Making gnocchi was my Saturday morning task. With grandma we would choose the best potatoes and, as soon as they were cooked, together we would start kneading. The memory is still very present in my mind and also in that of my children to whom I wanted to pass on this tradition of ours. In this cooking class we will learn how to make potato gnocchi. We can dress them with pesto or with a meat and sausage ragout. As an appetizer we will make a chickpea mousse together while dessert will be the most classic of tiramisu, the coffee tiramisu. All this in my house that is still grandmother's house where you can breathe the tradition of old-fashioned flavors and from where you can enjoy a view of the Borromean Islands. I am waiting for you in Baveno to share moments of serenity with me.

Today we are making dumplings!

Elilia is my mother's name. It was she who taught me the secrets of fresh pasta. Ravioli and tagliatelle were always on our table and brightened up our holidays. I will host you in the house where we used to prepare our dishes together with my grandmother. This cooking class will reveal all the secrets that I learned as a child and that I will be happy to share with you.

Small group hands-on cooking class with 2 pasta recipes

I'll welcome you to my home on the shores of Lake Maggiore, overlooking the Borromean Islands, to share my passion for cooking! I'm Gabriella and I've always loved traditional cuisine. In my cooking class, I'll teach you how to make three specialties of fresh pasta: ravioli, tagliatelle, and gnocchi. I'll show you all the secrets to making perfect fresh pasta, from preparing the dough to shaping the different pasta forms. I'll guide you, step by step, in preparing the fillings and sauces that accompany these delicious dishes. At the end of the lesson, we'll sit down together to enjoy the fruits of our labor, accompanied by a bottle of Piedmontese wine.

Lake Maggiore Fresh Pasta Cooking Class with a View

In the setting of Lake Maggiore with a view of the Borromean Islands, I will guide you in the preparation of typical Italian dishes. We'll start with an appetizer of seasonal vegetables that we'll prepare together, then we'll knead flour, eggs and make our own tagliatelle completely by hand, rolling the dough with a rolling pin. Finally, we can't miss the dessert: coffee tiramisu.I will welcome you into my home, together with my partner who will take you on a discovery of local wines.

Cooking class with a view of the Borromean Islands

Short pastry, sponge cake and cookie dough are the basis of any dessert.I will teach you the basics so that you can then create more elaborate desserts: with shortcrust pastry you can make any kind of tart (sweet or savory), with sponge cake filled custard or chocolate cakes, and with cookie dough fruit or jam rolls.A basic course that will allow you to unleash your imagination!

Short pastry, sponge cake and cookie dough

Let's make egg pasta together, a basic recipe for making tagliarelle, but also ravioli, tortellini, lasagna and cannelloni.With a few simple ingredients we will prepare the pastry from which we will then make our tagliatelle. A traditional and genuine recipe that never sets and that unites all generations in the kitchen. And while our dough rests we will have fun preparing a classic tiramisu with coffee