I've been a fan for a long time, but this one take the prize. Growing all her own vegetables? Milling her own flour? Wood-burning stove? If it weren't for the pandemic, I'be checking plane fares and heading straight to her door!
I'm from there and believe me,they are fabulous!! Bought pesto is no relation to what this lady has made here. The experts will never use blenders for this as the heat from the blender and the consistency will change the final result.
This is the type of woman I want to become. Self sufficient, using natural local ingredients, the energy of an 18 year old, in a beautiful environmentally friendly home 🌱🌻🌾🌳🌹🌿
This video is in winter time. I bet her large amount of big and flashy basil doesn't come from her garden, but imported from a far country. Also the pine nuts aren't for sure from Italy, but from US or Turckey.
Stéphane .Muras we do produce a lot of pine nuts in Italy, not sure why you think otherwise. We do have many pine trees, especially in coastal areas such as Genova where Nadia comes from or the South, where I come from. As per the basil, not sure. Looks like a lot but there are ways to grow basil in winter too. Have a look at my channel if you're interested in Italian food! Ciaoooooo from the ITALIAN FOOD BOSS 💪🇮🇹
@@panuntukan In winter basil is produced in greenhouses, of which there is no dearth locally: the Genoese are very particular about buying local produce, as the flavour is completely different. Greenhouses may or may not be the most sustainable thing, agreed - but it's certainly not imported. And by the way, I suspect this lady - like most of us who are fortunate enough to grow their own - has a full stock of pesto in her freezer that she prepared in the summer. My guess is she wanted to show how to make pesto in this video, so she bought some fresh basil just for that purpose. As for pine seeds, the Italian ones are super expensive these days (winter or summer, no big difference); but again, it's one of the few things that a Genoese is most willing to pay for. You can tell Italian pine seeds from colour and size: I leave you to figure out how.
@@panuntukan Turkish cuisine is one of my favorites that many cultures were inspired by it/spent hours watching videos showing authentic recipes made by Turkish ninés, not modern day housewives from big cities; the amazing skills of rolling the yufka dough to paper thin without even having to lift it .... sometimes better then the Italian grannies; the food of the Sultans !
From Japan, congratulations everything is just amazing: she is beautiful, slim well dressed, her kitchen tools: I envy her!!!, everything from scratch!!! Speechless!
This looks fantastic. Her skill is amazing....simple recipe with outstanding ingredients. I love the flat wooden spatula, wood burning stove, table top grinder, and mortar and pestle. She’s an amazing chef granny. Loved it!
So homey and wholesome! Sitting thousands of miles away in India, I can't help but imagine how wonderfully that garden-fresh pesto drapes the 'silky' pasta in its cheesy, nutty deliciousness. And, Nadia has such an awesome screen presence and personality just like other amazing grannies you feature on your channel. Keep up the good work!
La signora, oltre che brava, è simpatica, ha una gran classe e sono sicuro che è una donna di cultura. Si capisce da come parla, dai gesti controllati e sapienti e dal volto: sembra una persona che ha sofferto, ma deve avere una forza ed una dignità incredibili.
Grazie, Andrea, sai valutare le persone...Ho insegnato per 35 anni, sono ancora in contatto con alcuni miei alunni, e dopo la pensione ho scelto di vivere in modo semplice e fare la contadina...l'orto mi dà molte soddisfazioni!
This is my favourite video of yours so far I think. Nadia grows her own produce, mills her own flour - just lives a super life with a really healthy diet. That pesto is to die for! Great - loved it.
Signora Nadiaaaaa!!!! Voglio annegare in quel mortaio pieno del suo pesto 😍😍😍😍!!!! Bravissima !!!!! E grazie di mantenere viva la tradizione! Un abbraccio da una genovese che vive all'estero!
I wish I can live like this, I barely go out of the house and fully introverted, to grow my own food and relax like this would be heaven, the life in a capital city is just so fast I cant keep up, making pastas on my own sounds relaxing
Bless. This grannie really has brought home cooking to the next level, I understand that they would grow their own vegetables, but to make her own flour as well?! Amazing! I can just imagine how lovely and cosy her home is with all this extra effort she puts in her cooking.
One of my favorite pasta grannies video. It's so rustic and from her gardenegative which I think everyone is longing for - to grow their own and live off the land. Thank you.
Wow! What a great Pasta Granny! And everything is natural! The food, the wood stove and her! This lady blew me away with her skills and lifestyle! Loved the video and her!
Thank you for another wonderful episode. I enjoy meeting all of these WONDERFUL grannies and look forward to the next one. I’m trying to catch up With all the ones I have missed! They make my day e wry time!❤️
complimenti indeed on everything .. she loves lighthouses and I love the art on her apron : ) I am jealous , really jealous ! Encore with Nadia please and thanks.
Ma che forza questa signora! La semplicità della vita immersa nella natura. Ovviamente costa un bel po' di fatica ma questa è un'altra qualità di vita, inimmaginabile per le anime urbane.
La fatica è tanta, ma anche la soddisfazione...ho vissuto in città fino alla pensione, e 15 anni fa mi sono presa una casa in campagna e mi sono messa a fare la contadina...sto ancora imparando!.
We love Nadia’s pasta recipe! Such detailed directions & we will try this soon!We love all the recipes from Pasta grannies!!! We pre-ordered our pasta grannies cookbooks and they made great Christmas gifts my family adores the cookbook. The stories of all the grannies are so interesting and they bring such joy to us!!!!!! Thank You soooo much for all these fantastic recipes!!!!!!!✝️☺️☺️🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
I used to like pesto with green peas and red potatoes and pasta of course. We went into the San Fernando Valley coming from the Hollywood Hills and went to the Italian Deli for the good cheese. All the stuff you get at the grocery stores tastes like wood.
I wish you could somehow turn this into a PBS half hour program we could all watch weekly!! I LOVE the way you produce this but it’s always too short....for me😉👍🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This woman, like all of the other Grannies, is just beautiful.....must have something to do with p.a.s.t.a
Mrs. Vicky, great recipe video, i really like it & i've never heard the pasta sheets referred to as silk handkerchief's, very creative name & this pastagrannies video once again wins best recipe of the week on you tube, & wow, made her own flour from whole grains, i am impressed & talk about ultra homemade, wow again. I have seen you on videos so i know what you look like, i do not know the gentleman at the end, eating, but he looks like my twin brother if you want to put a face to my posts. I had to do a double take when i saw him, lol, God Bless you all.
Yes, it's a traditional name here in Genoa. These homemade ones are wonderful, but small, and seasoned like regular pasta. The reason these were called mandilli (handkerchiefs - an Arabic word originally) was because they were large enough to cover the whole plate (and really really thin). The pesto was not mixed in at all, but each mandillo was cooked briefly and put on individual plates in quick succession, layering some pesto in between, and served immediately. It's a fantastic dish, but one that is really difficult (indeed, practically impossible) to find in restaurants these days. I make it from time to time, but only for the two of us. If you have several people around a table, they will have to eat at different times. And the cook will get to eat last! Not really good if you want to socialize, but a great food experience.
@@@Ardoxsho , thank you very much for the info my friend, even though i'm 57 & now retired( health conditions, i did not want to retire), i really like to learn new things & especially about food & the ethnicity & cultures, God Bless you & yours. Also, sounds like it would be more of a romantic supper with my wife instead of something you would serve to some family or friends , good info to know, ty again.
That's very interesting Ardoxsho, thank you! It would be good to find someone in Liguria who still makes it this way (maybe you qualify as a Pasta Granny or Grandpa? 😀). The single plating sounds a bit like it might have been a restaurant dish at one point? with best wishes, Vicky
hi Steve, I'm glad to hear we've got 'recipe of the week' again 😀 I forgot to mention Andrea's name. He is our cameraman and is able to eat large quantities of pasta; it's a necessary skill when we are on the road! best wishes, Vicky
Signora bella, vi ammiro e anche se non vi conosco vi adoro. Vorrei poter assaggiare e vivere nel quotidiano con il vostro stile di vita. È ammirabilevedere come prepara addirittura la farina. Lunga vita e tanta serenità.
The most amazing thing about these Ligurian ladies is their hill climbing skills. If you go out for a walk in the region, you are bound to be overtaken by a few.
What do people normally eat with pesto-pasta? I made pesto-pasta, and served it with a shredded carrot salad, flavored and marinated with lemon juice/olive oil/salt/pepper. I also served homemade sundried tomatoes with it. By the way, everything looked amazing!
I've been a fan for a long time, but this one take the prize. Growing all her own vegetables? Milling her own flour? Wood-burning stove? If it weren't for the pandemic, I'be checking plane fares and heading straight to her door!
🌸 me too, she’s amazing
She’s bossing the whole job!
I'm from there and believe me,they are fabulous!! Bought pesto is no relation to what this lady has made here. The experts will never use blenders for this as the heat from the blender and the consistency will change the final result.
I ll be going with you
it's pretty common here to grow your own produce. My family does it too.
This is the type of woman I want to become. Self sufficient, using natural local ingredients, the energy of an 18 year old, in a beautiful environmentally friendly home 🌱🌻🌾🌳🌹🌿
And apparently, quite alone as well. Not so ideal.
@@nonenoneonenonenone who cares, she's happy and doing better than us city-dwellers
Who said that she is alone?
@@mondociaociao Poi meglio soli che mal accompagnati😂
I want that beautiful wood burning stove!
She is both amazing in her talent as a gardener and chef as well as beautiful. She has a classic beauty look about her. That pasta looked perfect.
I thought the same...I wish I could age like her...lovely home and cat 😻
This granny is beautiful in that tough, womanly way of self-sufficience. Glorious!
hi James, yes Nadia is travelling her own path and enjoying it 🌺😊 best wishes, Vicky
This video is in winter time. I bet her large amount of big and flashy basil doesn't come from her garden, but imported from a far country. Also the pine nuts aren't for sure from Italy, but from US or Turckey.
James
Agreed 💚
Stéphane .Muras we do produce a lot of pine nuts in Italy, not sure why you think otherwise. We do have many pine trees, especially in coastal areas such as Genova where Nadia comes from or the South, where I come from. As per the basil, not sure. Looks like a lot but there are ways to grow basil in winter too.
Have a look at my channel if you're interested in Italian food!
Ciaoooooo from the ITALIAN FOOD BOSS 💪🇮🇹
@@panuntukan In winter basil is produced in greenhouses, of which there is no dearth locally: the Genoese are very particular about buying local produce, as the flavour is completely different. Greenhouses may or may not be the most sustainable thing, agreed - but it's certainly not imported. And by the way, I suspect this lady - like most of us who are fortunate enough to grow their own - has a full stock of pesto in her freezer that she prepared in the summer. My guess is she wanted to show how to make pesto in this video, so she bought some fresh basil just for that purpose. As for pine seeds, the Italian ones are super expensive these days (winter or summer, no big difference); but again, it's one of the few things that a Genoese is most willing to pay for. You can tell Italian pine seeds from colour and size: I leave you to figure out how.
This channel deserves more popularity
More like one of the videos deserves to be nominated for a James Beard Award for Best Online Video, Fixed Location and/or Instructional.
I say it every week friends
Simply my favorite. For Turkish genuine recipes in English go to Ayşenur Altan's "Turkish Food Recipes" YT channel.
Agreed!
@@panuntukan Turkish cuisine is one of my favorites that many cultures were inspired by it/spent hours watching videos showing authentic recipes made by Turkish ninés, not modern day housewives from big cities; the amazing skills of rolling the yufka dough to paper thin without even having to lift it .... sometimes better then the Italian grannies; the food of the Sultans !
Another fabulous episode. I simply can’t get enough of this cooking magic.
And the cat is beautiful...
From Japan, congratulations everything is just amazing: she is beautiful, slim well dressed, her kitchen tools: I envy her!!!, everything from scratch!!! Speechless!
Slim healthy elegant
I loved it when she said, "here is the parsley!" not in a supermarket or a fridge😍 brava!
This looks fantastic. Her skill is amazing....simple recipe with outstanding ingredients. I love the flat wooden spatula, wood burning stove, table top grinder, and mortar and pestle. She’s an amazing chef granny. Loved it!
So homey and wholesome! Sitting thousands of miles away in India, I can't help but imagine how wonderfully that garden-fresh pesto drapes the 'silky' pasta in its cheesy, nutty deliciousness. And, Nadia has such an awesome screen presence and personality just like other amazing grannies you feature on your channel. Keep up the good work!
My Grandfather came to America from Genoa..this is truly amazing to watch!!
Nadia is a Renaissance woman! i want to spend a few days with her learning, absorbing, and marveling. Perfetto, brava Nadia!
I am Indian but keep coming back to this channel ..just amazing food with so much love
La signora, oltre che brava, è simpatica, ha una gran classe e sono sicuro che è una donna di cultura. Si capisce da come parla, dai gesti controllati e sapienti e dal volto: sembra una persona che ha sofferto, ma deve avere una forza ed una dignità incredibili.
Grazie, Andrea, sai valutare le persone...Ho insegnato per 35 anni, sono ancora in contatto con alcuni miei alunni, e dopo la pensione ho scelto di vivere in modo semplice e fare la contadina...l'orto mi dà molte soddisfazioni!
This is my favourite video of yours so far I think. Nadia grows her own produce, mills her own flour - just lives a super life with a really healthy diet. That pesto is to die for! Great - loved it.
Wow...the amount of work...that is disciple and dedication...brava signora.
Signora Nadiaaaaa!!!! Voglio annegare in quel mortaio pieno del suo pesto 😍😍😍😍!!!! Bravissima !!!!! E grazie di mantenere viva la tradizione! Un abbraccio da una genovese che vive all'estero!
Anch'io. Sono in 💃
This is one of the best episodes, along with Giggina and Cicci because we see more cooking techniques and how the pasta is used. Nadia is magnificent.
She is amazing! Please, do another video featuring her. She was wonderful to watch, I would love to see her again!
Beautiful, beautiful Granny! And love her home. Such a wonderful life!
I wish I can live like this, I barely go out of the house and fully introverted, to grow my own food and relax like this would be heaven, the life in a capital city is just so fast I cant keep up, making pastas on my own sounds relaxing
I could probably live in that house for the rest of my life..Nadia exudes remarkable strength and elegance! Much love 💕
That pesto is a pure labour of love! I’ve done it in a pestle and mortar, swearing all the way! But loved the end result...
Here i am for the 1000th time! Since this one came out i can not stop watching it! She is my absolute favourite.
Everything about this is so peaceful and heavenly, her technique is flawless.
This woman is the ultimate in self sufficiency.
Her hair and skin are gorgeous! It must be that fresh and healthy food
Lovely lady. A sacred way of living. Beautiful style of cooking.❤️ Thanks for sharing.
Thanks again for this video! I appreciate the longer format of this last few videos with the slightly more relaxed pace and context shots.
These are so pretty! Here dedication to making everything as natural and fresh as possible is admirable.
Bless. This grannie really has brought home cooking to the next level, I understand that they would grow their own vegetables, but to make her own flour as well?! Amazing! I can just imagine how lovely and cosy her home is with all this extra effort she puts in her cooking.
She is my favourite granny from all the videos
It looks so creamy and silky! Brava Nonna! I wish I could sit at your table. You are an artist.
Fresh ingredients for the best pasta! Love her lifestyle, top class!! 😊
What a fantastic cook. She could even be a great chef if she wanted to.
This is amazing! I love pesto pasta, fresh ingredients are seriously the best.
Oh wow I’m SO SO IMPRESSED! God bless this wonderful lady!!!!
LOVED THIS ONE! She seems like a self sufficient PASTA GRANNY ! 😍
If there are three star chefs then Nadia deserves four stars
Nadia, de nonna a nonna, eres una hermosa mujer, en todo sentido, que Dios te conserve y cuide!!!!
One of my favorite pasta grannies video. It's so rustic and from her gardenegative which I think everyone is longing for - to grow their own and live off the land. Thank you.
what a beautiful video! liguria is a very special region very dear to my heart and this lady is amazing.
What a beautiful hard working lady, that pasta and pesto look amazing. She make it look so easy!
Italian cuisine is truly the best in the whole world!!!!!
Wow! What a great Pasta Granny! And everything is natural! The food, the wood stove and her! This lady blew me away with her skills and lifestyle! Loved the video and her!
That looks like the most beautiful taste/texture of pasta I could ever experience
Thank you for another wonderful episode. I enjoy meeting all of these WONDERFUL grannies and look forward to the next one. I’m trying to catch up With all the ones I have missed! They make my day e wry time!❤️
Hoooo Pesto! Made in heaven! My favourite, and the cat!
This is the grandma I'm going to be ♥️♥️♥️♥️
I’m starving at 01.00 am after watching this. Wow. So creamy and fresh
complimenti indeed on everything .. she loves lighthouses and I love the art on her apron : ) I am jealous , really jealous ! Encore with Nadia please and thanks.
Ma che forza questa signora! La semplicità della vita immersa nella natura. Ovviamente costa un bel po' di fatica ma questa è un'altra qualità di vita, inimmaginabile per le anime urbane.
La fatica è tanta, ma anche la soddisfazione...ho vissuto in città fino alla pensione, e 15 anni fa mi sono presa una casa in campagna e mi sono messa a fare la contadina...sto ancora imparando!.
This is the best channel ever. Thank you so much!
That pesto looks absolutely grandioso! Hmmmmmm .... 👏👏👏
Give Granny a big kiss from me! She is a real pasta maestra!
She is so impressive and knowledgeable! My mouth is watering- looks delicious!
These recipes, and the love that goes into them, makes you want to get into the kitchen and start cooking/baking!!
Her kitchen tools are mesmerizing 😍 she is amazing too ❤️love it
We love Nadia’s pasta recipe! Such detailed directions & we will try this soon!We love all the recipes from Pasta grannies!!! We pre-ordered our pasta grannies cookbooks and they made great Christmas gifts my family adores the cookbook. The stories of all the grannies are so interesting and they bring such joy to us!!!!!! Thank You soooo much for all these fantastic recipes!!!!!!!✝️☺️☺️🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
hi Joanne, I'm delighted the book is a success with you 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky
She has the stamina of the Energizer Bunny!! Gosh, I need to get in shape.
If I could crawl into my PC screen to get a bowl of that I would. Loved it Vicky...and her!
Bravissima signora Nadia. Sento il profumino da qui 💃💃💃😂👏💖
I have that same mortar and pestle. Never thought to put a small fabric coaster under it. Thanks Nadia!
Wonderful, a very competent cook and an inspiration. Thank you for posting
WOW!! Truly wonderful, both the dish and the granny!
Complimenti Signora Nadia, il tempo non è riuscito ad intaccare la sua bellezza (e per quel Pesto pagherei oro 🙂).
The "Pasta Grannies" email is my favorite part of my week!
My grandmother used to call these rags. Now I know the real name! Thank you!! Thank you!!! 😁
I used to like pesto with green peas and red potatoes and pasta of course. We went into the San Fernando Valley coming from the Hollywood Hills and went to the Italian Deli for the good cheese. All the stuff you get at the grocery stores tastes like wood.
"mandilli de sea" fazzoletti di seta in italiano, sono buonissimi e la signora li fa benissimo. Sapori di casa e tanti ricordi
Can’t get enough of grannies’ cooking
meraviglioso! Que bella cucina e abile signora! Le mie congratulazioni 🙏
Nadia è fantastica. La sua pasta sembra ottima.
Best one I've seen so far
Bella signora e ottima ricetta 😍 questo canale fantastico! Complimenti!
Che bella signora e che bel posto.
I’m biased but all these Italian grannies have their shit together. Love!
These women are just amazing❤️
Oh my!! Complimenti Nadia!
Thank you 💚
Loved this video!
Just have to ask: Who were the haters giving this awesome video a thumbs down?!
One of the best pasta channels on youtube!
Looks perfect and my mouth already watering))))
This woman is who I aspire to be.
I wish you could somehow turn this into a PBS half hour program we could all watch weekly!! I LOVE the way you produce this but it’s always too short....for me😉👍🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This woman, like all of the other Grannies, is just beautiful.....must have something to do with p.a.s.t.a
I love her! She is so cool. I would love to be like her when I am granny age :-)
Salivating
These videos are such a joy to watch 🥰
Wonderful channel, particularly this episode.
amazing vid!!!
Mrs. Vicky, great recipe video, i really like it & i've never heard the pasta sheets referred to as silk handkerchief's, very creative name & this pastagrannies video once again wins best recipe of the week on you tube, & wow, made her own flour from whole grains, i am impressed & talk about ultra homemade, wow again. I have seen you on videos so i know what you look like, i do not know the gentleman at the end, eating, but he looks like my twin brother if you want to put a face to my posts. I had to do a double take when i saw him, lol, God Bless you all.
Yes, it's a traditional name here in Genoa. These homemade ones are wonderful, but small, and seasoned like regular pasta. The reason these were called mandilli (handkerchiefs - an Arabic word originally) was because they were large enough to cover the whole plate (and really really thin). The pesto was not mixed in at all, but each mandillo was cooked briefly and put on individual plates in quick succession, layering some pesto in between, and served immediately. It's a fantastic dish, but one that is really difficult (indeed, practically impossible) to find in restaurants these days. I make it from time to time, but only for the two of us. If you have several people around a table, they will have to eat at different times. And the cook will get to eat last! Not really good if you want to socialize, but a great food experience.
@@@Ardoxsho , thank you very much for the info my friend, even though i'm 57 & now retired( health conditions, i did not want to retire), i really like to learn new things & especially about food & the ethnicity & cultures, God Bless you & yours. Also, sounds like it would be more of a romantic supper with my wife instead of something you would serve to some family or friends , good info to know, ty again.
That's very interesting Ardoxsho, thank you! It would be good to find someone in Liguria who still makes it this way (maybe you qualify as a Pasta Granny or Grandpa? 😀). The single plating sounds a bit like it might have been a restaurant dish at one point? with best wishes, Vicky
hi Steve, I'm glad to hear we've got 'recipe of the week' again 😀 I forgot to mention Andrea's name. He is our cameraman and is able to eat large quantities of pasta; it's a necessary skill when we are on the road! best wishes, Vicky
@@pastagrannies kudos to Andreas, Mrs. Vicky
Amazing!! Thanks so much for sharing
I hope she stays safe and healthy during this crisis. Take care everyone!
She’s glorious! I dream of running off and living my life like this.
Signora bella, vi ammiro e anche se non vi conosco vi adoro. Vorrei poter assaggiare e vivere nel quotidiano con il vostro stile di vita. È ammirabilevedere come prepara addirittura la farina. Lunga vita e tanta serenità.
Wow she really is doing it all....
This looks SO good.
The most amazing thing about these Ligurian ladies is their hill climbing skills. If you go out for a walk in the region, you are bound to be overtaken by a few.
What do people normally eat with pesto-pasta? I made pesto-pasta, and served it with a shredded carrot salad, flavored and marinated with lemon juice/olive oil/salt/pepper. I also served homemade sundried tomatoes with it.
By the way, everything looked amazing!
Oh.... I would love to see some more of her home...
Wow! Just wow!