Dear Pasta Grannies team, congratulations for your remarkable effort to keep these recipes alive! A small mistake in your comment on this recipe, the pasta is cooked in the water that cooked the Cima di Rapa (or the broccoli), not in salted water. This way, the pasta picks up the taste of the vegetables.

She looks really good for 89! Best wishes!

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Matthew, Nina says her style tip for looking good is to always wear a necklace 😊 best wishes, Vicky

Just some observations... I love how each of the grannies has their own specialized pasta board for rolling out dough, not to mention special pasta-making tools, and also how immaculately clean their kitchens all are, it's amazing! I could scrub for days and not get my kitchen that clean!

the same water where she cooked "cime di rapa"! this is important

Le cime di rappa son troppo buone!! squisito questo piatto, vorrei tanto assaggiarlo!

These ladies are so game to show us their traditional cooking methods. I appreciate them sharing so much and am so grateful. I imagine they don't quite understand the significance since its their daily routine.

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Judith, I think most are aware the skills aren't being handed down to their daughters and so on - which is why they agree to be filmed. I suspect they are less aware their videos will be seen by thousands of people around the world! best wishes, Vicky

Vicky, another thing i love about this show is how the younger family generation takes in and helps take care of their older aging family generation, this is not always the norm in some cultures. I am irish and i am 55 years old and i am fortunate enough to have both of my parents still alive. I and my 2 sisters and our kids do as much as we can for our parents/grandparents, my ma is 79 and my pa is 80

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, that’s good to hear. It is quite common in Italy for multiple generations to live in the same house turned into apartments. 😊 Best wishes Vicky

@ruxandrasandu68

5 жыл бұрын

it is nice to have multiple generations all together...............but the old ones don't expect excesive attention and don't suffocate the young generations !..........they are a plesant companion !

@donmulholland4370

3 жыл бұрын

I tried making the minchiareddi and orecchiete and it came out great. Excellent recipe for maritati too. Couldn't figure out what fish she used or whatever a "cima di raca" might mean.

This looks just so delicious - and she's adorable. I'm Italian on my mother's side, and my Grannie handed down a few recipes to me - but this is a treasure trove of love. I feel close to her, 20 years gone now, when I watch Pasta Grannies. Thank you so much for preserving this amazing knowledge.

She is amazing. What a talented and impressive woman. Thank you for sharing, Nina.

NAUGHTY!

aww! i think she is my favourite! its so lovely to see these women take pride in these traditions. it so important to take pride in making a meal and the 2 pastas show is so elegantly

Bravissima!! Mi fai ricordare Mia nonna ,quando ero bambina Ed abitavamo in Sila,Camigliatello,quanta nostalgia,BACIONI DAL CANADA😘❤️👍

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Ciao Maria, I am very pleased Pasta Grannies brings back happy memories for you 😊 best wishes, Vicky

"She adds 1 egg, because her mother always did!" My African-American mother made mac and cheese with spaghetti rather than macaroni. More of an egg custard with spaghetti and hunks of (not shredded) sharp cheddar on top, dotted with butter. Plus a generous sprinkling of black pepper. I never questioned her and now I make the same, Mama's was better, it had har secret ingredients of love and mama magic, but mine is close. If Mama was alive today she'd be the same age as wonderful Ms. Nina, the granny in this video. I'm convinced my Mama would find this Mama charming and would try to make this dish... in her own way!

@pastagrannies

3 жыл бұрын

Great cooks always make a dish their own by tweaking it according to their palate and memories 😊 Thanks for sharing yours 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

@chocolatesouljah

3 жыл бұрын

@@pastagrannies Oh wow! I wasn't expecting a personal response. I love your comment about "great cooks." Thanks so much for this series. I discovered it about 2-3 weeks ago and it has been a great mood enhancer. Things are turbulent in the USA. I am grateful that in this moment I am healthy and safe. And I have "Pasta Grannies" as a reward teaching elementary students all day on Zoom. The kids are wonderful and lift my spirits, but my granny time soothes and relaxes.

@pastagrannies

3 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work - it must be tough on Zoom. I'm delighted Pasta Grannies helps you relax - lots of people tell me that. 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

@chocolatesouljah

3 жыл бұрын

@@pastagrannies Thanks so much for your warm personal response.

I love it. Want to try it. Thanks

This looks SO delicious! I love watching this lovely lady making the pasta shapes, probably learned as a little girl. Thank you!

Amazing! A beautiful grannie! And a pasta dish to die for!

I have been looking for how to make orechietti! Cannot buy it in my town. So grateful for this lesson in pasta making! 💖 Love to our Pasta Grannies!

I just discovered this channel and now I am addicted thanks for all Grannies 😍💐💐💐💐💐 all the channel

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Blue Sky, welcome to Pasta Grannies! I upload every week, so I hope you find lots of Grannies and their recipes to enjoy. Best wishes, Vicky

Your videos are so satisfying!!! Love it 💗

Omg I am dying. These recipes are making me homesick for my Nonna. What lovely grannies

I love it! Grazie Nina!

Wow, finalmente qualcuno che mi insegna a fare la pasta! Mia mamma e mia nonna non sono molto brave! Bacioni dalla SCOZIA!😘😘😘

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Nicoletta, maybe get your mum and nonna to watch too! best wishes, Vicky

Whenever I travel I purchase local kitchen tools and implements. On my last trip to Italy, one of the things I brought home was a set of six knives purchased in a flea market in Umbertide. I don't know why I had to have them, as they were similar to very inexpensive steak knives one would find in the USA. I love, love, love these knives, and when I watch your videos, I notice that they are very commonly used in Italian kitchens. Many of the Grannies use them! The neighborhood in which I live has a plethora of ethnic owned grocers. Some small mom and pop shops, and others are huge supermarkets. There are Mexican, Polish, Greek, Italian, Indian and Pakistani, as well your typical American "chain" markets (which I rarely, if ever frequent). During my last few trips to the Italian owned markets, as well as the Greek owned markets (which carry imported food from all over the world) I have notices these knives showing up more and more. I know this seems like an odd thing to notice, or write an entire paragraph about, but it simply struck me as interesting. And, obviously so, as I am waxing poetic about common cutlery! Thank you for the videos, and for keeping the Grannies' recipes and legacies alive.

@pastagrannies

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your observations. I call them 'nonna knives' 😊 Very few of our interviewees have 'chef' knives. best wishes, Vicky

@antoniamills3000

5 жыл бұрын

@@pastagrannies I have always had these knives, bought in the Italian markets, so versatile 😀

3:42 - Such a cute smile!

@luanllluan

3 жыл бұрын

a proud too!

@chocolatesouljah

3 жыл бұрын

@@luanllluan yes indeed! Proud and self assured!

She’s almost 90? God bless her. ❤️

Awesome video and great recipe. I actually gave it a try and it was delicious. It's way more difficult to form the pasta than it looks in the video and probably takes years of experience. But the effort is worth it and everyone enjoyed the home cooked meal a lot. Thanks for the great inspiration.

I once made a comment about how you pronounce "pasta", to my ear it sounds British not Italian. But now I want to say I don't care if it sounds Australian or German or Japanese, I love your channel and I'm addicted to it.

Awww best channel on youtune. What a genius idea ! This is soo crucial !

I love pasta and i love grannies. 😍

@pastagrannies

5 жыл бұрын

hi Harriet, haha - welcome to Pasta Grannies! 😀 best wishes, Vicky

hehehehehe maritati! Loved the humor and the dish!

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

It's fun isn't it - I love the earthy sense of humour too! best wishes, Vicky

This is the cutest show ever.. love the idea of concept...big shout out for the producer ..

@pastagrannies

5 жыл бұрын

Grazie 😊 and best wishes, Vicky

Bravissima Nina!

Yummm I will try this for sure... probably use broccoli Rabe because I have never seen turnip green in stores here. I love any greens. 😃❤

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Dee-Va, broccoli rabe sounds a good option. You could also serve maritati with fresh tomato sauce, seafood like mussels... best wishes, Vicky

Looks good . I w ill try it. Grazi!

delicious!

Lots of love from Pakistan

@pastagrannies

5 жыл бұрын

I love how Pasta Grannies audience is global 🌺😊 best wishes, Vicky

dish of "man and women together"... 💗

This is a win-win (like-like) channel quite impossible to be negative :-)

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Caipi! 😀 best wishes, Vicky

Grazie mille a tutte le nonne!! This is my new favourite KZread channel

Lovely lady !

Che buono❤️

Linda!

Amazing ❤️ &she is darling.

Loved it! 89? Gosh.

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Yijian, isn't Nina great! Still sparkling, still dressing up for the occasion (she always wears a necklace). She was such good fun to spend time with. best wishes, Vicky

Every episode a lesson in pasta making, which i love to do. BUll rush stem...heh heh heh... brilliant use of products in nature. Problem for me...no nature in 7th largest US City. But... these women teach the art of improv. Go with it 👨‍🍳💚🍅🌶

@pastagrannies

5 жыл бұрын

I think local and seasonal if you can is the underlying theme to all the recipes. best wishes, Vicky

@s.c7639

5 жыл бұрын

Bull rush reeds? For maybe a small fortune in a floral dept. think i will substitute bamboo skewers

@s.c7639

5 жыл бұрын

Bull rush reeds? For maybe a small fortune in a floral dept. think i will substitute bamboo skewers

@s.c7639

5 жыл бұрын

Bull rush reeds? For maybe a small fortune in a floral dept. think i will substitute bamboo skewers

I always wondered how macaroni or penne or other hollow pastas were made and if they could be made at home. Wow! (That dough looks awfully stiff to work with.)

Grazie Nina your pasta is beautiful!!!! Did they put any kind of cheese?

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Margarita, Nina didn't but you could if you wanted to - ricotta salata (a grating hard ricotta) would be a typical local cheese to use. best wishes, Vicky

Small bamboo skewers are my plan for bull rush stems

❤️❤️❤️😱😱😋😋

That is a great recipe Vicky, i could not hear, as i do not hear well, was that broccoli, broccolini, or broccoli rabe, i like all 3, i just wanted to know for the recipe, ty very much.

@nawr494

6 жыл бұрын

She says cime di rapa, or "turnip tops". In american it is called broccoli rabe, yes. She also says that broccoli is a good substitute if cime di rapa is not available. Hope you enjoy making the recipe. :)

@antoniamills3000

5 жыл бұрын

I use broccoli... delicious ☺

@mauriziocosta8416

5 жыл бұрын

Cima di rapa is spicy and strong. Broccolo is unflavoured respect cime di rapa. You can use, alternatively, Mustard plant, cultivate or wild (brassica nigra, or brassica alba, or brassica arvensis). Can also use wild chicory, or the basal rosette (?) of the new plants of papavers, or other wild "brassica" types.

Nina è carissima!!

I would like to see the process of making the shapes better. Also, I believe she covers the pasta when resting?

@mauriziocosta8416

5 жыл бұрын

In the tradition, with a canvas.

Wonder if you could substitute beet greens (beet tops)? Probably shorten the cooking time....

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Hello John, yes you can. In fact there are a variety of 'condimenti' you can serve with maritati; for example in summer, try a fresh chunky tomato salsa. best wishes, Vicky

@janepellicciotto6159

4 жыл бұрын

Broccoli rabe (not broccolini) is best and widely available.

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Omg she doesn't look 89. She's way younger than her age!😲😲😲

How does the 2 shapes represent men and women in marriage?

@giannicalamaro

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, the "orecchiette" have a container shape while the "minchiareddi" have the shape of small penises. The word "minchiareddi" literally means "little cocks"

quanto mi farei un piatto di strascinati con le cime di rapa ora a mezzanotte cjsndjjsdjbdsh

Now i understand why they live long...

@nballesterob

5 жыл бұрын

@@stanvanillo9831they stay busy making pasta

Does everyone blush at the table?

@pastagrannies

6 жыл бұрын

Hello Jennifer - I think everyone giggles 😀 best wishes, Vicky

Naughty...

So is the British lady the KZreadr? Who is she anywau

Where would you get a bulrush weed in the United States?

L' ORECCHIETTI CU I MINCHIAREIDDHI

Vicky, I'm afraid you might have missed the joke in this pasta's name. Why married? Well, minchiareddi in a southern dialect means...oh, this is a family oriented channel. Let's say "little male organs". While Orecchiette are shaped like.. you get it.

@pastagrannies

3 жыл бұрын

hi Guido, yes lots of kids watch this channel - I'll let their parents/grandparents explain 😀best wishes, Vicky

@GuidoBatt

3 жыл бұрын

@@pastagrannies Did you notice the little smirk the ol' lady made when she said she would make Orecchiette and Minchiareddi? That was a hint! As a neurologist, I have many very old patients: you would be surprised (well, maybe not) how witty some older grannies are, and how do they love dirty jokes!