Ciao Italia - Season 25

Season 25
Episodes

A Sicilian Meal - Un Pasto Siciliano
Sicilian pasta with sardines; and other Sicilian specialties, including swordfish.

Wedding Cake - Torta Nunziale
An Italian wedding "cookie cake" is created for the marriage of two friends.

Aristocratic Pasta - Pasta Aristocratica
Two traditional molded pasta dishes are made.

Squash Gnocchi -- Gnocchi di Zucca Gialla
Gnocchi with prunes; squash gnocchi.

Festival of the Candles - La Festa dei Ceri
A visit to the medieval town of Gubbio spotlights the oldest festival in Italy. Also: nella cucina, a traditional cheese bread.

Eat Beans! - Mangare Fagioli!
Tuscan bean dishes. Included: a hearty pasta and bean dish; beans in a pot; a crostini topping made with escarole; and soup of the Lombards.

Homemade Pasta- Cucinando con Graziella e Gaetana
Wild boar stew; tagliatelle with ragu sauce; and pappardelle with mushrooms.

Porchetta

Cooking With Balsamic Vinegar -- Cucinando con Aceto Balsamico

Handmade Pastas -- Cicatelli e Fusilli

Sunday Dinner -- La Cena di Domenica
Orecchiette coated with a Benevento-style ragu sauce; stuffed meat rolls; lamb; desserts.

Homemade Pizza -- Pizza Casalinga

Cooking With Red Wine -- Cucinando con Vino Rosso
Penne with wine; chicken with olives; red wine cake

Handmade Pasta -- Pasta Fatta a Mano
Orecchiette with broccoli rabe; orecchiette with cauliflower.

Lina's Cooking -- La Cena di Lina
Two antipasti; deep-fried onions and fried peppers; leg of lamb; potatoes with lamb chops; ricotta tart.

Altamura, the City of Bread -- Altamura, la Citta del Pane
A tour of the DiGesú family bakery in Altamura, Italy, where classic breads bake in a 100 year-old wood-fired oven.

In the Kitchen With Mom -- In Cucina con la Mamma
Homemade pasta topped with walnut sauce; broccoli salad; nut roll.

Classic Bolognese Pasta -- Lasagne Verdi alla Bolognese
Lasagna verdi alla Bolognese; lasagna spinach noodles; Bologna-style ragu; besciamella sauce; tagliatelle with Bolognese sauce.

The Students -- Gli Studenti
Fresh pappardelle with rabbit, mushrooms and wine; bird-style beans; salted pizza bites.
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