Newton Community Education classes

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Most quarters we teach a class on Simple Italian Sauces. Our recipe for a basic tomato sauce and a basic meat sauce are available by clicking here.

Here is a recipe for a basic pasta primavera sauce, made all in the same pan. You can purchase the spice mix directly from Your Spice of Life, an independent spice company whose owner travels to Italy annually and comes back with new blends and ideas (look on their website for additional recipes):

Pasta Primavera all’Orta

Approximately 4 plum tomatoes
2 zucchini (or summer squash or eggplant)
1 small red onion
Olive Oil (extra light tasting), or real Butter
Garlic salt and/or Onion Salt (optional, to preference) or fresh chopped garlic
(optional) Pecorino Romano cheese
Viva Italia spice mix (about a teaspoon or to taste)

–Heat oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add onion and garlic

–Add the vegetables and herbs, stir to coat with oil.

–Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring only occasionally, until vegetables are just cooked.

–Turn off heat, but let pan stay on the burner and add pasta directly (if skillet is too small, top pasta with the sauce in a bowl).

We taught two Parent-Child cooking classes in Winter 2010 at Newton Community Education and one class for Adults.

Recipes for Italian Wedding Soup and Italian Beans and Greens can be found by clicking on those words. The recipes are quick, easy, delicious, and nutritious.

Pizza Making: January 30, 2010