I was so excited for today! Not far from our farmhouse, we had arranged for a cooking class with Velia. She has many fans of her cooking lessons and I couldn't wait to learn the real stuff. We got there in the morning and cooked for 4-5 hours. We learned how to make many different types of bread and rolls, a delicious pork roast, pasta, foccacia, and a marscapone cream dessert. Everything was delicious and Velia, Gianluca (her husband) and Mama (her, yes you guessed it, mom) were a delight to be with! She says she comes to the United States every year to teach cooking lessons and we are trying to get her to come to Utah next....anyone want to come join us??
Velia is showing us how to make bread dough. Notice the olive oil next to her...from her farm. It seems everyone has their own olive oil. So cool.
Ali sprinkling rosemary on the foccacia bread. She is an expert!
Velia spreading the mustard glaze on the pork roast. I really liked this...it was delicious!
The rolled bread with arugula, cheese and roasted peppers inside. It was beautiful!
Ali helping with the marscapone cream for the dessert.
Velia sprinkling the cocoa powder on the finished dessert. Notice the spoon in the center of where she is sprinkling...making that cool stripe. Never would have thought of that!
Lauren learning the fine art of pasta making while Mama watches carefully. She could get that dough so thin!
Fried zucchini flowers. These were all over Italy. They are really yummy...keep those flowers!
We shared the cooking lesson with four cute women from Florida. They were all between 80-90 years old and having a girls trip. How cute is that?? Loved those women! Jon and the boys joined us for the feast. There was plenty of food for all!!
These guys were the best. Not only do they do cooking lessons, but they also run a restaurant/bar in Orvieto. We stopped by and saw them while we were there. Can't wait to see them in Utah!!!
Velia is showing us how to make bread dough. Notice the olive oil next to her...from her farm. It seems everyone has their own olive oil. So cool.
Ali sprinkling rosemary on the foccacia bread. She is an expert!
Velia spreading the mustard glaze on the pork roast. I really liked this...it was delicious!
The rolled bread with arugula, cheese and roasted peppers inside. It was beautiful!
Velia sprinkling the cocoa powder on the finished dessert. Notice the spoon in the center of where she is sprinkling...making that cool stripe. Never would have thought of that!
Lauren learning the fine art of pasta making while Mama watches carefully. She could get that dough so thin!
Fried zucchini flowers. These were all over Italy. They are really yummy...keep those flowers!
We shared the cooking lesson with four cute women from Florida. They were all between 80-90 years old and having a girls trip. How cute is that?? Loved those women! Jon and the boys joined us for the feast. There was plenty of food for all!!
These guys were the best. Not only do they do cooking lessons, but they also run a restaurant/bar in Orvieto. We stopped by and saw them while we were there. Can't wait to see them in Utah!!!
I am LOVING the Italian posts! Miss you guys. Seems like you guys are having so much fun. :-)
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