Gnocchi alla Sorrentino

Gnocchi alla Sorrentino

I enjoyed teaching an Online Cooking Class to make these yummy little Italian potato dumplings! The class had participants from Connecticut and three different locations in California: North, Central and South! All participants were successful in creating their own Gnocchi alla Sorrentino! I really enjoyed cooking with these beautiful ladies and a gentleman!

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Online Cooking Classes

Ravioli

The Online Cooking Class Details:

  • Join by Zoom $20 per Zoom Connection
  • Organize your own group and menu selection, pick the day and time that works for you. (5 Zoom connection minimum)
  • Classes generally last from 1-2 hours
  • Most classes have no special equipment required
  • Husbands, kids, families and “social bubbles” are included in one Zoom connection, no extra charge per person
  • You will be doing the cooking yourself, in a “hands on” class, able to interact with me, the teacher! Individualized help and instructions are provided
  • I will provide a list of ingredients and instructions by email prior to the class
  • Learn to make homemade pasta, risotto, desserts and other ethnic foods
  • Hear my stories of learning to cook Italian style from Italians and living in Italy
  • Email me at Thehomesteadtraveler@gmail.com for more details and to set up a class.
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Homemade Pasta Dough

Making Homemade Pasta, ravioli

Homemade pasta is like anything else in the cooking world, terrifying until you make again and again. It seemed surreal and strange that you would mix the flour and eggs in a volcanic pile of flour on your bread board, crack the eggs inside the indentation of the “volcano” and whisk with a fork from the center, slowly adding more flour to the eggs with your fork as you work in the center of the volcano.

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Fudge Brownies (using cocoa powder) Keto adaptable!

Fudge Brownies

Fudge Brownies are as much of a hit in Italy as they are in America. Who can resist that moist, deep chocolate flavor? I love this recipe because you just dump all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix it up. It’s easier than using a brownie box mix! Some things in life are just delicious and easy! This recipe is another treasure from that little blue vinyl cook book I copied years ago from my mother.

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