MARCY BLUM
A conceptualist, event planner, entertaining expert and author, Marcy Blum crafts every event with her own distinctive brand of unpretentious elegance and an almost preternatural ability to visualize space. As a graduate of both New York’s famed High School of the Performing Arts and the Culinary Institute of America, Marcy merges the tenets of theater, cuisine, and décor in every event she creates. She has branded herself an “eventiste”, coining the term because none of the traditional event planning job descriptions seemed to fit her combination of expertise and her unconventional approach to the business. Marcy co-authored both “Wedding Planning for Dummies” and “Wedding Kit for Dummies”, and has written about food and entertaining for “InStyle Weddings”, “Town & Country”, “Modern Bride”, and the “Huffington Post”. Marcy has appeared as an expert guest on many programs including “Oprah”, “Live with Regis and Kelly”, “CNBC Reports”, “The Today Show” and “Good Morning America”.
“I miss my mother most at this time of year. She was an extraordinary cook and hostess who loved Thanksgiving more than any other holiday. At the same time, I am extremely thankful for what she taught me about decency, graciousness, people and hosting. The following is one of her simple recipes that was a Thanksgiving standard. It was always a hit, and offset the many complicated, time consuming dishes (both sweet and savory), that she labored over for this holiday.” - MARCY BLUM
Gertrude’s Peas and Pasta Shells
Ingredients:
1/4 cup unsalted good butter
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 large minced garlic cloves
3 chopped shallots
3 cups frozen peas (thawed)
2 cups chopped onions
2/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
1-1/4 pounds good quality pasta shells
Directions:
- Saute the onions, garlic and shallots in a mixture of the butter and olive oil.
- Make sure the garlic doesn’t burn, but get the onions to the point of translucency. Do not brown them.
- Mix the mixture into the pasta shells, add the peas and chopped parsley, add salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.
