Italian Dinner Party

Italian Dinner Party (Chef tips and recipes)

You will learn

Techniques that are transferable to other dishes and cuisines.
How to create flavour without additives.
To enjoy your time in the kitchen, working quickly and efficiently.
How to provide your family and friends with dishes you're proud to serve.
Onsite this class would be $120, but online its only $32

Self-Paced

All our online courses are self-paced. Everything's up in the cloud waiting for you.
Log in whenever you want, wherever you want, for the lessons and download the recipe cards to use on any device or print them out.
If you have questions, chat with Bec in the comment boxes provided throughout the course.

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What is this course all about:

Being trained as a chef and working in the industry, I've learnt many tips that help create brilliant food with minimal fuss.

I love teaching my methods and techniques and watching others delight in how easy it is to cook tasty food at home that their family and friends love.

I aim to teach you how to create flavour without prepackaged foods from the supermarket.

We're all busy; I've got loads of tips that can save you time without compromising on taste.

What will you learn in this course?

Preview

What a Chef Does:

Need some help?

Flavour Booster

Bec's Italian Flavour Booster

Downloadable: Italian Flavour Booster Conventional

Downloadable: Italian Flavour Booster Thermomix

Erbazzone Reggiano: Rustic Cheese and Spinach Tart

Primo is the first course served at an Italian dinner party.
This course is usually warm and vegetarian. I hope you love this as much as we do.

What ingredients: Erbazzone Reggiano (Spinach Tart)

Bec’s Tips: Erbazzone Reggiano

Making Erbazzone Reggiano Lesson

Wilting Spinach in a Microwave

Downloadable: Erbazzone Reggiano Conventional Recipe

Downloadable: Erbazzone Reggiano Thermomix Recipe

Roasted Vegetable Frittata

Brilliant recipe to use up leftover veg. It can be served for lunch, entre or even a mid-week meal.

Roasted Vegetable Frittata

Downloadable: Roasted Vegetable Frittata Conventional

Downloadable: Roasted Vegetable Frittata Thermomix

Contorni: Sides and Condiments

Contorni dishes are sides served on a separate plate or a share platter or bowl.
I've also added a lovely condiment that would go well with the Erbazzone Reggiano or Vegetable Frittata.

Peperonata:

Downloadable Peperonata Conventional Method

Downloadable Peperonata Thermomix Method

Pickled Pear Relish:

Downloadable: Pickled Pear Relish Conventional Method

Downloadable: Pickled Pear Relish Thermomix Method

Primo Secondi (First or Second Course) Gnocchi Lessons

Gnocchi is one of those dishes that you could serve as an entre or main.

Make gnocchi twice, and you'll see how quick and easy it can be.

Potatoes and Starch:

Which is the best way to cook the potatoes:

Making your gnocchi dough:

Freezing gnocchi

Thermomix and Conventional Recipes for Gnocchi

Bec’s Tips: Gnocchi

Video Step 1: Baked Potato Gnocchi

Video: Microwave potatoes for Gnocchi

Video Step 2: How to boil off your Gnocchi

Downloadable: Gnocchi Conventional Method

Downloadable: Gnocchi Thermomix Varoma

Video Step 3: Quick easy creamy sauce

Bec's Super Quick Creamy Sauce

Downloadable: Bec's Quick Creamy Sauce.pdf

Secondi (Second Course) Meat dish

This is classed as the protein dish or the main meal.

Pork Braised In Milk: Getting the most out of the meat

Pork Braised in Milk: Ingredients to develop flavour

Pork Braised in Milk: The recipe

Video: Milk Braised Pork

Downloadable: Maiale al Latte (Pork braised in Milk)

Dessert Ideas:

Semifreddo
Hazelnut Praline
Macerated Strawberries

Video: Easy Macerated Strawberries

Macerated Strawberries

Video: Making a Nut Praline

Recipe For the Hazelnut Praline

Tips for Making Caramel (Toffee)

What is Praline?

What is Semifreddo?

Tips for Lining the tin:

Wait, that's a Zabaglione?

Recipe Custard Base Zabaglone (Zabiaone)

Download: Hazelnut Praline Semifreddo Thermomix Recipe

Download: Hazelnut Praline Semifreddo Conventional Recipe

Semifreddo assembly.mp4

Congratulations:

Thank you for being part of our Bec's Table community.

You've now completed our Italian Dinner Party Course