COOKING CLASSES

These are the scheduled classes for the next few months, but if you have a specific date in mind and don't like whats on the menu for that day, providing I do not have any existing bookings for that particular class, I can adjust the menu to suit you or we can swap any other menu that you'd like to do for your class. Also if you are not able to do a day class we can arrange an evening class to suit you, Contact me either by telephone or email and I will endeavour to meet your requirements, maria

Class prices : $135.00 per person but if booking multiple classes or persons please take off 10% per class/person making each class $121.50

Tuesday 24th August

Frittelle di zucchini

Light fluffy little fritters full of zucchini, cheese and mint, served hot with a tomato and onion salad

Mushroom risotto

A creamy risotto with rich earthy flavours of dried porcini's and fresh field mushrooms and grana padana cheese

Zabbaione

A light creamy dessert of egg yolks marsala wine and sugar served in elegant glasses with delicate flaky Italian biscuits.

Thursday 26th august

Tuscan white bean soup

A delicious soup made with lima beans pancetta onions and other ingredients a wonderful start to an autumn or winter dinner, served with crusty italian bread

Pollo alla cacciatora

A traditional dish of chicken pieces with fresh mushrooms tomatoes red wine and lots of fresh herbs

Florentine trifle

A dome shaped sponge filled with cream candied fruits chocolate and nuts this dessert will please many delicious and very attractive

Saturday 28th August

Spaghetti al'amatriciana

Fresh spaghetti in a rich tomato sauce with pancetta and chilli's

Agnello al latte

chunky pieces of lamb dredged in flour and cooked in butter brandy rosemary and milk. Served with seasonal vegetables.

Tortine di cioccolata

Shortcrust pastry tart shells filled with a delicious nutella cream topped with a glazed strawberry served with cappuccino's.

Tuesday 31st August

Warm pancetta, goats cheese and spinach salad

Baby spinach leaves with goats cheese fried crispy pancetta, garlic fresh thyme dried raisins and cracked black pepper, served with crusty Italian bread.

Fettuccini carbonara

The traditional recipe using freshly made pasta with a sauce of pancetta garlic parsley eggs and cheese.

Crostoli

Light pastry strips deep fried and sprinkled with icing sugar served with coffee

Thursday 2nd September

Caponata

A vegetarian's delight comprising of eggplants capsicums onions celery tomatoes and black olives,this is best a few days old and cold, so the flavour have time to develop, served with crusty Italian bread

Italian meatballs with tomato sauce

Tender pork meatballs with olives and cheese in the centre cooked with a wonderful tomato sauce and served with pasta.

Zabbaglione

A fantastic creamy dessert made with egg yolks and marsala wine, served in elegant glasses with delicate flaky Italian biscuits accompanied with a hot cup of espresso coffee.

Tuesday 7th September

Quails with pancetta

Pancetta wrapped quails gently cooked with butter sage and white wine served with soft polenta

Penne gratinate al forno

Oven baked penne layered with a rich bolognaise sauce, pancetta mozzarella and pecorino romano cheese

Torta di cioccolata alle mandorle

(chocolate amaretti cake)

rich chocolate cake with the wonderful flavour of almonds served with fresh cream and coffee

Thursday 9th September

Antipasto platter

An assortment of salami's and meats with various marinated vegetables sundried tomatoes and italian cheeses .

Zuppa di pesci

Full of delicious Mediterranean flavours this soup is less heavy and much easier to make than it's french cousin bouillabaisse, chunks of fish with mussels and prawns in a wonderful stock of wine herbs and tomatoes, served with plenty of garlic bruschetta to mop up the delicious juices

Pere glassate con crema di amaretti e cioccolata

Beautiful poached pears drizzled with a delicious chocolate sauce and covered with crushed amaretti biscuits

Tuesday 14th September

Warm goats cheese in tomato sauce

This is a fantastic starter of rich warm goats cheese in a lovely tangy tomato sauce served with garlic flavoured bruschetta to mop up all the juices fantastic with a glass of wine.

Risotto ai funghi piselli e salsiccie (risotto with mushrooms peas and sausage)

A soft creamy risotto with italian sausage and peas with shavings of fresh parmiggiano reggiano cheese

Panna cotta al cafe

This dessert is for all the coffee addicts out there you won't be able to resist the creamy rich taste you'll think you've gone to heaven served with whipped cream and flaky italian biscuits and espresso coffee the perfect way to end a meal.

Thursday 16th September

Bolognaise Sauce

Learn how to make the classic sauce to complement any pasta dish, with a mixture of ground meats fresh herbs wine and tomatoes and a surprise ingredient, the way my grandmother taught me.

Spaghetti

We'll be making fresh spaghetti to go with our wonderful bolognaise sauce, once you've learnt how to make fresh pasta you'll never go back to supermarket fresh pasta. It just doesn't compare.

Saltimbocca alla Romana

Tender veal scalloppini layered with pancetta and sage cooked in a lovely wine garlic and lemon sauce, served with sauteed spinach.

Italian shortbread biscuits

beautiful melt in your mouth italian shortbreads with almonds and vanilla and rolled in icing sugar served with latte's

Saturday 18th September

Rigatone con pomodori

A simple dish of rigatoni pasta served with a delicious napoli tomato sauce with a little chilli garlic basil and oregano

filetti di vitello alla valdostana

Veal escaloppes layered with prosciutto fontina cheese and oregano then rolled and secured and cooked with olive oil stock and wine. Slow cooked till tender and full of flavour served with italian style peas and crispy potatoes

Marscapone creams

A rich creamy dessert of mascarpone cheese , cream, amaretti biscuits marsala and flaked almonds

Tuesday 21st September

Caposante al forno

Fresh scallops baked in their shells with a wonderful topping of breadcrumbs parsley lemon zest garlic and white wine, served with a green salad and lemon wedges

Fettuccini boscaiola

Fresh egg fettuccini served with a wonderful sauce of mushrooms cream prosciutto and spring onions.

Crostoli

light pastry strips flavoured with grappa deep fried and sprinkled with caster sugar served with coffee

Thursday 23rd September

Caponata

Gnocchi di patate ai quattro formaggi
Tender little potato gnocchi's served with a wonderful rich sauce of marscapone, fontina, gruyere and parmiggiano reggiano cheese. And sprinkled with fresh parsley

Lemon and vanilla panna cotta

beautiful tangy lemon and vanilla desserts rich and silky with a sweet delicious fresh raspberry coulis.

Saturday 25th September

white anchovy bruschetta

toasted garlic ciabbatta bread topped with juicy tomato slices marinated anchovies and oregano topped with a lemon vinaigrette.

Tuscan roast pork belly

thick slices of succulent roast pork flavoured with rosemary and fennel with crispy pork crackling , served with green beans with pan grattugiato gravy and slices of lemon

sorbetto di melone

(honeydew melon sorbet)

sweet cooling and a fantastic finish to a meal this delicous melon sorbet is so easy to make and is light and refreshing.

Tuesday 28th September

Pizza's and Focaccia's

Learn how to make pizza dough and gourmet Italian pizza's and focaccia, we will make chicken artichoke and olive pizza, potato pancetta and rosemary and the classic margherita pizza, which is tomato mozzarella cheese and basil, and we will also make olive garlic and rosemary foccaccia.

Thursday 30th September

Antipasto platter

An assortment of different salami's and meats together with various chargrilled and marinated vegetables like eggplants and sun dried tomatoes and accompanied with different italian cheeses and lots of Italian crusty bread.

Lasagna bolognaise

To start off we will be making bolognaise and bechamel sauce, then you will learn how to make the pasta sheets for lasagna which we will be layering with the sauces and mozzarella cheese, then bake in the oven until golden and delicious

Zabbaione

The most delicious dessert you will ever taste the creamy goodness of egg yolks and sugar with marsala wine whipped up thick light and airy served in elegant glasses with delicate pastry biscuits.

Saturday 2nd October

ricotta gnocchi

Fluffy light melt in your mouth gnocchi in a lovely sage and butter sauce with freshly grated grana padano cheese

panzerotti con pomodoro e mozzarella

Tomato mozzarella and provolone with basil oregano and black pepper enclosed in a pocket of pizza dough, deep fried and eaten warm, perfect with a glass of chianti

Crostata di mele

A light buttery pastry crust with tender moist stewed apples, this wonderful italian style apple pie will have you coming back for more, served with double cream.

Tuesday 5th October

Arancini

warm crispy risotto balls with a filling of pancetta peas and 2 different cheeses, dipped in breadcrumbs and fried till golden brown served with a crisp green salad

Spezzatino con patate alla contadina

chunks of oyster blade with an assortment of vegetables herbs wine and thick wedges of potatoes delicately simmered over a couple of hours so the flavours develop and the meat falls apart.

Torta di patate

This simple cake has a beautiful flavour and a wonderful texture infused with the fresh scent of lemon and served with coffee

Thursday 7th October

Frittelle di melanzane

These delicious fritters make a wonderful started made with eggplants eggs cheese and breadcrumbs and deep fried, served with a green salad.

Agnello in vino rosso

A boned leg of lamb filled with fresh herbs garlic and pancetta, slow roasted served with golden potatoes and a green salad.

Crostata di mele

A beautiful Italian style apple pie with delicate pastry and delicious soft apple pieces cooked with butter and sugar.and sprinkled with cinnamon and vanilla sugar.

Saturday 9th October

Insalata verde con gorgonzola

A delicious warm salad with rocket radicchio crispy pancetta and walnuts drizzled with a sweet balsamic dressing and sprinkled with gorgonzola cheese.

Melanzane piene

Eggplants stuffed with a meat cheese and herb filling with a napoli sauce baked and covered in cheese.

Zabbaione

A light creamy dessert of egg yolks marsala wine and sugar served in elegant glasses with delicate flaky Italian biscuits.

Tuesday 12th October

Fagottini d'asparagi al forno

Delicious tender asparagus spears, wrapped in prosciutto and mozzarella

baked in the oven, then served with a crisp garden salad and crusty Italian bread

Cannelloni di ricotta e spinaci

we'll be making fresh pasta dough which we will fill and roll with a delicious mixture of fresh ricotta and spinach with parmesan cheese. With a tomato and butter sauce as well as a bechamel sauce.

Tortine di cioccolata con crema

Shortcrust pastry tart shells filled with a delicious nutella cream topped with a glazed strawberry served with cappuccino's

Thursday 14th October

Bruschetta

crunchy slices of garlic infused bread brushed with olive oil and chargrilled topped with very ripe organic tomato pieces with cheese basil balsamic vinegar and oregano

Penne all'arrabbiata

Penne pasta with pancetta garlic celery onion and chillies, full of flavour and a little heat topped with grated cheese

Cannoli Siciliani

crispy deep fried pastry tubes filled with a wonderful ricotta chocolate and candied fruit filling sprinkled with icing sugar and served with coffee.

Saturday 16th October

Warm goats cheese in tomato sauce

This is a fantastic starter of rich warm goats cheese in a lovely tangy tomato sauce served with garlic flavoured bruschetta to mop up all the juices fantastic with a glass of wine.

Risotto ai funghi piselli e salsiccie

(risotto with mushrooms peas and sausage)

A soft creamy risotto with italian sausage and peas with shavings of fresh parmiggiano reggiano cheese

Panna cotta al cafe

This dessert is for all the coffee addicts out there you won't be able to resist the creamy rich taste you'll think you've gone to heaven served with whipped cream and flaky italian biscuits and espresso coffee the perfect way to end a meal.

Tuesday 19th October

Ricotta gnocchi

Fluffy light melt in your mouth gnocchi in a lovely sage and butter sauce with freshly grated grana padano cheese

Scaloppini di vitello al limone

Tender slices of veal coated in seasoned flour and sauteed in butter and olive oil, with lemon juice and wine and served with glazed carrots.

Amaretti biscuits

Soft chewy little mounds of almond meal and egg whites, served with cappuccino's

Thursday 21st October

Frittelle di zucchini

Light fluffy little fritters full of zucchini, cheese and mint, served hot with a tomato and onion salad

Oven baked penne

A delicious dish with tiny little pork meatballs mixed into the pasta with bolognaise and bechamel sauce, this is a family favourite

Pinolata (pine nut tart)

A traditional tart from Liguria in the northern regions of italy beautiful crusty shell with a generous layer of raspberry jam and a filling of eggs pine nuts and ground almonds.

Tuesday 19th October

polpette di melanzane

These delicious fritters make a wonderful started made with eggplants eggs cheese and breadcrumbs and deep fried, served with a green salad

Lasagna bolognaise

Torta di mandorle e cioccolata

A decadent chocolate almond flourless cake that stays soft in the centre and is very moorish, served with fresh cream and coffee

Thursday 21st October

Pasta con fagiolini e pesto

Pesto originated in genoa and this is a traditional dish of pasta with green beans potatoes and pesto

Fesa di tacchino bardata alla pancetta

Turkey breast stuffed with herbs and cheese and rolled in pancetta. Cooked with olive oil wine and served with carrots and potatoes.

Scalidre

A traditional calabrian treat, sweet shortcrust pastry rolled into assorted shapes then deep fried and immersed in honey and chocolate, then sprinkled with flaked almonds , you can't stop at one.

Traditional Italian biscuits and desserts

Tiramisu

Saturday 23rd October

Sponge fingers soaked in coffee and marsala layered with marscapone cheese and cream and scattered with chocolate flakes

Crostoli

Thin crispy strips of deep fried pastry with a hint of lemon and grappa sprinkled with icing sugar.

Amaretti

Soft chewy little pillows of almond meal and egg whites deliciously moist and tasty

All served with espresso's, latte's or cappuccino's.

Tuesday 26th October

Ricotta and grana padano gnocchi

Fluffy light melt in your mouth gnocchi in a lovely sage and butter sauce with freshly grated grana padano cheese

Salsiccie con patate e rosamarino

(Italian sausage with potatoes and rosemary) Chunky pieces of Italian sausage baked with potatoes ciabatta and rosemary.

Limoncini

Fluffy self saucing lemon puddings with marscapone cheese.

Thursday 28th October

Ravioli al formaggio con sugo di pomodoro (Cheese ravioli with tomato sauce)

delicate ricotta and parmesan filled pasta with a lovely tangy tomato sauce, sprinkled with cheese and basil.

Pollo alla Marengo

(This chicken dish is rumoured to have been a favourite of Napoleon's)

Tender juicy chicken cooked in a buttery wine flavoured white sauce

Torta di mele al burro

A delicious buttery apple cake with many layers of sweet cooked apple sandwiched together with a light sponge cake mix, wonderful with a cappuccino.

Saturday 30th October

Minestrone

A wonderful hearty Minestrone which is a meal in itself, packed with fresh seasonal vegetables pancetta and pecorino romano cheese served with garlic bruschetta

Pasta e ceci

A wonderful chunky type soup with pancetta garlic chick peas and pasta, so delicious and full of flavour the perfect dish to come home to on cold chilly nights.

Lemon and vanilla panna cotta

You will love this deliciously creamy dessert flavoured with vanilla and lemon in a delicious tangy raspberry sauce.

Tuesday 2nd November

Crostata al formaggio

A delicious tart made with ricotta pastry with a lovely cheese cream and pancetta filling served with a green salad

Scalloppini di vitello al limone

Tender veal slices cooked with butter olive oil beef stock and lemon juice, served with glazed carrots

Crostata di nutella (nutella tart)

The chocaholic's dream a crispy shortcrust pastry tart filled with a delicious velvety filling of chocolate hazelnut cream served with a lovely hot cappuccino.

Thursday 4th November

Traditional Italian bruschetta

We'll be making 3 of the most popular toppings, Tomato basil onion olive and garlic, black olive tapenade, and white bean puree with garlic and goats cheese

Fettuccine alla boscaiola

Freshly made fettucini in a delicious creamy sauce with pancetta and mushrooms you will love this dish.

Sfinci

delicious sweet pumpkin fritters with sultana's deep fried and sprinkled with sugar.

Saturday 6th November

Zuppa di Pesce
Full of delicious Mediterranean flavours this soup is less heavy and much easier to make than it's french cousin bouillabaisse, chunks of fish with mussels and prawns in a wonderful stock of wine herbs and tomatoes, served with plenty of garlic bruschetta to mop up the delicious juices

Saltimbocca alla romana
Tender veal escaloppes speared with sage and prosciutto in a delicious sauce served with a crisp salad

pesche ripiene
succulent peaches lightly poached then stuffed with amaretto biscuits and almond liqueur, served with vanilla ice cream

Saturday 13th November

Spaghetti marinara

A tasty dish made with fresh spaghetti an abbundance of seafood, scallops prawns calamari and mussels in a delicious tangy tomato sauce with wine and chilli's

Agnello in vino rosso

A Beautiful boned leg of lamb filled with fresh herbs served with golden roasted potatoes and a green salad.

Crostata al limone

A light shortcrust pastry shell with a delicious tangy lemon filling served with fresh cream

Tuesday 16th November

Ricotta and Grana Padano gnocchi

Fluffy light melt in your mouth gnocchi in a lovely sage and butter sauce with freshly grated grana padano cheese

Salsiccie con patate e rosamarino

(Italian sausage with potatoes and rosemary)

Chunky pieces of Italian sausage baked with potatoes ciabatta and rosemary.

Crostata al limone

A light shortcrust pastry shell with a delicious tangy lemon filling served with fresh cream

Thursday 18th November

Lasagna bolognaise

We will begin by making bolognaise and bechamel sauce, then you will learn how to make the pasta sheets which we will be layering with the sauces and mozzarella cheese, then bake it in the oven until golden and delicious.

Scaloppine al limone

Tender fillets of veal cooked with olive oil wine herbs and a lovely addition of fresh lemon juice served with salad

Crostata di mele

A heavenly apple pie Italian style with juicy sweet fragrant apples served with double cream.

Saturday 20th November

Spaghetti al amatriciana

Freshly spaghetti in a rich tomato sauce with pancetta and chilli's

Cotoletti di agnello con salsa di acciughe

(Lamb cutlets with anchovy sauce)

Tender lamb cutlets coated in breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese then fried in butter until golden brown and served with a tasty anchovy sauce and green salad.

Tortine di cioccolata con crema

Shortcrust pastry tart shells filled with a delicious nutella cream topped with a glazed strawberry served with cappuccino's

Tuesday 23rd November

Ravioli al mascarpone

Learn how to make delicious ravioli with a filling of 3 different cheeses served with a wonderful sauce and brussel sprout leaves sauteed with shallots and wine.

Pollo al zafferano

Spatchcocked chicken marinated with wine herbs and saffron then baked to a beautiful golden colour on a bed of juicy onions served with a green salad.

Biscotti mezzaluna

Delicate melt in your mouth shortbread biscuits full of ground almonds and generously sprinkled with icing sugar served with a wonderful cup of espresso or cappuccino.

Thursday 25th November

Minestra d'inverno

A lovely winter chicken broth with potato carrot borlotti beans and risone pasta simmered gently until slightly thickened and with a generous amount of parmesan and butter added, served with crusty garlic bruschetta .

Stufato Toscano

A hearty Tuscan beef stew slow cooked with wine garlic and lots of tomatoes served with soft polenta

Torta di mandorle e cioccolata

A decadent chocolate almond flourless cake that stays soft in the centre and is very moorish, served with fresh cream and coffee

Saturday 27th November

Penne alla carbonara

This makes a gloriously rich supper dish, al dente penne served with a delicious cream and pancetta sauce.

Scaloppini di maiale con finocchio

Tender pork escaloppes coated in a crispy coating served with a sambuca flavoured fennel dish in a gorgonzola sauce served with crusty Italian bread

Zabaglione

This world famous dessert gets it's name from the Neapolitan dialect "zappillare" which means to foam and that sums up the exact texture required, it tastes delicious and is well worth the effort, served with delicate puff pastry biscuits.

Tuesday 30th November

Caposante al forno

Fresh scallops baked in their shell with a wonderful topping of breadcrumbs parsley lemon zest garlic and white wine, served with a green salad and lemon wedges

Oven baked penne

A delicious dish with tiny little pork meatballs mixed into the pasta with bolognaise and bechamel sauce, this is a family favourite.

Lemon and marscapone tart.

Sweet shortcrust pastry filled with a velvety marscapone and lemon filling

Thursday 2nd December

Pesce spada in Agrodolce

(sweet and sour swordfish)

Panfried swordfish steaks in a delicious sauce with capers and served with a green salad.

Tagliolini con pesto

freshly made fettuccini pasta with a fragrant fresh pesto sauce

Sicilian cannoli

crisp pastry tubes deep fried then filled with a delicious combination of ricotta chocolate and candied fruit served with coffee.

Saturday 4th December

Focaccia

Crispy thin focaccia with a topping of juicy black olives cheese and rosemary

Oven baked penne

A delicious dish with tiny little pork meatballs mixed into the pasta with bolognaise and bechamel sauce, this is a family favourite.

Mascarpone e cioccolata

Layered dessert of mascarpone and chocolate cream served in elegant glasses with wafer biscuits

Tuesday 7th December

Frittelle di zucchini

Light fluffy little fritters full of zucchini, cheese and mint, served hot with a tomato and onion salad

Quails with pancetta

Pancetta wrapped quails gently cooked with butter sage and white wine served with soft polenta

Pinolata

A traditional tart from Liguria in the northern regions of Italy, with a beautiful crusty shell and a generous layer of raspberry jam then a filling of eggs pine nuts and almond meal.

Thursday 9th December

Gnocchi with gorgonzola sauce

we'll be making fresh gnocchi, nothing like the one's you buy in the supermarket. These little morsels are light and fluffy, served in a creamy gorgonzola sauce.

Cotolette d'agnello

delicious lamb cutlets stuffed with fontina cheese sage and prosciutto served with a green salad

Vanilla panna cotta's

Delicious creamy desserts served with a beautiful caramel sauce.

Saturday 11th December

Insalata verde con gorgonzola

A delicious warm salad with rocket radicchio crispy fried pancetta and walnuts drizzled with a sweet balsamic dressing and dotted with little chunks of gorgonzola cheese.

Osso Buco

This rich and hearty dish from Milan is fantastic on a cold winters evening, you could put it into a slow cooker in the morning and finish it off when you come home at night. The delicious flavours of the meaty veal shanks cooked with a medley of vegetables with wine and herbs and is served with risotto milanese or polenta.

Millefoglie di nutella

Layers of crisp puff pastry sandwiched together with a delicious cream of nutella and mascarpone , topped with strawberries and liberally dusted with icing sugar, delicious

Tuesday 14th December

Vellutata di zucchini

(cream of zucchini soup)

A lovely smooth textured soup with a pronounced gorgonzola cheese flavour

Spezzatino d'agnello

A rustic warming lamb stew from the plateau of Puglia where the sheep graze alongside vineyards.served with polenta.

Panna cotta di cioccolata e menta

(choc-mint panna cotta)

A delightful refreshing panna cotta with fresh mint and a luxurious layer of rich chocolate, the perfect ending to a meal. Cappuccino's latte's or espresso's to end this wonderful meal.

Thursday 16th December

Insalata di pecorino pere e noci

This fresh salad with a mixture of salad greens pecorino cheese fresh pears and walnuts with a wonderful dressing of olive oil garlic and lemon.

Conchiglie ripiene di pancetta e ricotta

A beautiful rich dish that will make you a winner with all your friends and family. Jumbo pasta shells baked till firm then filled with a mixture of ricotta pancetta and montasio cheese placed in a baking tray on a layer of rich bolognaise sauce then covered with more sauce and a layer of bechamel sauce and sprinkled with more cheese. Then baked in oven till fully cooked.

Biscotti al limone

delicate little Italian shortbread biscuits in the shape of wreaths with a lovely tangy lemon icing on top, served with coffee.

Saturday 18th December

Frittelle di melanzane

These delicious fritters make a wonderful started made with eggplants eggs cheese and breadcrumbs and deep fried, served with a green salad.

Lasagna bolognese

learn how to make fresh lasagna sheets, a rich bolognaise sauce and then how to create the traditional lasagna, layers of fresh pasta with a delicious meaty sauce topped with a tomato and cheese sauce baked until golden and piping hot. The best lasagna you will ever taste

Lemon and mascarpone tart

Sweet shortcrust pastry filled with a velvety marscapone and lemon filling

Tuesday 21st December

Spaghetti aglio e olio

We'll be making fresh spaghetti, and then we'll serve them with a wonderful sauce made with olive oil garlic parsley a little chilli breadcrumbs and freshly grated pecorino romano cheese a wonderful taste sensation.

melanzane piene

oven baked eggplants stuffed with mince eggplant flesh fresh breadcrumbs cheese and eggs topped with a napoli sauce and cheese and baked till soft served with a green salad.

Biscotti

These traditional biscuits are full of mixed nuts part baked then cut into slices and baked again then half are dipped in melted chocolate. Served with cappuccino's.

Tuesday 4th January

Traditional sweets

Classic Tiramisu

Layers of sponge fingers soaked with coffee and marsala and layered with a marscapone cheese cream.

Amaretti biscuits.

Soft chewy mounds of almond meal eggs and suger, delicious and very moor-ish.

Crostoli

Deep fried crispy pastry ribbons with a hint of lemon and grappa sprinkled with icing sugar, and you also teach you how to make espresso coffee the italian way with a caffettiera.

Thursday 6th January

Caponata

A wonderful vegetable dish that can be eaten hot or cold, consisting of eggplants onions celery capsicums tomatoes and black olives, served with crusty italian bread.

Chicken and spinach cannelloni

Fresh pasta sheets filled with chicken spinach and ricotta cheese then rolled into tubes and covered with a delicious creamy cheese sauce

Torta di mele al burro

A delicious buttery apple cake with many layers of sweet sliced apples sandwiched together with very little cake batter a fruity afternoon treat, beautiful with cappuccino's^.

Saturday 8th January

Mozzarella fritta

Take a bite out of these delicious deep fried mozzarella slices coated in breadcrumbs and herbs and the oozing cheese will stretch out with each bite served hot with a tomato onion and basil salad.

Lasagna bolognese

Salame di cioccolata

This after dinner sweetmeat resembles a salami in shape hence the name, Its very rich made with chocolate biscuit crumbs eggs and flaked almonds. Sliced very thinly and served with espresso and amaretti liqueur.

More classes coming soon

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