Cook Like An Italian With Silvia Colloca
If you don't have the luxury of an Italian Nonna on speed dial, never fear! Leave it to Silvia Colloca, a food writer and home-cook with a passionate opinion on what true Italian food is, to take you by the hand to discover a new approach to everyday cooking. Silvia will guide you through the tantalizing world of authentic Italian home-cooking with her trademark enthusiasm and flare. Each episode will feature three dishes cooked by Silvia in her kitchen, trips to Italian delis, markets and bakeries in search for the freshest ingredients, and a "Nonna's corner" where Silvia will share the very personal tips and techniques that have been passed on to her by her two Nonnas to turn the simple into special. You will first learn that if you want to eat Italian you have to think like an Italian, shop like an Italian, stock your pantry like an Italian. Simply put, you have to learn to Cook like an Italian.
- Created By
Silvia Colloca
- First Aired on
Jan 08, 2020
- Popularity: 1.8839
- 0 votes
- Networks
- (AU)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Mar 04, 2020
Last episode: Episode 9
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 9 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Episode 1 min
Silvia starts with the basics. How do Italian home cooks shop for pantry staples and fresh produce? After visiting an Italian deli that's been running since the 1960’s and her local fruit and vegetable shop, Silvia prepares a rustic Tuscan chickpea pasta for her daughter Luna, bakes two succulent and savoury Schiacciata breads, and makes her mothers apple and mascarpone cake. Proving that when an Italian pantry is well stocked, you only need a few fresh ingredients to create simple yet memorable meals.
Episode 2Episode 2 min
Family recipes are an eternal source of happiness for Italians. Silvia shares her family’s most cherished meals, starting with her Nonna’s Sunday lunch spectacular, a rich sausage stew served at the table over a giant bed of soft polenta. Plus a timeless family favourite, pasta with potato and provola. And direct from Italy via webcam, Silvia’s mum helps her bake her great aunties famous Abruzzese style waffles.
Episode 3Episode 3 min
For Italian home cooks, recipes have never been as important to them in the kitchen as their instincts senses. Nothing Silvia makes will be measured or mixed with kitchen appliances, it's all hands on. Starting with delicious mini pizzas made from leftover bread, and a delicate prawn and lemon risotto, she finisehs with her mothers foolproof yoghurt and berry loaf. Trust your hands and eyes, and these dishes will never fail.
Episode 4Episode 4 min
Bread is sacred in Italy, it’s there at almost every family meal and should never be wasted. Silvia shares three delicious ways to repurpose leftover bread, starting with a rustic, healthy orecchiette pasta, a baked fish dish with roasted bread and a dessert so spectacular you wont believe its made with stale bread.
Episode 5Episode 5 min
When Italians gather at the table to celebrate there is always love, chaos and show stopping things to eat. So with Silvia’s best friends coming to stay for few days she is out to impress, making one of her Nonna’s most delicious, crowd pleasing pasta feasts. Plus a delicate ricotta and semolina cake that is a true show stopper, and not to be out done, Silvia’s friend Rose shares an old Sicilian savoury doughnut recipe.
