When we stayed in Assisi, we had a cooking lesson with Letizia, our host at 'La Madonna Di Piati'.
We made a Lasagna Bianca, and pears poached in white wine.
The main thing was making fresh pasta, bit tricky, but it tasted fantastic.
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| Letizia combining ingredients for the pasta. |
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| Pears peeled and cored with lemon zest, waiting to be poached. |
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| We used local air cured beef, as the meat component |
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| With zucchini and garlic |
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| Lightly pan fried.... |
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| Marg making a beautiful pasta sheet. |
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| Adding layers of pasta, zucchini,beef, cheese and Béchamel sauce. |
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| Entre, in the dining room, served on beautifully tiled tables. |
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| Local salami, and pancceta, with tapenade. |
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| Local cheese with honey. |
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| Ham and figs from the garden, and bread with olive oil. |
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| The figs were beautifuly sweet. |
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| The happy gathering, we all laughed so much. |
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| The lasagna. |
What a gorgeous meal. It would depress me to expend so much passion and attention on something so quickly consumed, though I love good food, and am grateful that there are people who do have a passion for producing wonderfully good food.
ReplyDeleteYour blog tempts me to travel again!
Thanks for the comment Anita,
ReplyDeleteit's all about the love...and weather the experience lasts a long tinme or is over quickly, it remains in the memory forever.
That goes for food and travel.