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Class Schedule

Cefalu, Sicily

Cefalu, Sicily

 

Join us for an evening of traditional Italian cooking.  Learn how to create and present dishes that will impress your family and friends. 

Classes are small and intimate. 

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Class Registration Notes

  1. All class prices indicated below.
  2. Class location is Gibsonia, PA.
  3. Scheduled evening classes begin promptly at 6 p.m.
  4. Specially scheduled group afternoon classes begin promptly at 12 noon.
  5. Classes are conducted on Monday through Thursday only.
  6. Payment and Cancellation Policy:  All bookings are held for 7 days and considered firm when payment is received. Rebooking to a different date may be made up to two weeks before the class.
  7. No refund is given for single cancellations less than 5 days prior to class date.
  8. Recipes may be adjusted for seasonal availability.

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No exceptions please!

 

 

Private Classes
We also offer private one-on-one hands-on classes if you prefer.  Nothing like getting personal instructions. 

It’s the unexpected culinary touches that welcome friends and family to your home. Email us for rates and questions, ritasitaliantable@zoominternet.net

 

"There is no greater love than the love of food." ...George Bernard Shaw

 

Class Schedule

 

Splurge for Fat Tuesday - $55
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Live it up and enjoy!

  • Sicilian Salad – Fresh oranges make this salad irresistible.
  • Pasta Sauce – Basic basil tomato sauce.
  • Braciole – Beef roulades filled with seasoned bread crumbs, cheese and salami
  • Mafalda Pasta – Thin lasagna cut pasta…a great accompaniment for braciole.
  • Cannoli - The traditional Sicilian cannoli shell filled with smooth sweetened ricotta filling.

Lenten Options - $50
Thursday, February 28, 2013

Sacrifice with good food!

  • Grapefruit Goat Cheese Salad - Bibb lettuce, grapefruit sections, almonds and goat cheese finished with a Dijon dressing.
  • Seafood Cannelloni – Pasta filled with a mixture of scallops and shrimp topped with a béchamel sauce.
  • Sauteed Kale w/Roasted Garlic Chips – Kale blanched then sautéed in oil olive, with roasted garlic chips.
  • St. Joseph’s Fritters – A baked fritter topped with rich vanilla custard.

 

 

 

Italy's Easter Favorites - $55
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Traditional recipes to treasure!

  • Tender Greens w/Strawberies & Pistachios - Orange notes in a light dressing added to tender greens, strawberries and roasted pistachios.
  • Pizza Chena– A "full pie" stuffed with cheese, meat and eggs topped with a crust.
  • Fried Olives – Marinated olives sauteed with zesty brad crumbs and herbs.
  • Cream Risotto w/Berries - Risotto with heavy cream topped with seasonal berries.

 

Springtime Luncheon - $50
Thursday, April 18, 2013

Great for friends or small gatherings!

  • Grape Bread - The sweetness of grapes fills and tops a traditional yeast bread.
  • Asparagus, Bocconcini & Raspberry Salad – Thin asparagus, red onion, mini mozzarella balls & raspberries with a raspberry dressing.
  • Oven Fried Rice Balls – Arborio rice filled with cheese, breaded and oven fried.
  • Pears in a Pouch - Peeled pears wrapped in a pouch, seasoned with spices and baked.

 

Mother's Day Special Dinner - $55
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Treat mom like a queen!

  • Carrot Salad – Cooked carrot sticks and roasted peppers are dressed with a blood orange dressing
  • Risotto a funghi – Arborio rice risotto with porcini mushrooms.
  • Veal Involtini – Rolled thin veal stuffed with garlic, bread crumbs & cheese.
  • Lemoncello Upside Down Cakes – Light lemon flavored cakes.

 

 

 

Summer Dining - $50
Thursday, May 23, 2013

Invite some friends and eat outdoors!

  • Caramelized Mushroom & Ricotta Brushcetta – Mushrooms, shallots and ricotta on toasted bread.
  • Escarole Salad – Half cooked escarole with a shallot dressing.
  • Vermicelli Vegetable Nest – Cooked pasta surrounds vegetables and baked until golden.
  • Raspberry Chantilly Mille Foglie – Baked puff pastry stacked with raspberry Chantilly cream.

 

 

......“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.”

Charles Dickens

 

 

Mangiamo...an endless experience in taste!

 

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"An Italian without pasta is dead."

....Andrea Bocelli

 

 

 

 

Gibsonia, PA 15044, Phone/Fax: 724-443-8700