Ada shows us how to make cappellacci with pumpkin | Pasta Grannies

81 year old Ada shares her recipe for cappellacci filled with pumpkin and parmigiano cheese, dressed with a sausage sauce. In the process, she makes a giant pasta sheet, 1.5 metres long.
For the pasta, use 3 eggs, 150g 00 flour and 150 durum wheat semola flour
For the filling, use 500g baked pumpkin flesh, 200g grated parmigiano reggiano cheese, nutmeg and a teaspoon of sugar
For the sauce, use 500g good quality sausage meat, one onion, one carrot, one stick celery, 200ml tomato passata, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, rosemary, 100ml white wine.

[@SherieRodrigues]

Ada looks gorgeous in her pink sweater.

[@etaeleifi]

The women on this channel have so much vitality. 80yrs for them is like 50yrs to the rest of the world. Amazing.

[@ClaLu]

Brava!!! Maestra!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✨🙌🏻✨❤️

[@AgentAO7]

I love how she’s all dolled up even when cooking.. what a strong beautiful woman! ❤

[@davidfletcher4449]

She's one badass granny. Chopping pumpkin with open toed shoes and an axe. 😁

[@meredithheath5272]

Haaa!!! 👑👑👩‍🍳🥇

[@nicholasdomitraschuk1689]

The hanging rolling pins on the wall. VERY COOL. Pasta looks Amazing,

[@timothyogden9761]

Ada you are the definition of Woman. Confident, Intelligent and Elegant Bless you..

[@JinJinDoe]

Wow! Ada doesn't look like she is 81. I noticed what good posture she has - I wonder what was her line of work. The massive sfoglia is amazing, too. All of these nonnas make it look so easy!

[@maryangelaforgione6961]

I think they mentioned she was a pig farmer.

[@paulettoNYC]

She did look completely in charge and straight-backed as she was rolling out the dough. The news that she was a competitor was not surprising. Each dish I see brings me cravings but this dish in particular looks spectacular. Does Ada cook for visitors?

[@giovannisantostasi9615]

Yeah, she is a farmer, Italy was mostly a farmer culture in the past. Many of the recipes in Italy have a farmer's origin.

[@Sometimes_Always]

The process of making the sfoglia was magnificent.. At that level it's like watching the creation of art.. So masterful..

[@tegridy9569]

Nonna Ada, sei stupenda! Quando divento nonna faro anch'io la pasta fresca indossando i gioielli. My god, she is gorgeous! ❤

[@fran6b]

Ada is nothing less than a national treasure.

[@goglaso]

Everything has been said about Ada. I wanna say it myself: She is cool, quick, amiable, humble, virtuoso, full of gentle energy... Empress of pasta!

[@ohheyyola5416]

One of the most wholesome corners of the internet. It's like meditation making pasta. Must be their secret to stay young. Inspiring stuff.

[@artycrafty9209]

Well it must be a lie about Ada's age, you can take 25+ years off of that! she looks and cooks amazing and what ever her secret is I would love some. Ada please continue to shop at local shops, it is the best way and we need them. Thank you Vicky and team for a wonderful video. Ramon.

[@pastagrannies]

hi Ramon, Ada is fabulous! Thanks for your appreciation of Pasta Grannies 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@sasajelisavac5209]

PASTA Grannies rocks...

[@justme8108]

What a beautiful woman, and a beautiful place. Love the recipe.

[@robertsterner2145]

This is twice in the month that this brilliant woman has absolutely blown me away with her pasta artistry. She's an absolute marvel! I could watch video after video of her.

[@flowercook3142]

Where else?

[@robertsterner2145]

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[@inesdelahoya2045]

Not just the result of the finished dish delicious, the process of cooking it is full of love and respect... Thank you so much !!!

[@jukoerich487]

I hope I reach 81 years old and be able to do an incredible and difficult work like this, italian grannies are awesome

[@smamat79]

Bravissimi. Possibly the most sophisticaed pasta making I've seen on this channel. What an elegant lady. Hardly surprised me when you said she'd won an award!

[@meredithheath5272]

🥰🥰🤗🤗👸👩‍🍳🏆🥇👑

[@rlt94]

The flavor combination of a sharp aged cheese like Parmesan and a sweet spice like nutmeg is something that dates back at least to the cooking of the Italian renaissance.

[@meredithheath5272]

I had never heard of this combination! ( I put red peppers, and Hungarian Paprika in my tomato sauce, but, I eat less cheese and no meat.) I'm going to try this combination with nutmeg!

[@andreesandahl300]

Yes, my green eyed Italian grandmother always put a little nutmeg in meatballs and a similar butternut squash ravioli filling.

[@charlenejordan6224]

Omg those look amazing.

[@stephenriley9084]

Vicky, I love Ada's standards, methods and precise explanations. 5 stars 🌟! Regards Stephen.

[@cindymuench5425]

These ladies are amazing and the food looks delicious!😊

[@iRosie13]

So full of knowledge! I love hearing stories about their lives too(:

[@alextilton2677]

Must be Friday. This is how I know I made it to the end of the week. Another great video. God that looks delicious.

[@pastagrannies]

It was! 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@balbobrut]

Bellissimo. Signora Ada complimenti, io abito lì vicino, quando vuole invitarmi a pranzo, molto volentieri. Scherzi a parte, brava davvero! E bravi voi del canale a dare visibilità a certe arti!

[@beowulf26]

Wow just amazing. I think I could watch them roll out pasta for days.

[@RosieGoat100]

I concur with Ada about the eggs! It makes a world of difference!! I love this channel!!!

[@campgros]

As an Italian living in UK (and with a keen interest in cooking) I have to take my hat off to your videos. Love the fact that I always manage to learn something WHILST enjoying a state of deep fuzzy feeling ❤

[@pastagrannies]

I'm glad you like them! 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@nicolett195]

Ada is such a perfectionist. I love watching her work. She is so precise, clean and has so much wisdom. Her meals must taste amazing.

[@gigigirl2229]

An amazing lady and takes pride in her work .. beautiful!

[@GordiansKnotHere]

That must taste amazing! Imagine the recipes out there that we DON'T know about...

[@markharrisllb]

I like how everything she does has a reason and she fully understands that reason, she doesn't do anything just because that’s how she was taught. I've never seen anyone with a collection of Mattarello and rolling pins before, I just have the three, a 100cm Mattarello, a traditional British rolling pin and a 60cm French.

[@phronsiekeys]

That is hearty food! Ada is so elegant and confident

[@pliny8308]

This is the kind of perfectionism and attention to detail I saw in my mother and aunt and grandmother and great-aunts. The eggs mass produced are different from the ones your own chickens produce on a completely "clean" diet, both in size and albumin, so the amount of flour used will differ. One of my cousins moved to Switzerland. When his mother came to visit, she brought her own flour and eggs, mortadella, tomato passata, etc., but the tortellini still weren't perfect. Next time she brought the water for boiling them too. :) My husband always said he could never get used to what he called our "obsession" with perfection, but he has sure always loved the finished product.

[@smamat79]

Same thing said by my wife when I obsess over having ingredients from my hometown posted across the country while she'd be benefitting the most out of the obsession and agreeing later on!

[@pastagrannies]

thank you for sharing your memories - it's funny how water definitely makes a difference 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@zingaradigiorno7775]

Brava Signora! I love how the name of the shape of pasta changes with the region. My dad is from Emilia-Romagna and they call them tortellaci. Yum!

[@MaggieGrubs]

Hats off to this Lady!! She is 81 but looks much younger

[@davidmiller9219]

She makes the best meals here with some much love and has an amazing recipe to it. Hi I'm David, nice to meet you!

[@gianmarcosalani8932]

There are no words. Great recipe and execution. Brava Ada, you are the pride of Ferrara!

[@giovannisantostasi9615]

This channel is wonderful. It is great to save for posterity these wonderful traditional recipes. I hope international viewers realize how fresh, interesting, and imaginative Italian cuisine is, not what you find in commercialized restaurants in the US for example.

[@elainebmack]

I am an American who lived in Siena Italy for study one year. The food was so gloriously fresh and flavorful, and when I returned to the States, I had those fresh flavors still in my palate. Months later, I attended an Italian Festival in a neighborhood in Chicago, but sadly was so very disappointed in what I had to eat. There were a lot of starchy offerings like thick crust pizza, spaghetti, and a few types of sandwiches with thick slices of pastrami, but nothing fresh or particularly good.

[@angieb1able]

Those eggs! I make homemade pasta and always wished it was that colour…so much more appetizing. Great job stretching that amazing dough!

[@davidmiller9219]

She makes the best meals here with some much love and has an amazing recipe to it. Hi I'm David, nice to meet you!

[@inkajoo]

Eggs are that color when they are very fresh. So try to get some at a farmer's market

[@Ursaminor31]

Beautiful, elegant, expert. Thank you we love you.

[@mfr336]

I love her humility. She says it's good in spite of everything... She's amazing!

[@gipsi2001]

Grazie mille pasta grannies. 😘 Love from New Zealand ❤️

[@lindamanuel9073]

81? God bless her, she looks amazing!

[@rolfingegypt2209]

Lovely lovely lady. She looks so young. Bravo!

[@mariaslasovicz6185]

I bought your pasta grannies cookbook and am in the process of cooking my way through it. It is fantastic! Please come up with a second one as soon as you have collected more recipes! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@pastagrannies]

hi Maria, thank you for buying the book; there will be a second one published in September. 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@adablog3429]

Ricetta buonissima...grazie Ada da Ada provincia di Lodi...

[@mikecoffee100]

these vids always makes me think of Mamaaa though not Italian ( Hungrain ) made Home Cooked meals like here. Great Videos Thank You

[@giovannidestantis1422]

This type of food and the passion for the Italian cuisine and traditions would heal any disease.!

[@Susan.I]

I love all your variety of rolling pins!

[@justme8108]

You will be ready for another book, soon. I loved your latest one.

[@bernadethahemamalini2926]

I love her kitchen, sitting there while listen her story...so lovely ❤️

[@kellietrudel8222]

How impressive! And brava to Ada for winning a pasta competition. A beautiful lady. The pasta looks so delicious 💐

[@makelikeatree1696]

That is a remarkable sheet of pasta.

[@cjlive5182]

Add this to things I will never be able to do

[@axion8788]

Astonishing skill!

[@tonyhoward1735]

7 pasta, rollers hanging in the back... She means business

[@joanies6778]

I cannot wait to try this! Always looking for pumpkin and pasta recipes. 😋 Thank you!

[@davidmiller9219]

She makes the best meals here with some much love and has an amazing recipe to it. Hi I'm David, nice to meet you!

[@campari4467]

Wow, wonderful dish. What I loved was ada and her prada bag. You go girl 👏

[@pastagrannies]

good spot, I hadn't noticed.🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@meredithheath5272]

( I love Prada, too [ although I could never afford to buy that brand]. I think Prada is still a small company, and family owned?)

[@nebbindog6126]

Warm comfort food! Could use some of that as the snow flies past my window. The lovely Nona reminded me of my grandma, who always knew the fine points f what she was doing.

[@cetina6346]

Inspiring...love it!

[@AnnetteJosephstyle]

WOW! really amazing to watch this. Looks delicious. This region in Italy is magic!

[@Company-59]

I just enjoy your videos. They are the perfect mixture of education, feeling at home, Italianita and history. Thanks a lot!

[@pastagrannies]

Our pleasure! 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@bigiedieot]

I almost cried watching her fill each individual cappellacci

[@ginacirelli1581]

Thank you for this video! Squash or pumpkin filled pasta is my favorite, and I always wondered if they actually made it in Italy. Ada is amazing with that dough!

[@katielouieschwartz]

I love #PastaGrannies!

[@sammyhakimvlogs5608]

This Cappellacci with Pumpkin recipe looks so delicious.

[@zampone]

what a stylish perfectionist sfoglina lady!

[@VerhoevenSimon]

This video is exactly the wholesomeness I needed after the week I've had.

[@Susan.I]

Perfect filling and shape of pasta!

[@perihaninmutfagi44]

You are amazing, thank you very much

[@NinaLon]

That was a labour of love! Looks delish🤤

[@Susan.I]

Ooh, the ParmesanoRegiano looks so good!

[@Proj3ctPlays]

why does it look like she's cooking in a school kitchen? (i love u Ada)

[@losmismosdesiempre9047]

Buenisimoooo!!!! Saludos desde Argentina!

[@paulettoNYC]

Ada's pasta skills are very impressive! And this dish looks so delicious. Does she cook for visitors? "Pasta Grannies" is a global treasure and I hope you all receive knighthoods for promoting Italian culture. I love feeling like I'm in someone's kitchen, watching a meal be prepared, knowing the deep traditions at the core of each woman's story and passion.

[@rosiclerfelisberti]

Os meus descendentes de italianos do sul do Brasil usam exatamente este recheio. Servido com molho, nós chamamos de Tortéi. Eu aprendi com minha mãe, que aprendeu de minha avó, que aprendeu se minha bisavó, etc.🙂👏👏👏 💕💕💕

[@elviradedilectis6623]

Ada sei fantastica!!!! ❤️💖💕👏👏👏👏

[@filipponseele7346]

Brava Ada E viva la cuchina Italiana

[@lauracolby6038]

LOVE LOVE LOVE MY PASTA GRANNIES

[@josiemorgan5401]

God bless her 🙏

[@dnmurphy48]

That looks wonderful, and those sausages to die for, actually, of course I mean to live for.

[@erizabeta]

She should have a cooking show

[@cozyplanetrecords4597]

Grande Ada! ❤️

[@giovannisantostasi9615]

What a marvelous dish!

[@stevelogan5475]

Ms. Vicky, once again a great video with the dear soul Ms. Ada, we would have many variations to this recipe here in Appalachia, this most significant one would be the use of the pumpkin( our pasta is more simple also) & although we tend to like it more in a dessert ie: pie, pudding, etc... we opt for the squashes for supper, butternut, spaghetti, acorn, etc...it is very delicious though & our sausage can be nearly the same, but there are many varieties depending on availability, God Bless all, please stay safe

[@pastagrannies]

hi Steve, I think sausage and pumpkin is one of the those classic combinations, and I love all the different varieties. 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@stevelogan5475]

@@pastagrannies ty Ms. Vicky

[@stevelogan5475]

👍👍👍

[@lyndaturner9294]

Delightful, just what I needed today!

[@huto9606]

Amazing, only to see the pasta!

[@loretta_3843]

My mum just turned 87 today, it's been years since she's made pasta at home but she'll regularly make gnocchi - my zia, her sister is more of a pasta maker.

[@MagisterialVoyager]

Looks so good!

[@debboyea9567]

Wonderful!

[@katesheppard7813]

Amazing.

[@marijanabahun3884]

Beautiful!

[@gianfrancobolla6658]

Love the Chanel but the sub titles are impossible to see because they are in white. Grazie ciao franco

[@denisehartzel946]

She looks fantastic because of all our wonderful Italian food good wholesome ingredients never fast food.

[@gombkotoemil88]

simple fantastic

[@csantrich4387]

La signora Ada per essere da 81 anni si vede piu giovane, brava! la maestria con il mattarello

[@toucheaulait892]

Man, this looks so delicious

[@Bianchi8000]

Rockstar Pasta Grammie!!

[@giovannisantostasi9615]

Please learn about soffritto, is really one of the most important things about Italian sauces: celery, onions, and carrots, it is what gives consistency and a great taste to many Italian dishes.