Discover Italian
When you take a cooking class with Wally Maria, you will learn how to prepare traditional Italian dishes, where to shop for the ingredients, how to combine courses for a delicious, well balanced, healthy Italian meal.
Wally Maria has an extensive vegetables-fruit-herb garden and grows many of the ingredients she uses in her cooking.
She grew up in the northern Italian region of Veneto and then Friuli where she learned in her grandmother's restaurant, and from her mother and aunts, how to prepare classic Italian dishes. Over the years, Wally Maria has revised her family's traditional cooking and made it her own, displaying her passion for beautiful presentations and delicious taste
Each one of her classes is a complete meal. Students are invited to help in the preparation and cooking process if they desire. They are given a copy of all the recipes prepared in the class and are welcome to bring wine for all to enjoy with the meal, which will be served at the end.
Classes vary in length; in average last 3 hours.
You can read an article about Wally Maria in the March 29, 2007 issue of the
Upcoming Classes:
Cooking Classes
Mezzaluna
Half Moon
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Municipio di Pordenone
Best Italian Dishes Series
Cornetti alla zucca
Butternut sweet breads
Class Fees
Individual Class $ 50
Payment in advance required
If you need to cancel, please give at least one week notice
Class Time
10 am - 1 pm
To enroll or for more information
Please call 828.658.8928 or email
Ask Wally Maria about customized, private or group classes at her home or yours .
Plan a Birthday - Holiday - Family Celebration - cooking class
Gift certificates available
Saturday, May 9 Mother's Day Special
10am-1pm bring your mother and she'll receive $5 discount
Rotolo di pasta agli spinaci ( my mother's recipe)
homemade pasta filled with spinach and baked
my mother made this on special occasions, is labor intensive but spectacular looking,
you will amaze your guests
Saltimbocca alla romana
veal cutlets with prosciutto and sage
so good and yet so quick to prepare, the perfect
follow-up for the rotolo
Insalata di rucola, pera e pecorino toscano
arugola, pear and pecorino from Tuscany salad
a fresh, healthy and incredibly tasting side dish or a vegetarian meal on his own
Torta di fragole e mascarpone
Fresh strawberry and mascarpone cake
we'll pick the strawberries from my garden
the perfect spring and Mother's day dessert
Saturday, June 20 Father's Day Special
10am-1pm bring your father and he'll receive a $5 discount
Gelo di anguria e Campari
Watermelon and Campari daiquiri
a frozen and refreshing bitter-sweet aperitif
Gnocchi di patate con fagiolini e gamberi al burro di basilico
Little potato dumplings with green beans and shrimps in a basil infused butter sauce
we'll make the dumplings and pick the green beans from the garden
Filetti di nasello al succo di arancia
Fish fillets served with orange, sage and almonds flavors
it used to be typical to serve fish with orange rather than lemon
Torta di mele alla Grappa
Grappa infused apples in custard
a moist and delicious cake, rich with apples slices infused in Grappa liqueur
an alternative to apple pie
Saturday, July 18 Vegetarian
10 am-1pm
Cecina
Garbanzo bean focaccia
cecina is a traditional snack made with garbanzo beans flour
Insalata con rotolini di caprino
Salad with goat cheese rolls
salad picked from my garden, served with little rolls of goat cheese and herbs
Linguine al pecorino, limone e olive
Linguine with pecorino from Toscana cheese, lemon and olives
the perfect summer pasta
Tatin di pesche e pistacchi
Peaches tart
a version of the famous French dessert using peaches instead and pistachios nuts
Saturday, August 15
10am-1pm
Pappa al pomodoro con crostoni di capperi
Tomato soup with bruschetta
we'll use tomatoes from the garden to make this specialty from Tuscany
Finocchi con la mortadella
Fennel baked with mortadella and Parmigiano
Fennel spears baked in a bechamel sauce , incredible flavor
Insalata di melanzane
Salad of roasted eggplant with lemon and aromi
cubes of eggplant dressed with lemon and herbs
Gelato alla panna con lamponi
Homemade gelato with raspberries in Grand Marnier
the perfect summer dessert
Saturday, September 19
10am-1pm
Malloreddus alla Campidanese
Homemade semolina pasta shells with sausage and saffron
a specialty of Sardegna (my mother place of birth)
Peperoni ripieni di vitello e pecorino
Stuffed and baked peppers
stuffed with minced veal, pecorino and herbs
Scarola con crema al formaggio
Escarole in wine and Fontina cream
I love escarole, here is a delicious and quick way to enjoy it
Biscotti di mandorle e limone
Almond and lemon cookies
Saturday, October 17
10am-1pm
Casonsei Bresciani
Homemade ravioli from Brescia
old traditional dish from Lombardy since the fifteen century
Involtini di pollo con melanzana
Chicken rolls stuffed with olives, sun dried tomatoes and served with eggplant
perfect also for a buffet
Crepes al formaggio con erbe
Cheese filled crepes, topped with greens
could also be an appetizer or a meal on his own
Cannoncini al mascarpone
Little horns filled with Mascarpone cheese
delicious and yet quick to make, with a hint of lemon
Saturday, November 14
10am-1pm
Risotto con la zucca
Risotto with butternut squash and Parmesan
with butternuts from my garden
Stufato alla fiorentina
Beef stew
a Tuscan recipe, my family favorite
Schiacciata al rosmarino
Focaccia bread with rosemary
the perfect bread for the stew
Dolce di ricotta
Ricotta cake
a luscious dessert from Campania
Saturday, December 12 An Italian alternative for Christmas
10am-1pm
Gnocchi ripieni alla marchigiana
Stuffed gnocchi
traditional dish from Marche, potato dumplings stuffed with meats
and served with a tomato and meat sauce
Salmone farcito agli spinaci
Salmon roll, stuffed with spinach
a beautiful presentation, salmon, spinach, pancetta and a pomegranate sauce
very festive looking
Gratin di patate al basilico
Basil and onion mashed potatoes
a recipe from Liguria
Budino di Panettone
Panettone pudding
Panettone is a must for Christmas
