We had the option to sign up for a cooking class and I'm so happy I did! It's run by the same school where we take language classes, so it's close and the people are awesome. This was the first of three I'll take while I'm here. Luisa is the chef, she has Claudio as a cooking assistant, and another guy washes the dishes while we cook so there are always clean ones for the next part.
Luisa showing us how to make the arugula pesto
Alaina, Taylor, and I taking a selfie while she shows us... We were paying attention!
Luisa showing us how to cut the pasta by hand after it's been stretched
Nicola and Nico using the machine to cut the pasta
My turn!
Alaina cutting it by hand
Taylor doing the cool trick to lay the pasta out after being cut
So pretty!
L'antipasto: crostini --- one with a mushroom paste and the other with Gorgonzola cheese, caramelized pears, and honey
Il primo piatto: noodles with vegetable tomato sauce and arugula pesto
Il secondo piatto: veal with artichoke hearts soaked in lemon and oil
Il dolce: panna cotte with strawberries in sugar and balsamic vinegar
The balcony outside the kitchen with about half the group
2 comments:
Oh I can't wait! This all looks incredible. I eat arugula almost every day and never considered pesto! Sounds so good. And strawberry balsamic? I'm drooling....
Oh I can't wait! This all looks incredible. I eat arugula almost every day and never considered pesto! Sounds so good. And strawberry balsamic? I'm drooling....
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