On Day 5 we had another cooking class, this time it was centered around pasta. We learned to make 3 types of pasta that day: tagliatelle, gnocchi (a personal favorite!), and ravioli.
As with the previous class, the driver picked us up at Pontedera train station and brought us to Ca'Solare.
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| On the way to Peccioli |
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| Some hay bales |
We arrived a bit early so I took more ground photos of Ca'Solare this time.
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| Ca'Solare |
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| The lush landscape of Ca'Solare |
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| Outside the kitchen |
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| Ca'Solare |
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| The view from Ca'Solare |
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| My friend standing by the gorgeous pool |
We were joined by this other couple, Nick and Anna from London and the translator was Lucca, all of whom were about the same age as us.
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| Materials for the cooking class |
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| Lucca, our translator |
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| Hard at work |
It was unbelievable how simple yet delicious the ingredients were.
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| Making the pasta |
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| Ravioli and tagliatelle |
Time went by quickly when you were having fun and before we knew it, it was almost 3pm. We originally wanted to go to Carrara after the cooking class so we decided to skip the coffee and left.
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| A plaza near Pisa Centrale |
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| Corso Italia |
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| Corso Italia |
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| A typical cosmetic store in Italy |
However, we had a change of heart since we'd read that the marble quarry closed pretty early and we were worried we wouldn't reach the place in time.
Instead, we went back to our apartment and did some shopping at PAM. We got a little carried away that our total purchase amounted to 90 euros! At the apartment, I practiced what I learned from the Tuscan cooking class and cooked us some dinner.
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| The chopped ingredients |
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| A really great olive oil |
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| Drowning the chopped ingredients in olive oil |
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| Chunks of veal added |
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| Chianti from our host |
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| Chianti poured in |
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| Our dining area |
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| Our very Italian dinner! |
Buon Appetito!
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