Let’s Cook Apulian!!

One of our favorite things to do when visiting another country is to take a cooking class. We feel it is an excellent way to interact with local folks and learn more about their culture. Today’s was extra special as it was held in the home of a local family. We cooked with Agnes who translated for Angela, her mother, who is the primary cook of the family. It was like being invited as a special guest into their home. It was all hands on deck for the preparation of a delicious Apulian meal.

Angela and Agnes🇮🇹❣️🇮🇹
Pumpkin for the pasta sauce
Some of these orecchiette pasta looked perfect… it wasn’t formed by any of us!
Making the dough for orecchiette fresca
Fresh artichokes
Picking the sage leaves
Baked Artichoke and Potato
Frying fresh sage leaves

The batter was a simple combination of 00 flour, rice flour and sparkling water.
Making our individual tiramisu 😋
Handmade Orecchiette with pumpkin sauce and capocollo crisps.
Even Cosmo, the father, joined us for a delicious mid day meal.

The home and the property were charming and very functional. We so appreciated their hospitality.


Grazie mille for a fantastic experience!🫶🏼
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Author: robmin57

We still enjoy planning our own travel (most of the time😉). Using “Third Home”, a home exchange program, has added a new dimension to our travel planning. As Andy Dufresne says “Either get busy living, or get busy dying”

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