We're having a "Soprano Party" at my house tonight.

[LaraMN]

Which basically means that my husband acquired seasons 1-6 of the show, invited his buddies over to watch (some of) them, and I (being perpetually excited by the idea of having company over) volunteered to make an assload of mini pizzas.

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Now I'm thinking I'd better put the word out that everyone is supposed to bring a bottle of wine, because I'm going to go in Manic Martha Stewart Mode.

:P

[AllegroRondo]

1. an assload of pizza?

how much is an assload, anyway?

[NewWaveChick1981]

2. It's the square of a buttload.

:rofl:

[styersc]

21. Is that

an American Standard Butt Load or a Metric Butt Load?

[Va Lefty]

3. "What, no fucking ziti?"

AJ from season 1

[EstimatedProphet]

4. Who are ya gonna wack?

[LaraMN]

5. Anyone who criticizes my culinary skills.

Or uses the bathroom and leaves the seat up. I totally sat my bare ass on the bowl the other day, and I'm still mad about it.

[Burma Jones]

6. How do you make a Soprano's eyes sparkle?

Shine a flashlight in her ear.........

[Blue-Jay]

7. I'm a baritone, can I come too?

[LaraMN]

10. If you speak in as high tones as possible.

:thumbsup:

and bring wine.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

17. I'm afraid you'll have to cut his balls off, then. -nt

[Blue-Jay]

27. Stop talking about my balls, you dirtbag.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

8. Have you seen the show before?

[LaraMN]

11. No. I've not really been interested.

I rather figured I will talk over the show all evening, in an effort to entertain myself.

:P

[Starbucks Anarchist]

12. It's a great show, damnit!

:P

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. Aw, hell!

I thought you meant you were gonna invite over a buncha Republican dudes and kick 'em in the cubes. x(

[LaraMN]

13. Well, as fun as that might be,

I wouldn't know enough of them to invite. There's always my husband, of course, but I think kicking him might be ill-advised.

[Oeditpus Rex]

19. Why?

You said you were finished with makin' babies. :shrug:

[SKKY]

14. The Sopranos. You know that show is partially responsible for why we named...

...our daughter Vega?

[RetroLounge]

15. I thought it was because she was conceived in a Chevy Vega?

:shrug:

RL

[SKKY]

16. No. If we went that route, her name would be, "Hotel Playa de la Luz"...

[LaraMN]

18. If We'd gone that route with Noel, he'd be named:

"tent".

:rofl:

[SKKY]

33. "Tent"!!?? HAHAHAHAHA YOU, LaraMN, ROCK!!!

:rofl:

[RetroLounge]

20. ...

:rofl:

RL

[Yavin4]

22. When You Said, "Soprano Party"

I thought that you were going to say that the party would end abruptly with Journey's "Don't Stop" playing in the background.

[LaraMN]

24. Well that would be one way to chase people away!

:rofl:

[CBHagman]

23. Why do you hate altos?

Don't you know altos have fought for your freedom? Why, you wouldn't be able to have your freakin' party without altos...

[LaraMN]

25. They're too moderate.

They don't REALLY attend to the cause of righteousness.

[VenusRising]

26. The Soprano Sunday Gravy recipe is easy

and feeds a lot. It's not thay much work if you leave out the meatballs. The sausages are usually a good substitute for mealtime.

For the sauce:
2 T olive oil
1 pound meaty pork neckbones or spareribs
1 pound veal stew meat or 2 veal shoulder chops
1 pound Italian style plain or fennel pork sausages
4 garlic cloves
1/4 cup tomato paste
3 28-35 ounce cans Italian peeled tomatoes
2 cups water
salt and freshly ground pepper
6 fresh basil leaves torn into pieces

For the Meatballs:
1 pound ground beef or beef/pork combination
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon very finely minced garlic
1/2 cup Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano-Reggiano
2 T finely chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
1 teaspoon salt
freshly ground pepper
2 T olive oil

To make the sauce, heat oil in heavy pot over medium heat. Pat
the pork dry and put pieces in the pot. Cook, turning
occasionally, for about 15 minutes, or until nicely browned on
all sides. Transfer the pork to a plate. Brown the veal and
sausages in the same way and add them to the plate.

Drain off most of the fat from the pot. Add the garlic and
cook for about 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and
discard garlic. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1
minute.

With a food mill, puree the potatoes with their juice and put
it in the pot. Or for a chunkier sauce, just chop up the
tomatoes and add them. Add the water and salt and pepper to
taste. Add the meats and basil, and bring sauce to a simmer.
Partially cover the pot and cook over low heat for 2 hours. If
the sauce becomes too thick, add a little more water.

Meanwhile make the meatballs:

Combine all the ingredients except the oil in a large bowl.
Mix together thoroughly. Rinse your hands with cool water and
lightly shape into 2-inch balls. (Note: If you make the
meatballs for lasagna or ziti, shape the meat into tiny balls
the size of a small grape)

Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet. Add the meatballs and
brown them well on all sides. Transfer the meatballs to a
plate.

After 2 hours, add the meatballs and cook for 30 minutes or
until the sauce is thick and the meats very tender.

To serve, remove the meats from the sauce and set aside. Toss
the cooked pasta with the sauce. Sprinkle with cheese. Serve
the meats as a second course, or reserve them for another
day.

:9

[churchofreality]

28. That sounds so fucking good I'm gonna die from hunger

[VenusRising]

29. It's awesome.

I never buy sauce from a jar anymore. It's this for tomato sauce or nothing.

[churchofreality]

30. I'll probably drop $150 on the ingredients.

[VenusRising]

31. You don't have to though.

It's not that expensive to make when you leave out the meatballs. Sometimes, I just don't want my hands all icky with fat.

[mzteris]

32. I remember when I was a lad

Times were hard and things were bad
But there's a silver linin' behind every cloud
Just poor people that's all we were
Tryin' to make a livin' out of blackland earth
But we'd get together in a family circle singin' loud ...

CHORUS
Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor]
Me and little brother would join right in there
Singin' seems to help a troubled soul

One of these days and it won't be long
I'll rejoin them in a song
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne ...

No, the circle won't be broken
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye ...
Daddy'll sing bass, Mama'll sing tenor
Me and little brother will join right in there
In the sky, Lord, in the sky.

Now I remember after work,
Mama would call in all of us
You could hear us singin' for a country mile
Now little brother has done gone on
But I'll rejoin him in a song
We'll be together again up yonder in a little while.

CHORUS
Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor
Me and little brother would join right in there
Singin' seems to help a troubled soul

One of these days and it won't be long
I'll rejoin them in a song
I'm gonna join the family circle at the throne ...

No, the circle won't be broken
Bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye ...
Daddy'll sing bass, Mama'll sing tenor
Me and little brother will join right in there
In the sky, Lord, in the sky.
In the sky, Lord, in the sky


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