Cooking with Mamma
Cooking Demonstration
Dates and localities:
Friday July 30, 2010 12:00 PM S. Agostino - Cortona
In Italy anyone will tell you the best cook is always your Mamma.
The Cooking with Mamma series of cooking demonstrations always sell out. Limited to just 25 people each time - Donatella and her son Michele create a four course Tuscan meal - giving an insight on how traditional and famous Tuscan food is cooked in the home. It's entertaining, totally inspiring and interactive for those who want to get involved. You don't have to cook at home to be fascinated at how simply these dishes come together and yet what mouth watering creations are served.
Set outdoors in the grassy monastery courtyard of Sant'Agostino - Donatella cooks and explains the various techniques she is using while her son Michele assists her and translates into English. They finish up by serving a light and informal lunch that has just been prepared - accompanied by a glass of some of best local wines provided by the Wine Consortium of Cortona.
Each demonstration will include an antipasto, a first course, a second course and dessert. We encourage you to book early to avoid disappointment - the demonstrations attract all ages and genders!
Recipes
Friday 30 July
Crostino di lardo - Crostini (toasted bread)
Ravioli di ceci - Chickpea Ravioli
Pollo alla mediterranea - Mediterranean chicken
Tortino al cioccolato - Warm cupcake type of dessert
Sunday 1 August
Crostino alle cipolle in agrodolce - Crostini with sweet and sour onion
Pasta fagioli con pancetta affumicata - Pasta with beans and smoked bacon
Ossobuchi alla toscana - Tuscan take on classic Italian meat dish
Dolce delle rose - A special rose dessert
Tuesday 3 August
Fiori gialli ripieni - Stuffed courgette flowers
Zuppa del frantoio - Soup from the oil-mill
Baccala con porri - Codfish with leek dish
Panforte - Nougat like spicy delicacy from Siena
Wednesday 4 August
Cipolle gratinate ripiene - Cook ou gratin stuffed onions
Lasagne del trasimeno con verdure - Trasimeno lasagne with vegetables
Crostoni con maiale - Crostini with pork
Crespelle con meline di montagna - Crepe with small apples from the mountains
The Cooking with Mamma series of cooking demonstrations always sell out. Limited to just 25 people each time - Donatella and her son Michele create a four course Tuscan meal - giving an insight on how traditional and famous Tuscan food is cooked in the home. It's entertaining, totally inspiring and interactive for those who want to get involved. You don't have to cook at home to be fascinated at how simply these dishes come together and yet what mouth watering creations are served.
Set outdoors in the grassy monastery courtyard of Sant'Agostino - Donatella cooks and explains the various techniques she is using while her son Michele assists her and translates into English. They finish up by serving a light and informal lunch that has just been prepared - accompanied by a glass of some of best local wines provided by the Wine Consortium of Cortona.
Each demonstration will include an antipasto, a first course, a second course and dessert. We encourage you to book early to avoid disappointment - the demonstrations attract all ages and genders!
Recipes
Friday 30 July
Crostino di lardo - Crostini (toasted bread)
Ravioli di ceci - Chickpea Ravioli
Pollo alla mediterranea - Mediterranean chicken
Tortino al cioccolato - Warm cupcake type of dessert
Sunday 1 August
Crostino alle cipolle in agrodolce - Crostini with sweet and sour onion
Pasta fagioli con pancetta affumicata - Pasta with beans and smoked bacon
Ossobuchi alla toscana - Tuscan take on classic Italian meat dish
Dolce delle rose - A special rose dessert
Tuesday 3 August
Fiori gialli ripieni - Stuffed courgette flowers
Zuppa del frantoio - Soup from the oil-mill
Baccala con porri - Codfish with leek dish
Panforte - Nougat like spicy delicacy from Siena
Wednesday 4 August
Cipolle gratinate ripiene - Cook ou gratin stuffed onions
Lasagne del trasimeno con verdure - Trasimeno lasagne with vegetables
Crostoni con maiale - Crostini with pork
Crespelle con meline di montagna - Crepe with small apples from the mountains
Program and times are subject to change
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