First cooking class

First Cooking Class

On Tuesday we had our first Italian cooking class where we were taught how to prepare a classic Italian meal.  The main dish prepared was Tortelli di Patate, which is a Tortellini pasta filled with garlic mashed potatoes.  Then we prepared Ragu’ alla Bolognese, a Ragu meat sauce, that was used to cover the Tortelli di Patate.  The side dish that we prepared was Gnudi alla Toscana, a spinach and ricotta mixture rolled into mini balls.  Finally came dessert, where we prepared Biscottini di Prato – Cantucci, which tastes like a chocolate chip cookie except more crunchy and cut in slices.  The entire meal was made from scratch and took us about three hours to prepare.  Overall I think everyone truly enjoyed the experience and is looking forward to our next cooking class! --Kaitlynn Bundschuh

Aggiungere – to add; Mescolare – to mix together; to stir; Bollire – to boil