My wife is the best
We had a christmas potluck today for my department and our theme was Italian food. Once I heard that I knew it was on and I had to get Jenn to cook something up. My favorite of hers is her beef and cheese manicotti which I didn't hesitate to sign her up for. And with her leaving her job I realized that I actually might be able to get her to deliver.
The potluck was better than most are, with about half of the people actually preparing something rather than ordering it. The manicotti was definately the star of the show though. I actually saw people's eyes roll back in their heads when they were eating it. They were all very impressed and understood just why I haven't been able to lose weight.
A quick note about the manicotti recipe, the quality of the cheese will make or break you. Previously we had just been using ricotta and mozerrella that we find at the super market, but recently we went to our local Italian deli and got some higher end cheeses. the difference in taste is well worth the extra dollar or two we had to shell out and gives the whole dish a much richer flavor. So lesson learned for us, don't go cheap or mass produced when it comes to your key ingrediants.
Site note: My next post will be my 50th post and I plan on saving it for a Christmas related posting. So you're going to have to wait until at least Tuesday for my Christmas extravaganza. Ooo the suspense.