M-A-R-I-N-A-R-A!
We meet again, www, to explore all that is...red sauce.
The Tastebuds were sooooo happy to be together again!
Since our last gathering our dear Besty has moved to Austin
(Texas, that is)! We miss her all the time.
There was some concern that now that she has been living in Texas she wouldn't know what marinara is.
I'm pretty sure they only have BBQ down there.
I could be wrong...
But Betsy is not only pretty - she is smart too; and she remembered what marinara is supposed to taste like! So we begin:
Each of us* brought a tub of red sauce from a local eatery and we made some noodles and chicken at the house. The entries were as follows:
Betsy - Fat Lorenzo's
Amanda - Olive Garden (corporate entry)
Aims - Vescio's
Vanna - Mama's
*Shalee - I failed. I was to bring Cossetta's, but there was a hockey game and that line gets out of control! I'm sorry.
We judged these ruby reds by the color, texture, and taste.
Some of us like the thick heavy sauce
and others prefer theirs a little runny.
It was up to the score-er to determine the texture points on that.
Olive Garden was off to a lead as soon as Amanda walked in the door
FREE BREAD STICKS!
The corporate entry was so generous when they heard of our blog they shared what we all know is the best thing about the O.G!
Although the O.G. started off strong they just couldn't pull it off!
Mama's (from St. Paul) came through with the W.
Their sauce was ridiculously flavorful
and had a near perfect consistency!
Oh Mama!
Although the food is always our primary dealing,
I feel that this gathering was less about the sauce and a little more about our group as a meeting of people
who have shared the high school experience, multiple moves across the county, marriages, and much, much more.
We are gals who genuinely enjoy the company of one another.
This was our first Taste Buds holiday gathering and I think the sauce, no matter how delicious, could not help but take a backseat to what we truly love ~
which is each other.
I'm puking now. And again, it's not about the food...
Could there be a better way to share our lives than eating together? Nope!
