Amoré Cucina

Just like bread and butter pudding only better… This class will be sweetly packed with great ideas for the festive season. Some to eat alone and some to share with friends.

Panettone, the traditional sweet Italian bread can be used fresh or toasted with butter. For a light dessert, panettone can be made into a classic Australian old favourite with a creamy egg custard and baked.

Biscotti come in all shapes and sizes, served with a morning caffe latte or at morning and afternoon tea. Learn to make your own with or without fruit and nuts and package them up ready as special “home made” gifts for that special someone who has everything else. The same biscotti can be used to make that extra special dessert, Tiramisu.

Whether you have a sweet tooth or no teeth at all, there will be something in this class for everyone.

Please contact us if you have a group of 4-6 to do this class on the date of your choice.

Made in July and ready to slice at Christmas!

Capocollo is cured pork. The cut is from the top of the shoulder which is cured in salt, then wrapped in a protective skin and hung to dry for several months.

In this class participants prepare their own Capocollo to take home and nurture to be enjoyed at Christmas time.

Capocollo can be sliced like prosciutto and served as part of an antipasto platter. It teams especially well with cheese, olives, a glass of wine and some good company.

22nd July closed
29th July closed

All our cooking classes are available as an interesting and different gift idea. Combine a day out at a great venue with food and laughter, unique ingredients and recipes, stories and passionate cooking. Afterward, your gift will go on through the joy of sharing recipes and meals made with fresh, seasonal and local produce. Stirred with love.

PUT IN TOGETHER
You and your friends decide the cost of the gift certificate and the recipient can decide on the cooking class of choice. Just give us a call or send an email and we will put the certificate in the post to you or the recipient.

Make Fresh Pasta: the annual Amore Cucina pasta event. Everybody loves fresh made pasta to add a sense of occasion and to really celebrate your own special pasta recipes.
Make Fresh pasta – $80.00 1 day, 3hrs at Warrandyte. Using a proven no-fail recipe we can show you how to make and enjoy this staple yourself using manual techniques or a pasta machine.

Wine & Food Experience at Panton Hill Winery: a slice of Tuscany just around the corner from Eltham. One of the Yarra Valley’s best kept secrets, the buildings are hand-built from stone quarried on the property and recycled treasures from some of Melbourne’s historic buildings and local landmarks. Panton Hill Winery is the perfect backdrop for a cooking class filled with all the flavours of the Mediterranean. Meet the winemakers and share a day with food, wine and friends and then take home some recipes to share. Amoré Cucina Wine & Food Experience at Panton Hill Winery – $160.00 1 day, 3hrs at Panton Hill Winery.

Food Hamper: make up your own gift pack or picnic basket or choose one from our favourites.

Learn to make fresh pasta by hand. That’s right, no machines!
This is an easy and fun way of making ‘maccheroni’ the traditional way.
Take home what you make to share with your loved ones.

Select a date below or please contact us to organise a private function for your group (4-6).

“I never met a Lasagne I didn’t like.” Garfield

From the classic Lasagne Bolognese with meat to a versatile vegetarian.

Various recipes depending on season and availability.

‘Slow Medicine’

The hot weather may not be over but the leaves are falling and little fat grapes will soon be squished into fountains of luscious red or cool white wine. Imagine harvest time and you have visions of big pumpkins and huge pies – not in this household… we have Italian focaccia, rich red tomatoes, roasted with garlic and honey, succulent pork cooked to perfection. All this to end with sweet melon soaked in the flavours of an aromatic dessert wine rich with spices.

A variety of meat, cheese, eggs and vegetables with at least 10 tapas to eat and lots of ideas to take home and share. And what goes better with this Spanish “small plate” feast? Sangria!

The “Wise King” of Castille and Leon, Alfonso X was ill when his chef decided that a succession of small dishes, each helped along with a small glass of wine, was sure to make him feel better. His recovery was so remarkable that the old king spread the news: eat little and often, he commanded, and you will live longer. And so became the tradition of Tapas.

In a Tapas Class, learn to prepare a variety of delicious dishes each with its own colour, texture and aroma providing an assortment of flavours without eating too much of one thing. Ideal for both vegetarians and meat-eaters.

Please contact us to organise a date for your group (min 4). Special price of $50.00 per person for a group of 6 or more if you book before end December 2010.