make a meal. The meal can be super fancy but if you can’t share it with everyone around you there’s really no point. I think that’s why I really like Baking and pastry. I get to make really yummy food with a couple of friends and we share it together! There’s no point in making the food if I couldn't share it with everyone. -Jillian V.