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Cooking class with Divina Cucina Today I enjoyed my true Tuscan experience of a cooking class with Judy Witts from Divina Cucina. Lucky me, I was the only one in the class today, so I got to pick what we would cook. We started with a coffee and cake of course at the patisserie, because that is how a true Italian starts their day! Not being a coffee drinker I asked for hot cioccolata . I should have learnt after 3 weeks to ask for cioccolata calda con latte (hot chocolate with milk) and even though they look at you very strangely for wanting milk with your hot chocolate, without milk, you get hot pure melted chocolate in a cup! Quite rich and thick for my tastes! We then ventured to the local butcher, whose family ... read more
Chooks with their heads
getting the meat minced
Judy and Erica




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