How to Throw an Italian Tuscan Style Dinner
There are two things I constantly brag about:
- My cat Puffin
- My experience studying abroad in Florence, Italy for two months.
It was in 2013 I received a full scholarship to study abroad in Florence, Italy and since then it has been the reason for my love to travel. While studying abroad I took two liberal arts classes in which one of them was a cooking course. In this class, we learned how to make pasta from scratch, tomato sauce, how to taste and differentiate olive oils and cook delicacies.
I don’t ever talk about cooking because I'm a sucker for take-out and going out to eat, but when it's time to throw down in the kitchen I get excited. Lately, I have been thinking of new ways to diversify my blog and thought of a different way to share my interest and hidden talents with you guys so I decided to do a “How to..” (in my best ability)
So if you would like to learn how to make an Italian Tuscan style dinner keep scrolling!
How to Make Pasta
what you'll need:
2 cups of flour
3 eggs
a little bit of salt
a little bit of olive oil (personal preference)
pour 2 cups of flour
crack 3 eggs into the center
put a little bit of salt
a little of oil
and knead all ingredients into dough
sprinkle extra flour into the dough
wrap into a plastic wrap
leave it in the fridge for 30 minutes or 2 hours
don't ask why I don't remember
How to Make Bruschetta
what you'll need:
fresh tomato
basil
Italian herbs
olive oil
mozzarella cheese
Italian bread
cut tomatoes into small cubes
mix cut tomatoes with Italian herbs
lay out the fresh bread in a pan
drizzle olive oil and toast bread lightly in the oven
345 degrees for like 7 minutes
top lightly toasted bread with tomatoes
use fresh basil to garnish
How to Make Tomato Sauce
what you'll need:
5 tomatos
choice of seasonings
olive oil
a lot of water
boil tomatoes until you notice the skin start to peel
drain tomatoes and skin them , cut tomatoes into 4 pieces each
simmer into sauce pan on low heat
the tomatoes will start to melt (lack of a better word)
season the sauce of your choice ; I used Italian herbs and pepper
How to Make Spaghetti
remove dough from fridge and divide it into 3 small pieces
kneed the dough and process it through the pasta maker
cut the corners to perfect the shape
