So I had a couple friends over and got all three of my roomates in on dinner tonight, just randomly. I decided during my 2:30-5pm class that I wanted to cook tonight and have people around, so called a few friends who didn’t answer and got a hold of a few others and ended up with a dinner party list of Danica, Tessa, and all three roomates. I made mussels in a spicy tomato saffron broth over crostini (zupetta di moluska) with a nice vermentino, then I was going to make ricotta & beet ravioli with a poppy butter sauce but instead only a few people were still hungry so I made (reheated) the bolognese and made more fresh pasta to go with it… and then super-rich hot chocolates made with anise, cinnamon, half & half, sugar & cocoa powder with fresh whipped cream on top (small portions). Everyone was quite happy with the whole thing, and danica showed up with a bottle of wine as did Alison sharing a bottle she already had. All in all it was good and I wish we’d been able to extend it to a party in the city, a night out and about.