This cooking course is aimed at sharing the most authentic genuine and honest idea of Italian cooking far from untruly stereotypes. I am thrilled and excited to share with you all my family recipes based on genuine, affordable and season ingredients, easy to reproduce at home.
I love doing the best I can to satisfy your needs and curiosity about Italian food. Cooking for me is an extraordinary experience, and it means taking you by the hand to a joyful place where you can feel free and happy to learn creatively.
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This cooking course is aimed at sharing the most authentic genuine and honest idea of Italian cooking far from untruly stereotypes. I am thrilled and excited to share with you all my family recipes based on genuine, affordable and season ingredients, easy to reproduce at home.
I love doing the best I can to satisfy your needs and curiosity about Italian food. Cooking for me is an extraordinary experience, and it means taking you by the hand to a joyful place where you can feel free and happy to learn creatively.
This cooking course is aimed at sharing the most authentic genuine and honest idea of Italian cooking far from untruly stereotypes. I am thrilled and excited to share with you all my family recipes based on genuine, affordable and season ingredients, easy to reproduce at home.
I love doing the best I can to satisfy your needs and curiosity about Italian food. Cooking for me is an extraordinary experience, and it means taking you by the hand to a joyful place where you can feel free and happy to learn creatively.
This virtual cooking course is designed for everybody, amateurs, beginners and experts. In this course you will learn the basic knowledge of our Italian cuisine and some advance methods to obtain the best results and improve your cooking skills.
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Students will learn to prepare the most famous and traditional Italian first courses: hand-made fresh pasta, traditional sauces, dried pasta dishes with the risotattura technique, classic risotto.
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In this cooking class you will learn to make a fresh pasta dough, to knead it, roll it out and cut it into fettuccine shape. You will also learn to prepare our Italian classic ragù. Step by step I will give you tips and advice to obtain the best result.
In this lesson you will learn to prepare a creamy dish of spaghetti with tomato and basil sauce, a true classic of our Italian cuisine. This is an extremely simple and tasty dish. Any family has its own recipe, as for any Italian dish. In this class you will also start practising the risottatura technique.
In this class you will learn to prepare creamy spaghetti with clams, another true classic of our cuisine. And you will also learn to clean and select clams and to cook them in a proper way, in order to keep them tender.
Pesto sauce is a delicious recipe that originates from the coastal region of Liguria, where a stunning type of basil is grown. A few ingredients for a flavourful dish. You will learn to prepare pesto in both ways, modern (by using an immersion blender) and old fashioned (by using a mortar).
Risotto is a traditional northern Italian rice dish cooked with broth until it reaches a creamy consistency. It's one of the most famous Italian first courses and it can be prepared with a variety of ingredients. I will show you step by step the method to obtain a delicious, wavy and creamy risotto.
It is extremely important to learn how to perfectly seal meat when preparing a meat stew. You will also learn to blanch potatoes when you wish to bake them or to add them to a meat stew. Blanching will allow potatoes to keep whole and firm.
In this cooking class you will learn to prepare a flavoured salt crust to bake fish (it can also be used for meat preparations). We will then prepare together a fresh salad with greens and orange to be served alongside grilled or baked fish and meat for a tasty pairing.
This is another true classic of our cuisine, particularly appreciated by children. In this lesson you will also learn to prepare 2 tasty flavorful vegetable side dishes.
In this lesson you will learn to prepare a gorgeous filling for the calamari. And I will teach you to prepare also a flavorful vegetable side dish, that could also be used as the tasty filling of a famous stuffed pizza from Naples.
Tiramisu is the most famous Italian dessert worlwide. Tiramisu literally means Cheer me up! Are you ready to be cheered up by this wonderful dessert?
This Italian pie is made with a homemade pastry dough called pasta frolla and filled with a simple jam filling. Wherever you go in Italy into a bakery, grocery store or even visit a friend or relative there is always a Jam Filled Crostata in sight. And of course any family has its own recipe, from the wonderful handmade pasta frolla to homemade jam. Today we're going to learn how to prepare it.
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Mastering authentic italian home cooking
The course is suitable for beginners, amateurs, and experts.
Uses affordable ingredients and is easy to reproduce at home.
The instructor is passionate, clear, and easy to follow.
Features genuine, traditional Italian family recipes.
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Review Italian ingredients and cooking techniques
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Review Italian ingredients and cooking techniques to refresh knowledge and build a stronger foundation.
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Make a list of common Italian ingredients.
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Read articles and watch videos about Italian cooking techniques.
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Create a cheat sheet with the key information.
Follow a video tutorial on making fresh pasta
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Follow a video tutorial to learn the steps involved in making fresh pasta.
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Pasta Making
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Find a video tutorial on making fresh pasta.
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Gather the necessary ingredients and equipment.
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Follow the steps in the video to make fresh pasta dough.
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Roll out and cut the pasta dough into desired shapes.
Practice basic knife skills
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Practice basic knife skills to improve efficiency and safety when preparing dishes.
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Practice holding and cutting with a chef's knife.
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Practice different knife cuts, such as chopping, dicing, and mincing.
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Write a blog post about your experience learning Italian cuisine
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Reflect on your learning experience and share your insights with others by creating a blog post.
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Identify the key takeaways from your learning experience.
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Publish your blog post and share it with others.
Review Italian ingredients and cooking techniques
Show steps
Review Italian ingredients and cooking techniques to refresh knowledge and build a stronger foundation.
Show steps
- Make a list of common Italian ingredients.
- Read articles and watch videos about Italian cooking techniques.
- Create a cheat sheet with the key information.
Follow a video tutorial on making fresh pasta
Show steps
Follow a video tutorial to learn the steps involved in making fresh pasta.
Browse courses on
Pasta Making
Show steps
- Find a video tutorial on making fresh pasta.
- Gather the necessary ingredients and equipment.
- Follow the steps in the video to make fresh pasta dough.
- Roll out and cut the pasta dough into desired shapes.
Practice basic knife skills
Show steps
Practice basic knife skills to improve efficiency and safety when preparing dishes.
Browse courses on
Knife Skills
Show steps
- Find resources on basic knife skills.
- Practice holding and cutting with a chef's knife.
- Practice different knife cuts, such as chopping, dicing, and mincing.
Write a blog post about your experience learning Italian cuisine
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Reflect on your learning experience and share your insights with others by creating a blog post.
Browse courses on
Italian Cuisine
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- Identify the key takeaways from your learning experience.
- Write a draft of your blog post.
- Edit and proofread your blog post.
- Publish your blog post and share it with others.
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