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Notiziario Ufficiale del Circolo Italiano di Dallas Novembre 2013 Vol 34 Num 11 ICD GOES WILd ~ NOVEMBER 16 CAROLERS VOICES TO FILL THE ICD CLUBHOUSE On DECEMBER 20
There are many special celebrations unique to the Christmas season. From Advent calendars to Secret Santas, its a time for those signature touches that let everyone know the holidays are here. None is more special or enjoyable as singing Christmas carols. No one cares if the singer is offpitch or muffs a few words, as long as the singing is done with gusto and heart! Diners at the December 20 Cena will become a chorus of beautiful voices when Marsha Anderson and Ron Montgomery lead us in what has become an ICD tradition, singing carols after dinner. It wont be tame. On Saturday, November 16, the ICD will gather the bounty of the wild in presenting this years Wild Game Dinner. Mother Earth has done well and the table is set. The evening will start at 6:30 pm with a complimentary glass of Prosecco. The menu will delight you with a variety of game and fowl: LAntipasto Granchio con agnello Seared lamb loin with wild Alaskan crab meat and basil mint sauce La Pasta Orecchiette al sugo di cervo Shell pasta with venison sauce and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese La Carne Quaglia alla grappa Walnut and grape-stuffed quail with grappa sauce I Contorni Polenta con salsiccia Creamy polenta with duck apple brandy sausage I Dolci Crema catalana con frutti di bosco Creme brle with fresh berries Liqueur Aperitif Advance ticket purchase can be made at the Club or on-line at http://tinyurl.com/lgwqeg7 ~ no tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Prices for the evening are $35 for Members and $50 for Non-Members. Wine and beer will be available for purchase. Bring your friends as your guests and they will enjoy Member pricing. Sponsorship for both owers and the event itself are still available. The bounty of the earth is waiting to delight you. Dont miss this great event! Marsha and Rons professional training will shine through as they get the crowd started in singing God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen, Oh, Come All Ye Faithful, Joy to the World, and many more favorite Christmas carols. When the crowd joins in the songs, Marsha and Ron will be two of many voices, and the music will become even more joyous as everyone gets into the spirit of the season! We hope you will plan to be at this special holiday Cena. Contact Mary Ann Webster at culture@italianclubdallas.org with any questions ~ and start getting your voice in tune to sing some of your favorite Christmas music! ~ Mary Ann Webster
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Daily Lunch: NEW A LA CARTE MENU! Tue-Fri ~ 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Bring your friends and business associates for a relaxing, avorful meal from our new a la carte menu, designed by Chef Tommaso with tastes and prices for everyone. Try the Chef s antipasto, panini, soup/salad buffet or a new entre! Dinner A la Carte: NEW HOURS & A LA CARTE MENU! Tue/Thu/Sat ~ 4:30-6 p.m. Happy Hour ~ 6-9 p.m. Full Menu Now you can enjoy dinner at the Italian Club all week long! Come in to try our new menu items, from Fresh P.E.I. Mussels and Panini Italiano to Sausage & Rapini Flatbread or Salmone allArancia. Its the perfect place to meet friends or family between activities ~ or just take a break during a busy week. Wine on Wednesday ~ Pasta & Pizza Night: Nov. 06, 13, 20, 27 ~ Doors open 6 p.m. Every Wednesday evening features our fantastic antipasti bar and one of several pasta or pizza selections for a great price. Chef Tommaso adds extras if the mood suits you meat, seafood & veggies. Pasta or Pizza Members $12 / Non-Members $16; Antipasti Bar only - Members $8 / Non-Members $12. Call for reservations and large tables (972) 931-9167
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Visit the Club for a delicious five-course menu from Chef Tommaso, enjoyed insieme (together). Join us to savor the taste of authentic Italian dishes from fresh ingredients & recipes old and new. Share the joy of good food, good wine and good company ~ Italian-style! Weekly menu available via ClubMail & Web site. Reservations recommended at (972) 931-9167 or online at http://icdcena.eventbrite.com.
LArte was a tremendous By any measurement, Viva success! ning fine art and artifacts, the eve In a setting surrounded by prosecco and mouthwatering of began with a chilled glass cal harpist music. As we lyri to d oye enj hors douevres gs, Kincades to Chagalls, ntin pai the strolled from statues to n table of auction items for attendees perused table upo bidding. panied by fine Italian wines A sumptuous dinner accom it to the spectacular Italian vis was made complete by a by our marvelous Club cookies table, all homemade is to cream puffs, rotinis to nol member bakers. From can cookies to amaretti, the endless lemon squares, Sicilian fig plemented with gelato, selection of pastries was com ers. liqu espressos and a variety of Dave Tanner band delighted the Throughout the evening, and dance with selections with music for both dinner known and enjoyed by all. ir itive as bidders pursued the This evening turned competauction ever. Items ranged from favorite items in our largest liqueur baskets, and...wine, paintings to Italian food and ices were endless. As the wine and more wine, the chonds bid against friends, vying evening drew to a close, frie goal of helping the ICD. the for their favorites, all with who ny underwriters and donors Due to the generosity of ma this was the most successful re, gave both time and treasu over $30,000 for ensuring the Gala in our history, raising in promoting and cultivating continuance of our Mission nity. Without the support of a Italian culture in our commu s and the leadership of Semira dedicated cadre of volunteer the preparation and execution oli, Pacifico and Carole Stripp not have happened uld wo ht nig l rfu nde wo of this all! rte. Grazie a Tutti! Thank you To all attendees to Viva LA la! Ga t Gala! See you at the nex Chi vediamo alla prossimo
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SPONSORS
DONORS
Harpist Semira Pacico Prosecco served during cocktail Hour provided by Paul & Annette Di Carlo Jimmys Food Store Wine served during dinner provided by Paul & Annettee DiCarlo - Jimmys Food Store and Beverly & Giacomo Butera Margaux and Associates Fine Wine & Spirits and Tom Beckmann Stemmari Sangiovese Gelato provided by Paul Horton Paciugo Espresso provided by Sunbelt Imports Domenico Corda Table Favors provided by Barbie Gumin and Bart & Semira Pacico and Wendi Waters Voga Transporation Vehicle provided by John & Angsana Crockett Tablecloths, Table Skirts & Napkins provided by Barbie Gumin, Semira & Bart Pacico and Carole & Carlo Strippoli Liqueur & Cigar Bar sponsored by Barbie Gumin, Tommaso Lestingi, Semira & Bart Pacico, Angelo Vaccaro, Up-In Smoke, Ken Danforth, Carlo & Carole Strippoli Donations Scott Pirnie Christopher Rensink Enchanted Fairies Studio
TWO ICD HOLIdAY GIfTS ~ OnE fOR YOU, OnE fOR A FRIEnd
For your friend If you are stumped for what to get that good friend or tough-to-buy-for relative, consider an ICD gift certicate. Any recipient of your gift may use it toward a lunch, dinner, special event or language class ~ even wine! ~ at the ICD. Certicates come in denominations of $25, $50 or $100. All of the ICD is at their disposal ~ and all thanks to you! For you Lets make this holiday dinner easier on you and yours ~ by ordering trays of a variety of vegetable dishes, meats and pastas, including ravioli by the dozen with a variety of sauces. Make your request with Chef Tommaso at melissa.partin@italianclubdallas.org or call (972) 931-9167. Take it easy and enjoy delicious foods from the ICD for the holidays!
(JERUSAlEM WIThOUT GOD. PORTRAIT Of A CRUEl TOwN) By PAOlA CARIDI In spite of its legend, quiet sunsets and enchanting dawns, Jerusalem is not the town three times holy. The author, Paola Caridi, tells us about a town lived intimately. Jerusalem, the Holy City, is a memorable place for the beauty of the ancient walls and its whitewashed stones, but it is also a city where Israelis and Palestinians are shopping in the same supermarket and then shut themselves up in their living quarters, separate and invisible to each other . The current prole of this ambivalent Middle Eastern city in the Third Millennium, suspended between goodness and curse, love and fear, and that looks like an island fortress, has been traced in the new book (published by Feltrinelli, 202 pages, 16) by journalist Paola Caridi, written and presented in Palermo during a meeting with the anthropologist Franco La Cecla. The author, who lived for 10 years in Jerusalem and today lives in Sicily, in Sambuca di Sicilia, does not dwell on the Arab-Israeli conict, but takes a review of the anthropological composition of this town. I thought it was important to talk of the town, explains the author, and not about the conict. It is precisely by observing the city that, in fact, one can see all the elements of the conict and, paradoxically, also the possibility of a solution. By deconstructing the city you can begin to understand what you can do. Today, notes Ms. Caridi, Jerusalem is a city still unnished where, for example, a shared square where all ethnic groups can meet does not exist. It is a place where there is a rigid division in districts by religion and ethnicity. These divisions were created following the presence of British colonial authority. For 10 years I have been thinking that Jerusalem should be divided according to the Oslo negotiations with a two-state solution and a divided Jerusalem as the capital of Israelis and Palestinians. Today I am no longer convinced of it. Neither the internationalization of the Holy sites can be the solution. The Old City, concludes the author of the book, is an intertwinement difcult to manage. Jerusalem is a complex set of borders and contaminated relations of power that cannot be unraveled but only shared as it is. A shared square cannot exist without the resolution of the most important knot, which is the mutual recognition of Israelis and Palestinians. Enio Elisei
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hard work but also great fun working with our fellow volunteers. To try your hand at making more sandwiches than youve ever seen in your life, e-mail benparlapiano@sbcglobal.net or (972) 699-0243. In addition, our Club also makes donations-in-kind to several charities and will probably be helping at the December 7 Childrens Craniofacial Associations Childrens Christmas Party thats held every December at South Fork Ranch. We will need your help there, too. And last, but certainly not least, our thanks go to Jay and Kay Laurenzi, Semira Pacico, Fred Hansen and Ken Venuso for their help on very short notice at the Special Olympics Bocce Tournament on September 28 that was a re-schedule due to a rainout the previous Saturday. You are also greatly appreciated. ~ Ben Parlapiano Chair, Charitable Outreach
AngEL TREE, SnO BALL EXPRESS, HUngER BUSTERS ICDS YEAR-End CHARITABLE OUTREACH
Lisa Newman has taken the lead with the Salvation Army to establish an Angel Tree at our Clubhouse to provide Christmas gifts for twentyve (or more) needy children. The Angel Tree will be going up shortly, come to the Club, select an Angel and provide the specied item(s) for us to deliver to the Salvation Army by December 2. Please open up your hearts and wallets to help make this Christmas happy for a deserving child. Please call Lisa at (214) 287-7959 with any questions Last Christmas, Tina Neal inspired us with her volunteer stint for Sno Ball Express. This is a ve-day event from December 12-16 in Dallas/ Fort Worth for children of fallen military heroes and their families. More than 2,000 children participated last year attending various events and activities. For a few days Sno Ball Express helps the children to put aside their sorrows and know that there are people who care. Let us know that you can carve out some precious hours during that very busy time of year to help. Details will be forthcoming shortly in ClubMail and at the Clubhouse. Were happy to welcome new member Eddie Flach to our list of our illustrious HUNGER BUSTERS volunteers. Attending the New Member Reception on October 16, Eddie immediately answered the call for volunteers. Thank you, Eddie; we look forward to working with you at Hunger Busters, a charitable initiative established by Mr. and Mrs. Phil Romano to provide a third meal to food insecure children at select Dallas Independent School District locations. Twice each month, on the rst Monday and fourth Wednesday, our ICD volunteers assemble over 800 sandwiches and pack them into boxes along with fruit, pudding and a dessert item for the children to take home for that evenings meal. Its
Morgan Teri French Craig Barnes, Brenda and Robert Finch, and Tim Dickey, Lisa Ehrich, Robin Kissel and Doug Hallam, Camille and Mike DiLoreto, Ginny Ruttley along with her friend Eddy, and joining Wednesday night our newest Member Teresa Tseng. Each new Member stood up and told everyone why they joined the ICD. Lisa Ehrich, an art teacher at a local university takes her art students to Italy, so joining the Italian Club just seems right. Craig Barnes and his wife just returned from Italy and he works with the Club at TBank. Ginny Ruttley met someone at a Starbucks and found out about the Club and Tim Dickey, who recently retired, mentioned he met the same person at that Starbucks and you guessed it - he joined the Club too. Robin Kissel and Doug Hallam just moved here from California and wanted to get involved in the Dallas area, so they thought the Italian Club would be a great start. Patrick Howard (TBank PresCEO) loves everything about the Italian lifestyle and especially the great food Tommaso cooks. Dean Cimini was looking for a place to continue the Italian culture from the east coast with his family. Camille DiLoreto kept it simple: I am here because Im Italian. Chef Tommaso, as usual, said, Ciao and Buon Appetito to the group, and we say Grazie Mille, Chefthe food was MAGNIFICO. Of course without Melissa Partin and her staff s service and help, the evening could not have been a success. Grazie, Melissa. The new Members also met our president Jay Laurenzi, who shared: The Italian Club has many things for our members but the main thing we are all about is the Italian culture. Also speaking to the group was Ben Parlapiano about Charity Outreach and Cultural Outreach committees and Carrie Harris about our wonderful dance group I Colori Italiani. Benvenuti ai nuovi membri della nostra famiglia ICD. Welcome new members to our ICD family.
The membership committee sponsored their 4th New Member Reception of the year on Wednesday October 16 at the Club. We had another great turn out of new Members singles, families and corporate memberships and by 6:30 we had our new Members table full. Our Italian culture took hold immediately, the new Members looked like a traditional Italian family with everyone gathering around the table, visiting, going to the antipasto table, eating and drinking some vino. You could quickly feel the excitement and spirit of the group, commented co-hosts Ken Venuso and Gina Lecca. New Members attending were sisters Luisa Nanni Morrow and Stephany Morrow with her husband Mike, Barbara Durso and Bill Desmond, Bernard Gillard, Dean Cimini with his daughter Oliva and son Nathan, three from TBank - Patrick Howard and his daughter
NEW MEMBERS
Karen Almond Timothy Dickey Katie Fares Rick and Lisa Ehrich Brian Alden Robin Kissel Pam Lowe Lone Star Aerospace Inc. memberships for: John Volpi Steve Roemerman Matt Bowers Don Hanks
AMARETTO COOKIES
Ingredients
16 oz whole blanched or unblanched almond our 8 oz granulated sugar 2 egg whites 1 tablespoon amaretto or 2 tablespoon almond extra Coarse or regular granulated sugar for rolling the cookie before cooking 3. Place mixture in refrigerator for 2 hours 4. Spoon almond mixture into 1-inch diameter mounds, 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets with parchment paper 5. Place a whole or half almond atop each cookie. Sprinkle lightly with coarse sugar.
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Baking
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line large cookie sheets with parchment paper. 2. Beat the egg whites, amaretto or almond extract, with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form (tips curl). Gradually beat in cup granulated sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time, until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Fold half of the almond mixture into the egg white mixture. Fold in remaining almond mixture.
1. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until tops are set and lightly browned. Cool completely on cookie sheets on wire racks. Peel cookies off parchment paper when cool. To store, layer cookies between sheets of parchment paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Servings: 48 cookies
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