Giveaway & How to Make Limoncello!
In June of 2007 we took an extended vacation to Italy. We started in the northern part of Italy – Milan, and made our way to the southern tip of the Amalfi Coast – Sorrento. Exhausted by the end of the month, the Amalfi Coast was the perfect setting for relaxation.
It is a town famous for its music and culture as well as gastronomic events.
Mamma Agata has a vast experience in traditional southern Italian cuisine.
Her life experience includes cooking for both Italian Heads of State and American celebrities that frequented Ravello in the 1950′s and 60′s, such as Humphrey Bogart, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jacqueline Kennedy and many others. She has been a private chef for international journalists, writers and politicians such as Susanna Agnelli.
Chiara Lima, Mamma Agata’s daughter, also lives in Ravello on the Amalfi Coast, where she teaches classes along with her mother, sharing her experiences with others.
Chiara is married to Gennaro who is the Sommelier of the family – with whom they share two lovely children – Mario and Paola.
Upon discovering Mamma Agata’s cooking school I browsed their website and found they’ve published a beautiful cookbook that I’m thrilled to say I use in my kitchen to create luscious masterpieces, while reading their wonderful family stories at bedtime. I feel like I know each member of their family, yet I’ve never met them.
I have communicated with Chiara numerous times and look forward to the day I finally meet her. She is so warm and kind I feel like I’ve known her forever. Everyone should be like Chiara!
Besides their cooking school and beautiful cookbook they also make their own olive oil, and pasta, among other items in their shop. I planning to make their Farmer’s Spaghetti next, then drizzling the Extra-Virgin Olive Oil over the top – a dish I’m certain my family will adore.
With so many incredible Italian family recipes in this book, I’m finding myself like Julie Powell (Julie & Julia) following each and every recipe, page by page. Recipes like Eggplant Parmesan with homemade tomato sauce, eggplant rolls (I love eggplant), stuffed zucchini flowers, Gnocchi – various versions,
numerous pasta dishes each one more tempting than the last, risotto, pork, veal, Mamma’s famous Lemon Chicken, mouth watering meatballs in tomato sauce, vegetable dishes, her famous Lemon Cake and so much more.
Plus, their special Limoncello that I’m going to share with you today.
Even more, are the beautiful photos on every page, with stories to go with them. I have to say, each time I see the photos of Chiara and Gennaro’s children displayed throughout the pages of this book, I smile. They are positively beautiful and look so sweet.
I can’t say enough about Mamma Agata “Simple and Genuine” cookbook. I love every page, photo and story that is shared. It’s truely a book to cherish!
I’m excited to tell you that Chiara was kind enough to let me offer one as a GIVEAWAY today!
However, if you don’t win, you can always purchase a signed copy of Mamma Agata “Simple and Genuine” directly from Mamma Agata in Ravello, Italy. Plus, if you’d like to see Chiara and Gennaro cooking, you can view their videos here.
Here’s what you need to do to enter the GIVEAWAY: Plus read more for the Limoncello recipe!
- “Like” Mamma Agata on Facebook
- “Like” At Home with Vicki Bensinger” on Facebook & Pinterest
- Tell me what your favorite Italian dish is - (MANDATORY)
I won’t keep you in suspense any longer.
I decided to share Mamma Agata’s recipe for Limoncello today, since the holidays are just a little more than 3 months away. I love gifting homemade treats for the holidays, they mean so much more than store bought. Plus, it’s an affordable way to give to so many, and with great results. I know you’ll love this for yourself and to share.
Homemade Limoncello
You will need a large glass jar
Ingredients:
- zest of 6 or 7 large organic lemons
- 1 litre or quart of pure grain alcohol or vodka
- 5 cups (1250 ml) water
- 3 cups (700 gr) sugar
Peel the zest from the lemons with a vegetable peeler and place them into a large glass jar.
Try to avoid the bitter white pith of the lemon skin, under the yellow zest.
Add the alcohol to the jar with the lemon zest.
Cover the glass jar with plastic wrap and store it in a cool place for 7 days.
On the sixth day:
- Boil the water and add the sugar to the boiling water (creating simple syrup).
- Stir the sugar until it is fully dissolved in the water.
- Set the sugar syrup aside to let it cool over night.
On the seventh day:
Strain the lemons peels from the alcohol and discard the peels.
NOTE: This Limoncello will keep for one to two years. Store the Limoncello in bottles with a cap or cork in your bar or cellar. When you want to drink it, chill the Limoncello in the refrigerator or freezer before serving.
ENJOY FOR YOURSELF OR TO GIVE AS A GIFT!
Vicki Bensinger has been teaching culinary classes throughout Missouri since 1992. However, she saw the need for more specialized classes and in 2004 established “At Home with Vicki Bensinger“, offering personalized private culinary classes for individuals and small groups (ages 7 to adult) in the comfort of their home or organization.
Having an In-Home Culinary Class is the perfect way to get together with friends while you learn to cook, hone your culinary skills or just have a fun time with friends and food.
If you’d like to learn more about her classes please email Vicki at: linking text or [email protected]
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Please check out Vicki’s blog where she shares recipes, tips, videos, giveaways and everything food related. The recipes Vicki has posted on her blog are recipes she hopes everyone will be able to prepare.
Happy Cooking!
2012-09-10 15:05:39
Source: http://in-homeculinaryclasses.blogspot.com/2012/09/giveaway-how-to-make-limoncello.html
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