Supper Club Girls

A few days ago I had dinner at a friend’s house for a much needed girls night.  Luckily, my friends are chefs (or former ones) and restaurant people (or former ones) so the group knows how to eat and drink.  Generally, we pick a date and try to make it work for all, but because of life and everyone’s schedules and all that we have going on it makes it difficult for us to get together as often as we would like.  The venue changes each time along with the theme of the meal.  There have been nights filled with worldly foods like carnitas tacos with pickled onions and Moroccan chicken and olives, to name a few. With only limited dietary restrictions in the group, these girls will eat just about anything.  I love that. 

Because we hadn’t all been together for some time, we chatted over glasses of wine, sometimes individually, but sometimes as a group catching up on what each of us has been up to.  As we finally moved into the kitchen for more wine and some appetizers, we found that on this particular night the feast included a bagna cauda dip (anchovies, butter, olive oil and loads of garlic melted together) with veggies and for the main course, shrimp pasta.  Both dishes for this family are reserved for special occasions.  Over dinner, we talked and laughed and enjoyed the fruits of our hostess’ labor.  Stories and more wine and more laughs.  Did I mention these ladies are also great storytellers with wicked senses of humor?  We all laughed to the point of crying that night. 

Being around these ladies made me realize how important it is for us to have this time together.  Time we need to take just for ourselves--away from children, husbands and stressful jobs or in some cases, stressful job hunting.  I look forward to the next time we can all take a break and gather at the next venue for food, laughs, and fellowship.  Until next time my Supper Club Girls.