by Natalina Campagnolo | Aug 19, 2019 | Contests, Cookbook, Ingredients, Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Uncategorized
I grew up in an Italian Canadian household and in August eggplant rules! It is one of my favorite, late summer vegetables and I prepare it in many ways. Cooks that are unfamiliar with eggplant may be intimidated by it, but it is a wonderful, satisfying vegetable that...
by Natalina Campagnolo | Aug 5, 2019 | Contests, Cookbook, Ingredients, Recipes, Seasonal Recipes
In my part of Canada, nothing says Summer, like firing up the BBQ and grilling back ribs! With a few side dishes and corn on the cob, this is summer on a plate! This recipe has been adapted from my “Italian marinated flank steak “ recipe, found in my cookbook,...
by Natalina Campagnolo | Jul 29, 2019 | Contests, Cookbook, Ingredients, Recipes, Uncategorized
I grew up in an Italian Canadian household and if we were ever strapped for time to get dinner on the table quickly, the “go to” was usually “Pasta al pomodoro”. This simply translates to “Pasta with tomatoes”. If there is one dish known throughout Italy, regardless...
by Natalina Campagnolo | Oct 23, 2018 | Classes, Cooking 101, Cooking Tips, Ingredients, Online Cooking Classes, Uncategorized
Okay let’s be honest— what really motivates people to cook? Why eating of course! A love of good, homemade food will naturally get you in the kitchen! So if you want to learn to cook, choose recipes that you absolutely love to practice on! You will be rewarded...
by Natalina Campagnolo | Oct 9, 2018 | Cooking 101, Cooking Tips, Ingredients, Online Cooking Classes, Uncategorized
There are so many ingredients on the market these days. Gone are the days when you traveled to a new place, fell in love with the cuisine and when you returned home found the ingredients were not available to recreate the dish! You can find more and more hard to find...
by Natalina Campagnolo | Aug 28, 2018 | Classes, Cooking 101, cooking equipment, Cooking Tips, Family Stories, Ingredients, Online Cooking Classes, Tours, Uncategorized
There is a long history of cooking teachers in my family. And I don’t mean teachers like I am, teaching in a cooking School! Basically, cooking in Southern Italy was a life skill and if you had a family, you taught them to cook! As Southern Italy was the poorer...
