Cooking class with 3 recipes (appetizer, fresh pasta dish and dessert) followed by 3-course menu with the dishes prepared during the courseI am pleased to host you in my country house about 8 km. from Spoleto, through my recipes you will discover the flavors of my territory and family tradition. We will start with a traditional sliced meats and cheeses board accompanied by jams prepared by me with the fruits of my plants, local lentils with homemade sausages. We will put our hands to pasta to create strengozzi, a typical Sunday pasta dish accompanied by local truffles. To conclude we will prepare tiramisu with my family's recipe.

Claudia's journey into Umbrian cuisine through 3 recipes

Our house nestled in the hills of Assisi is surrounded by a large olive grove and a well-stocked vegetable garden, which my husband Angelo manages and cares for with dedication and love.Why is the title of this experience " What passes the Convent" ?Simple, we are not going to the supermarket to buy produce that will be used in our cooking class.With raffia baskets and knife we will take a leisurely walk and gather in our magnificent garden what nature gives us.We will return home loaded with delicacies and turn them into delicious dishes, clearly seasoned with our strictly natural olive oil and finally we will sit at our table tasting our dishes washed down with a good local wine.

Special cooking class: with a visit in the kitchen garden

Take a seat at the comfortable tables of the Cesarine to savor forgotten recipes that have been treasured and handed down for generations.During this cooking class in my home nestled in the hills of Assisi you will learn to prepare 3 typical recipes from my area: the typical "Strangozzi Umbri", gnocchi and ricotta and spinach ravioli.Putting your hands to pasta is a rewarding experience and then tasting what you have created is truly a wonderful emotion.Each participant will have his or her own station and will be actively working, equipped with a apron and a handout where the recipes will be explained, with ingredients and steps.We will open our tasting of the created pastries with an appetizer of local products, all washed down with an excellent local wine.

Hands in the dough! Cooking class with 3 recipes

Dessert what a passion, how can we live without them!In my home in the hills of Assisi you will participate in a cooking class where desserts take center stage.We will prepare together a variety of mouth-watering desserts: crusties, yeast cakes, fragrant cookies.We will use the fruit from the kitchen garden to prepare excellent crusts with jams.The fragrant smell of freshly baked cakes will pervade the kitchen at home, with special flavors and aromas that will remind one of childhood.We will bake cookies following my family's historic recipes.At the end of the preparations, we will taste our creations over a cup of coffee or tea, hot chocolate or nut liqueur, in front of a breathtaking view of the Assisi hills.

Special cooking class: Sweets what a passion!

As per tradition in my family and in all Umbre families on Christmas Day we eat Tortellini. The preparation of Tortellini is a convivial ritual, where the whole family gathers around the table , and where anecdotes are told and utensils handed down through generations are used. Absolutely tortellini are eaten in a good meat broth and the boiled meat is accompanied by tasty sauces. The Christmas atmosphere makes this moment more magical , especially if to welcome you there will be a bruschetta cooked on the fireplace and seasoned with our extra virgin olive oil produced from the olives of our olive grove that surrounds the house. You will return to your homes with the memory of Christmas in Assisi.

Let's prepare for Christmas lunch in the traditional way

We will prepare all the courses of the menu together. I will teach you, as Nonna Luisa did with me, Spoleto cuisine and tell you anecdotes and details about my family and Spoleto, a beautiful Umbrian town. The ingredients will all be fresh, genuine and km 0. There will be no shortage of good wine and lots of laughter.

Cooking class with 3 recipes

Anyone who enters my home will not only be a welcome guest, but a member of the family. You will participate in the preparation of the table, the courses and together with my husband and our children, we will experience a typical Umbrian meal toasting with excellent local wine. With simplicity and naturalness I will welcome you and accompany you on a special culinary journey: all the recipes have been handed down to me (and explained) by Nonna Luisa, a great cook but above all a very sweet grandmother. I will tell you about her and the thousand anecdotes of our life together.

Spoleto "in pasta"

The experiences I offer in my ancient farmhouse are based on simple and genuine home cooking, but well presented and attentive to every detail even in the mise en place.The raw materials are organic and local, the wine that accompanies the meals of quality.Appetizer of Umbrian capocollo, wild boar sausages, Umbrian pecorino cheese with honey and walnuts, velvety chickpea soup from Spello, Umbrian omelet, crostini with evo oil, crescia from Gubbio and arvoltolo (pancake cooked in a pan with Umbrian cured meats and cheeses)First course: homemade Strascinati with ricotta and black truffle (or with wild boar sauce)Typical dessert: Ciaramicola (or Rocciata)