This experience involves the preparation of cappon magro, which today is immediately associated with great occasions. It is a traditional Ligurian dish, one of the few with a fish base and which has much more sober and modest origins than those of today In addition to the sailor's galette, fish and vegetables its characteristic feature is definitely the salsa verde.Cappon magro involves a preparation that is not difficult but certainly long and impressive.While we prepare the cappon magro, I will offer an appetizer with appetizers and typical dishes.

Good Ligurian Cappon Magro

Dear Friends , when you come to visit me you will find a large apartment in the heart of old Genoa.The location dates back to the 1700s owned by an ancient family of Genoese nobles , it seems to have been for a period even a convent.It is just a few meters from the largest historical center of Europe , that of the Palazzi dei Rolli which are in the Via Aurea Garibaldi where time has stopped in the century of ' 500 .There the Doge with the Genoese nobles inhabited these palaces rich in Baroque paintings , Persian carpets and objects of ' ancient China with which the Republic Marinaia Genoa held the first freights of navigation. Today they are magnificent museums.The dishes we will make together:Calamaritto , encased in bread shell and aromatic sauces, potato gnocchi and pesto dop,fritelle and zebibbo

The calamaritto , gnocchi with pesto , friscieu with zebibbo

During this cooking class you will learn how to prepare 3 recipes: an appetizer typical of my area, Chard Pie, a first course of fresh pasta, and Canestrelli, sweets typical of Liguria.Under my guidance you will learn how to make the dough, roll out the puff pastry and prepare a fresh pasta following my family's recipes, with a filling of local herbs and ricotta cheese. We will use the old family mortar to make a traditional sauce with walnuts, garlic and cream.Dulcis in fundo we will make the typical flower-shaped Canestrelli cookies with simple ingredients such as butter flour sugar and egg. All that remains is to try putting your hands in the dough and savor the authenticity and simplicity of Ligurian cuisine.

Cooking class with 3 Ligurian recipes

A cooking class to learn the preparation of two delicious and very popular dishes: ravioli and tiramisu. You will start by preparing the filling for the ravioli and the puff pastry. Next we will move on to the making of tiramisu. You will make the ladyfingers with your own hands, prepare the egg and mascarpone cream and go on to compose your tiramisu and then enjoy it at the end of the meal. At the end of the cooking class we will set the table, a mise en place with delicate tones and decorated with seasonal flowers to make everything prettier. I will be happy to welcome you to my home and work alongside you. When you arrive you will find all the materials and ingredients you need to make the dishes.