It's in the air.....

Italy.  Can you smell it?  Ever so lemon-y, with the sun dipping slightly in the sky with the shorter days....and the basil.  And maybe a little tomato, Buffalo mozzarella....it basically reeks of Caprese Salad, people. 

Scott and I celebrated our 15 years of marital bliss last year with a trip to Paris and this year we thought we'd tip our hat to Italy, with a little dinner party for a few of our back-to-school friends.

On the menu, we'll have the maybe-prosaic-but-also-loved::

Limoncello and Prosecco with a dash of basil.

Insalata Caprese

Prosciutto e Melone

Honey Tomato Bruschetta with Chestnut Honey

Cerignola olives, Arugala and Bresaola Salad

A plate of stinky Italian cheeses

and we'll laugh...and laugh....and wish we were all sitting *here* with our kids, that weren't quite back to school.