Cooking for Wishes

Alene Fowler with chairwomen Terri Klauber and Denise Mei

Mary Lou Johnson and Kimberley Carreiro

Heidi Sankes with Tom and Pat Tyler

Saralyn and Alan Dorrill with Tina White

Dave and Carolyn Reichert

Robert and Marie Sherman

Chairwomen Terri Klauber and Denise Mei with honored guest Christine Sepulveda

Bruce and Terri Saba with their daughter, Bri Oliva

Jane Marcantonio with Peter and Paula Schneider

Lorraine Falivene and Karin Jones

Ali Goebel and Leslie Silva

Mike and Debbie Ferro

Kristina Gibson and Sonia Gibson

Chris Voelker and Stephanie Grosskreutz

Jenn McAlister and Renee Phinney

Wendy Merriman and Wendy Feinstein

Lauren Glassman and Molly Klauber

Karen Misantone and Sara Moore

Martha Hostetler and Lisa Wallace

Bruce Myer and Beth Scheible

Michelle Reilly and Candice Steckler

Susie Pelton and Johanna Gustafsson

Nishet Patel, Gwen Kruse with Josh and Amy Sankes

Chairwomen Terri Klauber and Denise Mei with their committee members.

Jenny Compton, Susan Jones and Kelly Engel

Alice Sample and Bruce Myer

Tony and Pat Crincoli

Allen and Sheila Prewitt

Rob and Mary Demert

Ashlee Binns, Kyla Weiner and Nicole Kaney

Tony Gabriel and Eric Massey

Gerri Elliott, Denise Barker and Patty Bettle

Each table was set up with two gas-stove tops, plates and wine.

Each person got their own Cooking for Wishes apron and recipe book.

Denise Mei and Terri Klauber speak to the sold-out crowd.

Ingredients for the dishes were all prepared for the guest chefs.

Denise Mei with Michael and Terri Klauber

Michael Klauber and Christine Sepulveda

One of the guests raises their Make-A-Wish star in the air to show that they wanted to donate money.

Susan Jones and Christine Sepulveda

Linda Doan and Michelle Reilly pour themselves some wine before getting started cooking.

Renee Phinney and Rebecca Blitz have some laughs while cooking.

Beth Bobb and Tanya Ramos

There were 194 people that took part in the Cooking for Wishes event at Michael’s on East.

Executive Chef Jamil Pineda shows the audience how to add some final touches to their plated dish.

Marci Tommey and Nishet Patel

Leslie Cornell and Susan Short

Steve Hall and Nick Feathers

The first course was a shrimp and mussel curry.

Holly Walterson and Jackie Weber

Michael Klauber served as live auctioneer

Paula Schneider and Dustin Meshberger

Candice Miller and Terese Masseo

The second course was pan seared Atlantic-salmon

Beth Bobb and Nicole Kaney

The third course was rigatoni with dill champagne cream sauce.

Theresa Shelley and Ryan Skzypowski

Ryan Skzypowski flambés the fresh fruit in his pan.

The fourth course was flambéd fruit over ice cream with caramel sauce.

Peter Schneider enjoys his dessert.

Assunta Swier poses with Christine Sepulveda after winning the beach cruiser raffle prize.