A double helping of cavatelli and tagliolini pasta from Calabria! | Pasta Grannies

Ada makes cavatelli with porcini mushrooms, while friend Nunzia makes tagliolini with chickpeas. Both are delicious and an example of how, if you have great ingredients, recipes should be simple.
Big thanks to the Centro Sociale Anziani "Don Francesco Leone" of Mormanno, and its President Caterina Regina, for hosting us.
For the recipes':
Cavatelli dough is 200g semolina flour, 100g 00 flour, 150ml water
Mushroom: 3 garlic cloves, sliced, 15g parsley, chopped, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 750g porcini mushrooms, or 750g ordinary mushrooms and a tablespoon of dried porcini, soaked in hot water, then minced.
Tagliolini dough is 200g each of semolina and 00 flour, 2 eggs and around 80ml water.
400g cooked chickpeas are fried with garlic, 1 teaspoon oregano, 2 teaspoons of sweet paprika, and you could also add some peperoncino/chilli if you wanted.

[@luanllluan]

Nunzia with her husband just made my Friday 💜🥰

[@adrianguynn5807]

I get hungry every time I watch these ladies. Doesn't matter what time of day or night.

[@devins1195]

Anything with porcini is OK in my book!!

[@tammydanna1688]

That poor Italian man can’t eat pasta! And he still looks happy. I would be in tears. Italian Grannies are the best! ❤️

[@jody024]

Allergies probably.

[@peterknaust7424]

I’m reminded that the chic peas cooked over a fire would pick up a little smoky nuance that would put this dish over the edge, simply perfect!

[@andreesandahl300]

A husband made of gold...... precious

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[@pastagrannies]

Yes, I agree. I always say people first visit the channel for the pasta, but stay for the grannies 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@arvenes5921]

Woww😍She looks so young, not for 80 y o, but 55-65 and her cooking is so delicious 👌🏻

[@alexdefranco5166]

Thank you!!!! Mormanno it's the place where my father was born and where I passed my childhood...what an emotion!!! So proud and happy❤️ Grazie

[@albywhitelady]

So proud to be an Italian from Calabria!!!

[@grouchosaidit5454]

Each week, one granny after another is more fun than the previous. It's a treat to get a glimpse of these talented grannies in their kitchens. It's great to see them.

[@GregCurtin45]

In the last five years I have worked chickpeas into my diet making chickpea curry, using them in salads, making caramelized onion hummus... and now I have a new recipe to work with. Thank you Vicky and the entire production team for an inspiring recipe and detailing the procedure.

[@pastagrannies]

Our pleasure Greg! Chickpeas are great, especially so teamed with pasta, best wishes, Vicky

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we do not appreciate how much our lives have improved in just a few decades

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I've been binge watching the Pasta Grannies. Watching them makes me so happy! And they are wonderful role models - I want to age like them and keep up my spirits!

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this makes me tear up. my mom's name was Ada. It caught me by surprise today. And the way these ladies have the passion for what they do BUT they get dressed up and are always conscientious of that.. Got the jewlery rocking.. etc. And they care. Unlike me (and many) in the US who lately are lucky we get out of Pjs to even go to the store etc. A travesty that would be in Italy!!! ;) I could watch these episodes ALL DAY every day

[@elisaastorino2881]

All Italian women are like that. My cousins in Rome, older and younger, absolutely will not wear shorts or sweats out of the house - they would be shocked to see our American girls out & about in pajama pants, etc. I think they put on makeup just to take out the trash. 😉

[@elijahhaswings1588]

@@elisaastorino2881 I agree. I suspect it's a European thing. I had a good friend that lived there for a few years, because of her husband's job. She told a story about going hiking with her friends. She being the only American was dressed for comfort, while her European friend was dressed up like she was going shopping. It's amazing the difference.

[@flarica64]

And in many Latinamerican countries... you are supposed to go out looking good...LOL

[@zackgeldhof1206]

My goal some day is to have a summer kitchen, a pasta board, and a GIANT rolling pin. I've learned so much from these grannies! I consider them my own family! ^_^

[@pri0455]

I'm SO happy pasta grannies are doing more plant based foods! As a vegeterian obsessed w/ Italian food, this makes me so happy

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When I get older I want to become a Pasta Granny too!

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[@pastagrannies]

Hello David. Thank you very much! It's our pleasure. 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@flowercook3915]

Another very young 80 yr old! Those porcini are incredible and an incredible meal made with them

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ITALIA ❤️❤️ Love the ending when she says tengo uno marito doro ( I have a husband of gold) ❤ So cute

[@truthfinder6246]

These keep getting better! Don't know how. They're all so fun.

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These grannies and their cooking should be named World Heritage by Unesco👏👏👏. I' m sure that most of the subscribers would love to know a little bit more of their life stories😊

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I love Pasta Grannies. I would love to learn their backstories.

[@jussilahteenmaki3475]

Again two recipes worth gold. When porcini appears here in Finland this summer, here is one recipe for a nice and easy dish. Thank you! ❤️

[@scottamori3188]

Working in the summer kitchen in the vineyard. Life! More special ladies documented for all time. Wonderful!

[@thomasschieron4534]

I love 💕 this style! Thanks @ all members

[@sharendonnelly7770]

Loved this video! Not only my 2 favorite things, mushrooms and chickpeas, but the grannies Ada, and Nunzia, (and husband!) were such lovely and delightful people. Will try the chickpea recipe, but will have to substitute whatever mushrooms we have available in the US, white, or maybe portabella, would favor the later.

[@shelbyhildahl5748]

Loved this one! The couple at the end are absolutely priceless!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@salishseaquest7952]

Loved this double dose of Pasta with the Grannies! The smiles and the stories make the food even better.

[@lia8302]

These Nonnas are so adorable omg bless them 💛🧡💜

[@rarafarara]

She's so sweet, always smiling ahh I wish I have a grandma. And the food looks amazing too! I'm going to make it tomorrow 💜

[@elviradedilectis6623]

Ada e Nunzia siete fantastiche!!!..che manualità che avete.Un sorriso grande grande da Genova

[@elisaastorino2881]

This brings back memories of my last trip to Italy, when it was mushroom season and I ate fresh porcini everywhere I went. In Florence, I had something very similar to the first dish. Such a shame that we can't get fresh porcini in America!

[@pastagrannies]

hi Elisa what a shame, are there any local mushroom varieties that could work instead? best wishes, Vicky

[@michaelquinn3878]

Depends where you live. Actually, they grow all over the country, even around San Antonio Texas. I bought them at a farmers' market in Portland Oregon, and they can sometimes be found in higher end supermarkets...used to see them a lot in Austin. The problem is that porcini cannot be cultivated, they can only be foraged in the wild, so they don't fit the US model of commercial agriculture. And not many in the US have the tradition of foraging for mushrooms. A friend of Italian descent used to tell me that his grandparents and great uncles, much closer to their Italian origins, used to get porcini around San Antonio, Texas back in the 20s and 30s. The mushrooms are still growing there, people just don't know about them!

[@pastagrannies]

hi Mike, interesting, thank you! best wishes, Vicky

[@Getpojke]

Wonderful, its a month or two before the ceps are ready to harvest 'round here. Its pretty magical heading to the woods & picking them, finding a perfectly formed "penny bun" is always great. In good years we get enough to dry a load to see us over the winter. Great seeing the grannies cooking up a storm like that. Reminds me of harvest time on the farm. Everyone working hard & the ones not getting the harvest in producing mountains of simple, tasty food to fuel the hard work. Though I love traditional British food I would have loved a Pasta Granny or two there to make heaps of pasta & beans. Poor chap not being able to eat that wholesome looking food. Still lovely to see he & his wife so much in love after all those years. Thanks for the video, you've made a summers day even brighter with it.

[@pastagrannies]

keep your location secret otherwise your porcini plenty will disappear in no time! The harvest is similar here in Italy, though with mechanisation there aren't the huge numbers of workers to feed. Vincisgrassi - a lasagna made with the tomatoey stewing juices of all parts of the chicken (offal included) - was the traditional dish to serve hungry workers here in Le Marche. 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@christineb8148]

We found a prize funghi porcini in the forest in Le Marche on a mushroom hunt, such a treasure! These two dishes look simply fantastic.

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I loved them. They both are wonderfull

[@coletterice]

I loved these pasta grannies and these recipes look absolutely delicious! What a wonderful episode. Thank you!

[@cathyggill]

That was awesome to have two grannies today! Grazie mille!

[@pastagrannies]

Our pleasure Cathy! best wishes, Vicky

[@carlaquartiroli6820]

Anything with porcini's is the best! Both pasta dished looked delicious. Grow up watching my dad & aunt make pasta, I never really learned! It's great fun to watch & listen to them as they make the various kinds of pasta dishes. Thanks for bringing this channel to us. Ciao

[@filotuttofare7835]

Nunzia e Ada due tradizioni Italiane fantastiche mi sembrava di vedere mia nonna con le sue amiche quando si riunivano a fare pasta pane bellissimo complimenti😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@noodlehead69]

She's so gorgeous andfull of life. You're never "old" it's always how you think. Xo we are all infinite souls

[@stevelogan5475]

Ms. Vicky, great video again & what a lovely pasta granny, I like all the ingredients in the recipes & I'm a big fan of chick peas/cece beans/garbanzo with me being Irish, the pasta is outstanding also, God bless you all.

[@pastagrannies]

hi Steve, here in Italy every region has its own pulse and pasta recipe; they're all different, and they are all delicious! Enjoy your 4th July weekend celebrations, best wishes, Vicky

[@stevelogan5475]

@@pastagrannies Ms. Vicky, thank you so much, God bless everyone

[@annettecinquemanifalbo17]

These are great women! I love them! I love to make pasta it's truly a joy! It's in my DNA!

[@patriciavincent5076]

Probably my favorite. Pasta con fungi. Lovely grannies. Sweet.

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Malaysian here loving this so much.

[@judithlehman6533]

So charming. All the episodes are so amazing because we meet special grannies and their families!

[@kathleenkaufman6007]

Great recipes! Thanks Grannies and Miss Vicki and crew.

[@pastagrannies]

Our pleasure Kathleen! best wishes, Vicky

[@semperfidelis981]

Cari amici di Pasta Grannies, direi che a questo punto potreste tranquillamente stabilirvi qui in Calabria, infondo siete bravissimi e il vostro programma lo guardo con vero piacere specie da quando parlate spesso della mia Regione! 🥰🥰 Complimenti a voi e alla Signora.ra per la sua ricetta meravigliosa!

[@zameshtan]

Oh gosh, pasta with chickpeas -- why haven't I thought of that before. I _so_ love chickpeas... I'm afraid I'll never be able to do the porcini recipe because good, fresh porcini are made of unobtanium where I live. But chickpeas, paprika and pasta, that's doable!

[@michaelquinn3878]

Look for a similar recipe from Puglia called ciceri e tria, a very simple, almost primitive dish with the added treat of fried pasta strips for the topping, to add a textural variation. I make it and add LOTS of preserved red chiles to spice it up, otherwise it is just too plain tasting...

[@pastagrannies]

We filmed it several years ago - I think you'll find it in the Puglia playlist. best wishes, Vicky

[@michaelquinn3878]

@@pastagrannies Lecce was my first landing spot in Italy. Lived there for 15 months before I moved to Ascoli...

[@wrpugliese]

Parabéns Ada! Receita maravilhosa. Abraços

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veggies recipes 💚

[@sandramosna9666]

Porcini e cecci.....tutto per me !!!!! Grazie per quest'idea, il fame mi fa visita.. 😁..

[@YavannaPalurien]

Lovely people and recipes!

[@ilcucco63]

...Zia Ada, Zia Nunzia e Zio Rocco...e l'amico Marcello Perrone...MORMANNO PER SEMPRE :-) ...

[@pastagrannies]

sei fortunato! 😀 best wishes, Vicky

[@debraboyea7776]

Wonderful ladies!

[@JinJinDoe]

Beautiful ladies. I'd love to try their pasta

[@davisd_ambly4067]

Wow.

[@sarahp1383]

So lovely to watch their absolute zest for life, their simple but delicious food and the hearty way they tuck in.

[@angelafavara9887]

Mmmmmm 😋

[@suzyq6767]

This is the one I've been looking for. I wanted to know how they did it before they acquired more material comforts. Peasant foods are the healthiest and usually tastiest foods. Thank you.

[@carmenfiammella9144]

Siete bellissime e bravissime 👏👏👏👏💕

[@lulububu721]

Love love love

[@aliye8163]

Wunder, schön, lecker.

[@nealieanderson512]

Oh yum!

[@souadghazal2533]

The delicious and nutritious food of La Cuccina Povera .. love the idea of a summer kitchen in the vineyard. It would be nice if you can ask the nonnas what would they like to say to their viewers from around the world in addition to what age they started making pasta. Several of the nonnas have something in common with the Obama family: those splattered dishes (the green bowl in which the chickpeas are soaking) if anyone cares to know !! And where can one find "un marito d'oro" like Mr. Nunzia ???? Cute couple. Love his smile. :)

[@pastagrannies]

hi Souad, I will add your question to the list 😊 best wishes, Vicky

[@fiore922]

Sono meravigliose ❤️

[@mjrussell414]

Who will eat the pasta? Me! Thank you lovely ladies!

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Ma che cosa buonissima! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Kattie2810]

💜

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❤

[@flarica64]

I love this dish...pasta, garbanzos and spicy peppers...what's not to love! The lady and the husband ...too cute! 60 Years together?! Yikes!

[@stevehhall3385]

Oh to have a fire and a pot like that..

[@suruthiilangopi7700]

Granny looks like actress ‘penolope cruz ‘

[@ransomcoates546]

Pasta with porcini is like pasta with fish - never cheese. By the way, the last time I was in Rome before Covid the people I know in my favorite restaurants said that more than half of the porcini were then being brought in from Spain.

[@luanllluan]

We don't deserve this much! Two-for-one! Vicky, let me ask you one more thing 😅 Do you know which are the best wood for pasta table? I fear a wrong one may leave some taste on the dough! (The same for the mattarello!)

[@stevelogan5475]

@luanllluan , sir(( forgive me if that is not a female name, I've never seen it before) I'm 58 yr old Irishman from rural Kentucky, U.S., the most neutral wood used for cutting boards/pasta boards here is white oak, or regular oak, etc... please do not use red oak. Walnut wood will work also , but is more expensive. I hope that helps you, God bless you & yours, Amen, I now change that to sir, I'm sorry

[@stevelogan5475]

You are welcome my friend, God bless,btw,pine wood will work, but it has to be dried in the sun to remove the pine tar & then shelacked with a product to keep any pine flavor coming through

[@stevelogan5475]

Yw sir, I apologize, I did not recognize the name, sorry & God bless you and yours

[@luanllluan]

@@stevelogan5475 actually a sir hahah but no worries, Luan is a very common boy name in Brazil! Tks for the advice!

[@peaceal8411]

@@luanllluan luan means lion in albanian

[@orsolaventura1924]

Siete state entrambi Molto brave

[@CrowSkeleton]

I would very much like to eat Nunzia's pasta with chickpeas, but I am not there...

[@andreamariapohl1611]

I have noticed that especially in the more southern regions a lot of nonnas you showed so far have these lovely bowls with green speckles. Can you find out what the secret behind those are and where they are made? Thank's!

[@galgar5660]

You can find them in local markets. They were used for various purposes, for exemple my grandma used them to produce salami.

[@andreamariapohl1611]

@@galgar5660 thank's =)

[@pinaiannello8044]

Ciao ragazze, complimenti 👍👏 non ho capito in quale parte della Calabria siete 😋🍀🐞🙋‍♀️

[@rererec_beats]

Mormanno ( Cs )

[@gulnarabaeva1558]

🙏🙏🙏❤️🇮🇹🇷🇺

[@naninickynino]

If I heard the video right, the tagliolini and chick peas (ceci) segment, you said zafferano, which is Italian for paprika. Zafferano is saffron in English and a more commonly used ingredient in Italian cooking. Please correct me if I’m wrong Vicky…I want to try both of these wonderful recipes and want to make sure I’m using the correct “zafferano “!

[@leandroulpio7473]

Yes, zafferano is saffron, she probably did that mistake because there are red varieties too.

[@pastagrannies]

hi Annamaria, I said 'zafarana' which is the local dialect word for sweet paprika. As you say, 'zafferano' is the Italian for saffron. I hope you enjoy making these recipes. 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@naninickynino]

@@pastagrannies Thank you Vicky…not familiar with the Calabrese dialect! Going ahead with this one… it looks delightful. Really enjoy your videos!

[@yuridecastro]

Vim por causa da Glenda

[@maristermcsorley4203]

I love your videos but maybe you could should others things that the grandma cook on regular basis as they do......😊

[@jred5153]

No salt?

[@RosieGoat100]

I keep watching the same videos .. on cavatelli and spirals. I can't seem to get the rhythm of rolling the "log" first. I can't hoola hoop either. Could that be my problem?

[@curiousme113]

The Church is optional?

[@1sunstyle]

I want to see the over 100 years grannie Mac n cheese cook off!

[@Ohnji]

Zafferano is saffron, Paprika is paprika. let's not confuse the two things please. What was added to the tagliolini was most certainly paprika.

[@purplestarowl89]

The Cavatelli look;s so delicious but i don;y like mushroom's they are too rubbey chewy nope not for me maybe without the mushroom's and the other pasta dish that Nunzia makes tagliolini look's so delicious🍲😋🧡💖💖

[@Plinkofficial]

Nonna 🔪

[@mirabletest]

Finally a nonna that doesn't do pasta with tomato sauce

[@Benni777]

There’s many recipes not using tomato sauce, like pesto, or Alfredo sauces! ☺️

[@janetdiesnis456]

Or stinky cheese... 😅😅😅

[@flowercook3915]

And many videos on this channel without tomato

[@leandroulpio7473]

If you all don't like "stinky cheese" and want this "alfredo" or tomato sauce there are a lot of italian-american channels on KZbin, this channel has italian recipes.

[@gilanganeh1]

FIRST

[@andreatocknell593]

Why can’t he eat pasta?

[@Leachcl]

I see one person has no soul.

[@fernaocosi]

Zafferano is saffon and not paprika, please

[@pastagrannies]

hi Fernao, I said zafarana which is the local name for sweet pepper powder /pepe dolce 😊 best wishes, Vicky

[@fernaocosi]

@@pastagrannies Yep, must have heard wrong, forgive me

[@pastagrannies]

haha, I do make mistakes so always worth checking 😀 v best Vicky

[@1sunstyle]

I want to see the over 100 years grannie Mac n cheese cook off!