Well
today was my final cuisine class, and Im not going to lie it was the absolute
best meal….seriously I loved every single part of the meal…it was so much fun
and so delicious….now all that is left for that class is to write the paper for
the take home final and then that class will also be completed, leaving me with
only 2 classes to complete for the rest of the semester…..man it is going to be
rough going back to an actual 16 credit class load next semester in Boise….just
getting ready to sign up for classes for next semester im feeling the pre
stress…..but man, this was truly the best way to do this, only taking the
classes that have to do with Italy has been really fun, I love all that I am
learning and thankfully I do not have the course workload like that of some of
the other kids, and certainly not that of a normal semester at Boise State…but
anyways back to our last meal of class…
….the
antipasti an egg frittata with zucchini, which was sooo good…I have found that
since I have come to Italy and have to eat it all the time, I actually like
zucchini now (ok dad you win this one finallyJ )…..it was really
good, especially the balsamic reduction that went on top…
….then we also had another antipasti, and I don’t remember
what it was called, but it was a cured beef, that was about the consistency of
prosciutto crudo but a little harder….then we took a ricotta cheese, mixed in a
tiny amount of chili pepper, then placed a little of this on the meat and
rolled it up….then it was topped with mix of lemon juice and extra virgin olive
oil, salt and pepper….it was sooo good, I could eat that as a whole meal …
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| heres your shoutout Myles :) |
…but then it was onto the primi piatti and honestly this was
the best part….because we started the class by preparing the primi, homemade
pasta….ive seen my dad make this every Christmas eve for our homemade lasagna,
but it was sooo much fun to make our own tagliatelle…and man your can truly
taste the difference and it is sooo worth the work if you have the time, it is
sooo easy too J….
….so we technically made this pasta into two different primi
piatte…the first was my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE food!!! Carbonara (yes pangie I now
know how to make a delicious carbonara)…we cooked the pancetta, then mixed
that, the hot fresh pasta and the egg/cheese mix together to make the
deliciousness that this dish is….seriously I cannot even express how good it
was J…
….then we made the other way by making our own PESTO!!!....it
was soooo fantastic (honestly not as good as dads, but still good) mixing that
with the smaller cut of pasta was super super delish!....
….then even though I felt completely full to the brim, we
had our secondi piatti….again, I don’t really remember what the name of it was,
but it was a fillet of pork rolled up with prosciutto crudo and sage….mmmmmmm….literally
the flavors were just so complete and so delicious!!....with this we had a side
of simply insalata verde….a green salad….arugala and a smaller leafed lettuce
with the regular oil and vinegar dressing…..
….finally, when we all were tapping into our “second stomach”
aka our dessert stomach that we have somehow found here in Italy….ya know that
one that allows you to still somehow fit gelato after eating an entire pizza….no?
only an Italian thing? Hmm, well, that makes sense….(J youre welcome dad)….well
we made a dessert of zambione….kinda a loose sweet custard….this, however was
unlike any ive had before, it tasted sooo much of wine and was much looser, but
still very good….we ate it with the sweet bread called, Colomba, which is in
the shape of the dove and is only available during easter season….very very
good ….
…tonight with dessert we had a great Prosecco….and all
toasted with our teacher Elizabetta for our final class….its been soo much fun,
and ive truly learned so much about cooking in general and Italian cuisine….it
was worth every single extra penny we had to pay for it….i loved this
opportunity….so fun and sooo delish! J…gah I love Italy….i have
NO idea what I am going to do when I go home to the states…..oh well, we will
cross that bridge when we come to it…..until then, Buon Appetito Amici! (Good Appetites
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