Cooking Nice

A bridal shower should be fun and relaxing for the bride, but this doesn’t mean it can’t be enjoyable for the hostesses too. It is possible to plan a bridal shower that doesn’t require much effort but appears elegant and elaborate.

One way to do this is to simplify the bridal shower food. Rather than providing a full meal for guests, why not have a variety of Italian appetizers? They are filling, offer guests variation in food choices, and they are easy to eat, since they don’t require sitting down with a fork and knife. Paired with an assortment of wines and arranged on nice serving dishes, these Italian appetizers can make a stylish and tasty statement.

An appetizer, or antipasto, that’s always a winner is bruschetta. Thanks to Volpi Foods, the oldest and most prestigious authentic Italian meat manufacturer in America, making bruschetta is easier – and tastier – than ever. Volpi produces Italian traditional rotola, which is thinly sliced prosciutto hand-rolled in whole milk mozzarella. One particularly crowd-pleasing bruschetta recipe uses Volpi’s Basil Rotola, which includes fresh basil leaves among the layers of mozzarella and prosciutto.

First, pre-heat the broiler on low. Take one loaf of French bread, and cut vertical slices about one half inch thick. Put the bread slices on a cookie sheet, then place in the broiler to lightly toast. After the bread is toasted, spread a thin layer of basil pesto on top of each slice. Cut one package of Volpi Basil Rotola… Continue reading →