Have you read
Beyond The Pasta ? It is Mark Leslie's account of living with an Italian family. He spent a month with Nonna and her family, learning to cook and speak Italian.
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Last night we went to a cooking class
Birmingham Bake and Cook ~ my favorite shop for all things Kitchen! Susan does a great job of keeping the place stocked with those hard to find items.
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It was fun to watch Mark make three kinds pasta and the sauces to go with them in 3 hours. He was not only roling out the dough . . . but telling funny stories all along.
Allorah ~ What a Hoot!
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We both agree'd that Italian cooks are Absolute about their recipes. Having cooked
'with' Marcella Hazan ~ I know that for a fact! Only fresh Italian ingredients, and then only in a certain order . . .
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He whipped up several batches of 2 egg pasta ~ and then one with spinach for fettuccini.
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I jumped in to help with the rolling . . .
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check the total concentration . . .
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Mark made it look very easy ~ and didn't even break a sweat. Nonna would be proud!
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If you haven't read the book ~ it is a must. The recipes are there, but the best part is the southern guy living the life in Italy. I can relate to so many of the stories !
Ciao Y'all ~
Sandi
2 comments:
I have not only read this but I have my own copy, I am waiting for Mark to autograph my copy next time he comes to the Viterbo region as it is where I live!
Sounds like such a fun evening!! And, I'll bet the tasting of the food was wonderful!
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