Cuisine of Italy - Southern Regions (Basilicata & Calabria)

Shrimp scampi Veal marsala Grilled vegetables Cappuccino ice cream with Biscotti

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Cuisine of Italy - Southern Regions (Campania & Puglia)

Caprese salad with basil vinaigrette Eggplant parmesan Eggplant caponata Spaghetti puttanesca spaghetti vongole with clams Zeppole with fruit coulis

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Cuisine of Italy - Central Regions (Lazio, Abruzzo & Molise

Laminated pasta is cool. We made 3 flavors of pasta, stuck them together and rolled it out. Yellow=turmeric, green=spinach & red=beets. The raviolis we made were filled with ricotta cheese and served with an Alfredo sauce. Caesar salad - which evidently was invented in Mexico City, so I'm …

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Cuisine of Italy - Central Regions (Tuscany, Umbria & Marche)

Asparagus & tomato salad with hand-made mozzarella cheese Spinach lasagna (didn't hold up very well, but tasted awesome) Veal osso bucco (this is traditionally served bone-in and the bone marrow is spread over a piece of bread.  We had to portion enough for our whole class so we couldn'…

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Cuisine of Italy - Northern Regions (Emilia-Romagna & Liguria)

It's harder to get pictures when we do family style meals, but here is my attempt: Gnocchi with 3 different sauces (Basil Pesto, Sun Dried Tomato Pesto & Basic Cream) Focaccia Bread with olives Riccata filled ravioli Sicilian Fig Cookies

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Cuisine of Italy - Northern Regions (Valle d' Aosta & Piedmont)

Buffet style today to start our tour of Italy. White Bean Salad Rissotto alla Piemontese (red wine and Rosemary) Rissotto alla Milanese (saffron infused) Grilled Cornish game hen with basil butter Zabaglione (Italian Stirred Custard)

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Cuisine of Spain - Western and Northwestern (Extremadura & Galicia)

Sautéed halibut with Spanish olives and peppers Roasted cauliflower & Manchego cheese empanadas Spanish roast lamb with garlic tomato sauce, rice pilaf and roasted aparagus Spanish caramel custard (flan) for dessert

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Cuisine of Spain - Southern Coast and Islands (Andalusia, Canary & Balearic Islands)

Tumbet al Manchego (Spanish potato-eggplant casserole topped with tomato sauce and manchego cheese) Smoked & grilled quail with a fig compote and toasted hazelnuts Country kale with fried leeks Forgot to get a picture, but we had mango sorbet for dessert

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Cuisine of Spain - Central Madrid & Castilla La Mancha

Garlic Soup with pesto bread Arugula manchego salad with balsamic vinaigrette, apples and walnuts.  Along with Torilla Espanola (Spanish Tortilla) Gambas al Ajillo (shrimp and mushrooms) Chrorizo stuffed pork loin with a smoked tomato sauce.  Spanish fried cauliflower. Pan de Jerez (chocolate cake …

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Cuisine of Spain - Northern Spain (Basque) and Southern France

Tomato and asparagus salad with fresh goat cheese and balsamic vinaigrette dressing Purrusalda (Seafood and Leek Soup) with a mustard sauce crustade (served with Iamarca Prosecco) Cassoulet Stew (beans and duck confit) with Piperade Salad (peppers, onions and tomato).  Served with Beiler Péére et F…

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