….going back to the old days when granny made pasta for the whole family On Sunday 2nd of July we will start at 11.00am and we will speak Italian .. so also a short introduction on cooking terminology will be given by the Italian teacher who will help with the vocabulary and assist during the preparation. These cooking lessons are…
Everytime I have cooking lessons with my students, their most common questions are: What is the best Italian dressing for a good salad? What are the tricks to make a good tiramisù? About the first question, in Puglia we use the local extra virgin olive oil, salt and vinegar from white wine, for us aceto balsamico is too sweet (and more…
Learning Italian, it is an on going struggle – of course the biggest challenge is to find the time; without constant practice it’s so easy to forget. Practice must be on a daily basis! That’s a tall order, but little and often can work and here are two tips: 1) talk to yourself in Italian (in your head or out…
Why do you study Italian? “because I love Italy!”, “I like art”, “I like Italian movies”, “my girlfriend is Italian, and I’d like to know what she’s muttering on Monday mornings”. But what about studying Italian to understand 20 pages-long menus handed out in Italian restaurants ? Non turistic restaurants seldom have menus translated in English, and you’ll have to…
Bolognaise is famous everywhere, sometimes with few changes (not always good), but if you want to prepare a perfect Italian bolognaise just follow few steps. Allora How to prepare at home a perfect Italian ragù alla bolognese First, if you want to cook like an Italian, you need to learn the recipe in Italian:) Let’s start with an Italian…
