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Making Pasta in Italy!

January 19, 2014 By Thauna - Leave a Comment

What could be better than making pasta in Italy?!?! Well, eating it was pretty awesome….but we had so much fun in the kitchen with Alfredo.

**Side note: If you visit Spoleto the Palazzo Dragoni is THE place to stay.

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Before we get started making pasta, Alfredo prepares our meat for dinner and gets it on the fire.

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Just fire and wood…no temperature settings, no timer. This is how it’s done in a palazzo that dates back to the mid 1500’s. Well, I think open fire cooking is still done in many Italian kitchens.

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Pasta Time!

First you make a well with your flour.

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Then you take your egg….

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Add a little oil and mix with a fork….

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cooking23 copy cooking19 copy  Then you knead…and you laugh.

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And then you cut…

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And tada! You have fresh pasta that is going to taste oh so yummy!

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After making the pasta we stuffed zucchini flowers with this delicious cheese mixture.

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Not really, we just all have too much fun together.

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And then Alfredo showed us how to make some chocolate delight for dessert.
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Then you celebrate your kitchen adventures with a high five. high5
And you sing some opera!
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Then we got all dressed up and had this wonderful dinner, but that is another post. **I apologize for the overuse of the word “then.” 🙂

Filed Under: Mio Primo Viaggio Tagged With: Cooking Lesson, Palazzo Dragoni, Spoleto

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