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I love pasta and on the very rare occasion, rather than buying my usual boxed variety, I’ll buy fresh pasta.

There’s something different when you eat fresh pasta. I’m not sure if it’s the soft texture and eggier flavour or the fact that it cooks so quickly, but I find when fresh pasta is involved it seems to just elevate a meal.

When I was speaking with friends about my 60 Before 60 Project, one of them offered to teach me how to make fresh pasta. Never having done this before I jumped at the chance. The amazing bonus was that the rest of the group also decided to join in on the experience.

Having more people there was a great idea.

I quickly discovered that making pasta is a little more labour intensive that I had originally anticipated so having more people to help really made a difference and proved that “many hands make for light work”.

As we set up our makeshift assembly line, I also discovered firsthand how when people cook together it creates a bond or sense of community as you work beside each other in making a meal.

I also learned that making fresh pasta takes quite a bit of time and there are many steps involved. From making and kneading the dough, to stretching, cutting and drying you need to make sure that you give yourself quite a bit of time. But what I also found was that this time goes by very quickly when you are doing it with others.

The bonus of course for all this work and time is some great fresh pasta.

As I ate the meal surrounded by all the people that helped to prepare it, not only was it delicious but it was also satisfying knowing that we all made the meal together.

I found this experience was different then just going to someone’s house for dinner or even sharing a pot-luck meal, it was a special meal that we all contributed to creating at one specific moment in time.

Resulting in a meal (and an experience) to remember.

My 60 Before 60 Life Lesson: Cooking a meal with others generates more than just food – it creates shared memories

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Susan Williams is the visionary founder of Booming Encore. With over 28 years of experience in corporate senior leadership and executive roles, she realized there was a significant gap in resources for those seeking a purposeful and healthy later life. Driven by her passion to make a difference, she decided that if she couldn't find it, she would create it and launched Booming Encore in 2013.

Since then, the Booming Encore has organically grown into a globally recognized authority on retirement, aging, and longevity. Susan’s commitment to empowering individuals is further reflected in her co-authorship of Retirement Heaven or Hell: Which Will You Choose? and her contributions to Longevity Lifestyle by Design.

An engaging speaker and advocate, Susan passionately shares the importance of all the aspects that can help people positively live, embrace and contribute in their later years. Today, she’s not just helping others create their own “booming encore”—she is actually living hers. Join her on this inspiring journey and also live your best booming encore!

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