An Event Reminder

COOKING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

with
Wendy Holloway
Flavor of Italy

To follow on the heels of the success of our November cooking class at Flavor of Italy, CCR is pleased to present another weekend culinary delight. As well as preparing Sunday pranzo with Chef Wendy members and non-members will have the opportunity to spend a weekend at her delightful B & B, learn about sustainable food sources and enjoy some local specialties.

Sunday Pranzo

Wendy will focus on a seasonal favorite - Artichokes and has planned the following menu:

Deep fried artichoke wedges

Artichoke salad with shaved parmesan

Carciofi alla romana

But we'll also learn to prepare these favorite dishes:

Pumpkin Ravioli

Potato Gnocchi all'Amatriciana

Saltimbocca alla Romana

Chocolate Soufflé

Class starts at 10:00 am sharp on Sunday January 31, 2010.

45 euros for CCR Members
55 euros for non-members

Maximum participation: 15

Payment for the cooking class must be made upon reservation, not on the day of the class.
Space will be limited so please reserve now via our email: canadarome@gmail.com.

For those who would also like to make of this weekend a getaway in a spectacular setting just minutes from central Rome, Wendy offers a pampered stay in her Flavor of Italy B&B Saturday evening.

Saturday January 30, 2010

Arrival: Anytime after 2 pm

At 6 pm Wendy proposes a presentation and discussion on sustainable food while you enjoy a pre-dinner aperitivo, followed by dinner at a local restaurant.

75 euros per person double occuancy with breakfast
45 euros for dinner including wine
This wonderful package is available to a limited number of persons due to room availability.

Bookings for the Saturday night should be made directly with Wendy at Flavour of Italy through the reservations page.

Note: The Cooking Course can be booked independent of the overnight stay. Also please note that the course is booked and paid for through the CCR; B&B reservations should be booked directly with Wendy.

CCR Book Club - January 2010

Book Club is a great way to find out about new books and to read and discuss them among friends. This is how the Book Club works, our members have suggested titles they are interested in reading and the group has made 4 of the 8 selections from these titles. We read one a month and then meet for a potluck dinner to discuss the book. Our discussions are informal, there are no presentations. The group also trades copies of books they don't necessarily want to receive back. Everyone is welcome!

We are meeting on Wedesday, January 27 at CCR member Linda Champoux's home for our potluck dinner and discussion of the January book pick: "Dreams of My Russian Summers" by Russian author Andrei Makine. The author wrote the novel in French and it was published in 1995 under the original title " Le Testament Français". It was then translated into English in 1997 by Geoffrey Strachan.

Meeting: January 27, 2010

Place: Linda's house


Time: 7:30 pm

RSVP: By Friday January 22 to Cindi Emond at cindi.emond@yahoo.ca

Please let me know what you will be bringing.

Two books to follow will be "The History of the Siege of Lisbon" by Portuguese author Jose Saramago, (right) published in 1989 (in translation in 1996) and "The Book of Negroes" by Canadian author Lawrence Hill, 2007. We have still to decide on 4 more titles. Remember to order your copies in time to read them!