Cook Like an Italian

Season 1

If you don't have the luxury of an Italian Nonna on speed dial, never fear. Food writer and home cook Silvia Colloca will guide you through the tantalising world of authentic Italian home-cooking with her trademark enthusiasm and flair.

Where to Watch Cook Like an Italian • Season 1

10 Episodes

  • Shop Like an Italian
    E1
    Shop Like an ItalianSilvia prepares a rustic Tuscan chickpea pasta for her daughter Luna; bakes 2 succulent and savoury Schiacciata breads and makes her mother's Apple and Mascarpone cake.
  • Silvia's Family Recipes
    E2
    Silvia's Family RecipesFamily recipes are an eternal source of happiness for Italians, and in this episode, 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. Coming in direct from Italy via webcam, Silvia's mum helps her bake her great aunt's famous Abruzzese-style waffles.
  • Cook with Your Eyes and Hands
    E3
    Cook with Your Eyes and HandsSilvia makes some delicious mini Pizzas made from leftover bread; a delicate prawn and lemon risotto that's so easy to make; her mother's foolproof Yogurt and Berry Loaf that can be made using only a spoon.
  • Holy Bread
    E4
    Holy BreadBread is sacred in Italy, it's there at almost every family meal and should never be wasted. Today Silvia shares three delicious ways to repurpose leftover bread, starting with a rustic, healthy orecchiette pasta, a baked fish dish with toasted bread and a dessert so spectacular you won't believe it's made with stale bread.
  • Feast Like an Italian
    E5
    Feast Like an ItalianWith 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.
  • Cook Once Eat Twice
    E6
    Cook Once Eat TwiceItalians are without a doubt some of the most resourceful home cooks on the planet; they believe in the time-honoured art of cooking once and eating twice. To demonstrate this Silvia makes some ricotta-filled Italian crepes, then using the leftover ingredients reveals how to create a rustic savoury pie from the North of Italy and a hearty baked pasta called pasta al forno.
  • Hall of Fame
    E7
    Hall of FameSilvia explores how to make three meals that have become Italian national treasures - the 1000 year old recipe for pasta Amatriciana, a seafood dish from the Puglia region, and pizza Napoletana.
  • Tradition
    E8
    TraditionFor Italians, food has always formed a huge part of connecting with family roots, which means keeping culinary traditions alive is essential. Silvia makes the famous ragu Napolitana.
  • Italian Quickies
    E9
    Italian QuickiesItalian home cooks are masters at the art of speedy meals because their pantries and fridges are often stocked with essential ingredients, which, combined with a little creativity, can become incredible meals in no time. In this episode, Silvia prepares a quick seafood risotto, cooks a Sicilian pesto penne in 8 minutes flat and whips up a lemon and almond biscuit to end the night.
  • New Traditions
    E10
    New TraditionsItalians love tradition in the kitchen, but in this episode, Silvia shares a few new tricks and hacks that Italians have learned to embrace. From a one-pot tuna pasta method even Silvia thought was too good to be true, to a no-knead technique for baking sensational bread, it all seemed too good to be true until she whips out a tomato pasta recipe you'll be making for years to come.

 

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