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| Cookbook author Leah Koenig in the Zingerman's Classroom in Ann Arbor. |
"Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen," with presenter Leah Koenig took place Wednesday evening at Zingerman's. In addition to the locally famous bakery, Zingerman's has a teaching center for bakers and cooks offering a wide variety of classes and presentations. Len and I enjoyed the evening. Leah demonstrated three recipes from her recently-published book; we also received small samples of each dish, which we found delicious. The three dishes were:
- Semolina Gnocchi Gratin (Gnocchi alla Romana) -- layered disks of semolina pasta and cheese, baked until golden.
- Sauteed Spinach with Pine Nuts and Raisins (Spinaci con Pinoli e Passerine) -- a delicious flavor combination with onions, pine nuts, golden raisins, and lemon zest. Len, who normally detests spinach, found it quite tasty.
- Chocolate and Almond Cake (torta di Mandorle e Cioccolata) -- flourless almond and chocolate cake suitable for Passover, and very similar to many other Passover cakes I've eaten.
Images from Leah's Cooking Demonstration
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| On the table: cheese, egg yolks, butter for the gnocchi recipe. |
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From the cookbook: a delicious-sounding pastry bar with pine nuts, almonds, and dried fruit.
A specialty of a famous bakery in the Roman Ghetto. Leah told us quite a bit about her experiences in Rome and about this bakery. |
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| Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome's Jewish Kitchen |
Blog post and original photos © 2023 mae sander
I bet that was fun and something right up my alley too. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun. You are so lucky to have something like that in your area.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun evening. I am sure the samples of food were delicious.
ReplyDeleteThe Chocolate and almond cake looks yummy. Take care, have a great day!
It all sounds good but especially the spinach. I haven't been to a Zingermann's class in years but they did a great job!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a fun class!!
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, this looks very yummy and sounds like a fun evening.
ReplyDeleteOh this looks like so much fun.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun activity ! The spinach with pine nuts and raisins sounds amazing as does that bar from the cookbook! There is a restaurant in NYC that offers Roman-Jewish classic cuisine. We ate there once and I remember lots of artichokes, pine nuts, and pasta dishes! It is called Lattanzi .
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