Gerry Diebel

Sunday Times Magazine - 3 November 2019

Gerry Diebel
Sunday Times Magazine - 3 November 2019

Marina O’Loughlin meets the Pasta Grannies taking Instagram by storm…

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Rosa with her sfoglia lorda finished two ways - modern and traditional. You can find out more on her episode posted today on the Pasta Grannies YouTube channel. And p.s modern was delish but traditionally served ‘in brodo’ was better 😊 p
Flashback to beautiful Ischia and our first session with Giggina who made gnocchi for us - swipe to see a video of her rolling them. Her kitchen is fabulous- it made me want to paint my kitchen walls burnt orange too. #pastagrannies #gnocchi #ischia
This week’s episode on the Pasta Grannies YouTube channel stars Mara and Iolanda making tortelli maremmani, from the Maremma region of Tuscany. They are pillow shaped with a wide frill and served with a meat ragu. It seems to me to be an area w
This is Rafaella, with her finished dish of pasta, potato, and provola cheese. It’s typical of Naples and double carb heaven. PS this is my second attempt at posting this photo so you may be seeing this twice? #pastagrannies
The finished dish of strozzapreti with seafood from the nearby Adriatic sea. Made by Betta, Fanina and 93 year Lucia last week. Delicious.
Every day is National Grandparents Day with Pasta Grannies. If you follow this account you don’t need reminding to love them loads and hug them close - and share some pasta with them 😊❤️🌺 #pastagrannies #nationalgrandparentsday
Rosa, making sfoglia lorda for @nytcooking yesterday- and us, of course- but she will feature in an article in a few weeks time talking about the Pasta Grannies cookbook. Only 2 weeks to go until it’s published in the UK. In the USA it’s
We have had the pleasure of @marinagpoloughlin shadowing us while we film women in the Faenza/Cesena/Cervia area of Romagna. She’s writing an article for the Sunday Times about our work. #pastagrannies #pastagranniesbook #behindthescenes
I have been discussing Rosa today - so here she is with her paglia e fieno pasta. This photo taken while photographer @emma27lee worked her magic for the cookbook (it’s now 3 weeks and one day away from publication in the UK!) and got Rosa to m
Giovanna presenting her finished ravioli dressed with a sauce made from prawn heads (the prawns are the main course). The eggs to make her pasta come from her chickens, who surely have a coop with the best view in the world (see second pic). No photo
Several of you asked to see Feni’s finished pizza di scarole. Feni’s pastry is unleavened and she uses lemon juice to make it crunchy. Traditionally, the greens were foraged, but she uses the outer leaves of escarole lettuce (no waste) an
Nearly 96 year old Feni (short for Filomena) who lives on her own up a perilous flight of stairs. She made pizza con escarole for us, actually a kind of fried pie. Second pic is 5’10 cameraman Andrea towering over her as she worked. 3rd pic, no
Maria Grazia made lasagna napolitana for us today: layers of pasta, ricotta, mozzarella, baby meatballs and a rich tomato sauce. This was what the Brits might call a beef stew, slowly simmered for 3 hours. The meat is fished out and served as the mai

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