Cooking Class

So I had my first Italian cooking class last night, and it did not disappoint.  The class is taught by an older woman who moved here from Iowa 35 years ago.  She married an Italian man and has 3 kids.  And they also have a few American kids staying with them for the semester.  She does the class in her home kitchen, so it was pretty cool to see a real Italian home.  She's an incredible cook, and I've already learned a lot about cooking.  For the first class, we made a roasted turkey breast stuffed with pancetta, which is like bacon.  We also had green beans, pizza, focaccia, and a black raspberry desert pie.  Oh, and the best part was the soup called Pasta e Ceci.  It was a thick soup made with chickpeas and pasta, and it was probably the best soup I've ever had.  She makes everything from fresh ingredients, and you can definitely tell by the taste of the food.  She handed out cook books to everyone with all the recipes we will be using in class, along with some other information like cooking tips, history, Italian translations, etc.  Awesome class, I will definitely be making these recipes when I come home, and I'm sure Gramps will think they're tasty.  Buona serata!