95yr old Mirella from Rome makes gnocchi with tomato sauce! | Pasta Grannies
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- Mirella is full of character and energy! And her gnocchi are easy to prepare. Use a kilo of floury potatoes and allow around 250g of flour - enough to hold the mash together. For the sauce, boil a celery stick and carrot, fry some onion in olive oil with salt and chilli pepper, white wine, and add a 400g of whole tomatoes along with the celery and carrot. Blitz after 5 minutes cooking. The recipe is vegan up to this point, so adding Pecorino Romano cheese is for vegetarians and omnivores. Enjoy!
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My goodness, this lady, not too far off 100 and how she looks, moves and speaks. So much admiration.
Exactly my grandmother lived to be 99 an she was still cooking too. ❤❤❤❤❤ ty for the video.
I’m glad she stood up to her landlord, even if she didn’t win. Gnocchi looks delicious! ❤
The sight of an Italian granny using a modern item like that stick blender tickles me, I think because I find delightful that her methods are for results and she has the acuity of wit to recognize when new methods better accommodate her means.
Stick blenders are older than me and I’m 37… I think it’s fair to use it as an 95 years old person. Makes life easier
Being old doesn't mean being stubborn, especially when new technology makes it much easier
What a narrow mindset.
@@ruhmuhaccer864says you.
@@chronic_daydreamer Say I indeed.
Love her! She does her own darn business!😄
I never would've guessed her to be 95.
I’m learning a lot from all these resilient and robust women! Thank you grannies and Vicky for bringing their recipes and stories.
that's good to hear, thank you for being a fan 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky
She seems such a wonderful person! Her devotion to fighting for a better community, her vibrant sense of humor -- it would be an honor to know her.
Love her personality, her gnocchi, her story and those earrings!
What a wonderful laugh Mirella has! That's one of the ingredients for the recipe of a long life. Thank you so much Vicky for another terrific video.
Her spirits are obvious and just extraordinary !
Another dynamo! I cannot believe that Maria is 95. I can only imagine what a force she was as a young woman since she is so powerful now. Great dish, great sauce and great person. Thanks again!
Yes Mirella is fabulously, typically Roman! 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky
I look forward to your wonderful weekly videos! Thanks so much and God bless all of these fantastic older women, the Pasta Grannies!❤
OMG My name is Mirella.... born in Australia to Sicilian parents... i have only met 2 other Mirella"s [n my life lol
Thank you the recipe..... will try it for sure YUMMY❤
Mine is Mirella too ❤ born in The Netherlands from Dutch parents, fond of Italy. Go there every year!
Oh, Vicky! You are so blessed to work side by side with these incredible women. Mirella is a wonderful young woman as she shops and cooks with ease!! She makes it seem so simple! Truly, a labor of love! I think I'm in the mood for some gnocchi!! Sending prayers and love! 🙏💞🇺🇸
(Please, don't stop the videos! Maybe you could share one of your favorite pasta dishes? Maybe? ❤❤)
hi Maria, I'm glad you enjoyed Mirella's video! Do you mean the pasta dishes that I like to cook? I have several depending on who I'm cooking for, starting with my grandson Raff (who is 6 tomorrow) and loves my pasta with tomato sauce 😀 😀 If there's interest I could do some TH-cam shorts? best wishes, Vicky
@@pastagrannies Yes, Vicky. I would love to see you prepare some of your favorite pasta dishes. Especially with your grandson!! No doubt, everyone would enjoy seeing these videos. Thank you for all your efforts! Your videos are so enjoyable and much appreciated! 🙏❤ Wishing Raff a very Happy birthday! Sending him special love and prayers!!
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What a treasure of a woman 😊. So full of life and humour, thank you for sharing your wonderful recipe with us.😘
She is such an inspiration! A strong, intelligent, resilient woman who fought to get more opportunities in life. Truly wonderful to get to share a moment in these ladies' lives.
THANK YOU MIRELLA & PASTA GRANNIES!
What a fabulous dish and lady! Fighting to get secondary schools and taking others before her! Thank you!
Amazing! So spry for 95. Pasta Grannies once again proves that age is but a number.
I love watching these videos. They are peaceful and always make me smile. A real gem. ❤
Such a bright, beautiful spirit!!!! thank you, Mirella! And, as always, thank you Vicky, for a the glorious work you and your great crew do.
hi Didi, I'm delighted you are a fab and appreciate the Grannies! 🌺🙂 best wishes, Vicky
You're all so very lucky to be able to film and taste these wonderful dishes made by incredible people 😍 Thank you ❤ Love from Miami ❤🌞🌊 🏖️
She’s adorable, it’s one thing to reach 95. It’s another to be this active and independent. She has great laugh and joy about her.
I remember watching my grandmother in the kitchen ty for this video ❤❤😂❤😂❤❤
Mirella seems so joyous showing her pasta- and sauce-making skills! And that trick with the bicarbonate of soda in the sauce is one I have used for years…taught to me by a “Pasta Mama!” TFS, Sharon🤗♥️🍝
hi Sharon, I've come across bicarb when soaking pulses, but it was the first time in tomato sauce for me - I reckon don't be generous with that pinch of bicarb though! 😀🌺 best wishes, Vicky
@@pastagrannies oh no….not unless you want a foamy mess that strips the tomatoes of all their flavor (ask me how I know!). Just a pinch and it cuts the acidity of the tomatoes and lets the sweetness shine through.
Questa nonna e fantastica! Gracie!
Ich liebe diese Sendung und freue mich jeden Freitag darauf. ❣👍😍
😂😂 “mi sono fatta i cazzi miei”!! Brava Mirella! Hai ragione’
Italians are just phenomenal best food in the world, dominant in art to football etc I'm a big fan 😊.
These ladies are amazing, they make everything see so easy to make and their beautiful attitude so contagious ❤❤❤
The baking soda is a brilliant idea that i do as well. It reacts with the acid in the tomatoes to cut down on the sourness. Perfect if the tomatoes in your area kind of suck. I also use it when i make anything with tomatillos if the end product is too sour, chili verde for example.
Hello from Salt Lake City!
My favorite guilty pleasure of the week is back.
good to hear PG is a favourite of yours. We're here every Friday! 😀🌺 best wishes, Vicky
Mirella, you are amazing and a true inspiration ❤
Thank you, Mirella!! Love hearing about her history + those pillowy gnocchi! Grazie!
Mirella is a gem! I love her recipe for a long life. I love making potato gnocchi. It is one of the simplest pastas to make and so satisfying. I enjoyed her sharing her stories and so sorry she lost her home. My mother was Roman as well and was 6 years older than her.
Look at her go! She can’t be 95!! More like 25! She has a wonderful smile! Wish i could taste her dish!!
What a delightful woman.
❤❤❤ great lady, great recipe, and GREAT life advice 😂🎉
❤❤❤❤❤ love this granny such an amazing lovely lady i loved how she said minding my own business 😂😂😂 she was an activist also respect ❤❤
She's amazing and what a lovely ,fun ,strong woman. Thank you.
What a beautiful lady! Thank you for showing us this video and her......she has a beautiful smile and happy spirit. Must be the gnocchi!!!!
Look at how expertly she rolls out the dough! Beautiful work.
Cheerful Mirella.. And hopefully she always healthy and happy... Gnocchi looking so delicious
I just adore these videos,would love to be in Italy to enjoy all these Nonnas delightful food
What an amazing Lady! God bless you, Mirella!
These ladies gove me life, this is the best series on youtube. Wonderful thank you
Thank you, I'm delighted you're a fan 🌺🙂 best wishes, Vicky
Grazie Signora Mirella.Buona Fortuna.
She looks fantastic!
So sorry that evil person made you move a beautiful heart. Thank you for sharing your recipe
As usual fantastic. Thank you. I’ve purchased the ricer. It’s sitting in a drawer for months. This video is my inspiration. Gnocchi’s on the menu for this week with that very delicious looking tomato sauce.
Che signora fantastica e simpatica!
MIrella is a gem, LOVE her energy & wit, sad that she had to move, grateful we were able to meet her and taste her wonderful gnocchi!
Today I found your channel and immediately hit subscribe. Who knew gnocchi was so easy to make? Mirella is so cute and vibrant. Salute!
Welcome to Pasta Grannies! Gnocchi are easy as long as you remember to let the mash cool a little and not to over knead the dough (which encourages the gluten to develop and makes them chewy). 🌺😊 best wishes, Vicky
Thank you for explaining how to make tomato sauce properly!
There's a lot of spirt in that lovely little lady. Thanks for sharing Vicky!❤
Vicky & team, I bloody love this channel and can't wait until its on TV ❤
hi Samantha, unfortunately commissioners aren't interested - so far; I'll keep trying! best wishes, Vicky
She's marvelous! What a hoot. Thank you.
Isn’t she lovely? Made from Love! I heard that on a Stevie Wonder song, and SO SUITS HER! I don’t remember many shows from Rome, and this one is extra special! Bicarbonate of soda, eh? Tasting sweet? News to me, so i must try! God please give me the extra special Mirella energy when I’m her age. All the best! Love my Pasta Grannies!
Adoro questa nonna!
I love her so much !!
Sono americana e sto imparando l'italiano (da quasi tre anni). Scusate se questo post è pieno di errori! Sto cercando. 😊❤🤭
Mia madre e mia nonna (tutta la famiglia) sono nate a Castel Romano (Molise).
La tua ricetta è molto simile alla nostra. Ma invece aggiungiamo un uovo e usiamo patate color ruggine.
Voglio provare la tua ricetta della salsa. Delizioso. 😋🍅🧅🥕🌱
Signora, lei è fantastica e molto divertente. Mi sono piaciuti il tuo video, la tua lezione e le tue storie.
Mi mancano mia nonna e mia zia. 😔 Loro e mia mamma erano i migliori cuochi. 🍇🍋🍅🫒🍆🥔🫑🧄🧅🍄🫘🥖🧀🥚🥗🧈🧂🥫🍝🍧🍰🍬☕️🍺🍕
Grazie mille e tutto il meglio per te e i tuoi cari. ❤
il tuo italiano è ottimo ❤
@@ChiaraMarchesi Grazie mille!!!
ThankS my Fellow FooDies foR teachinG me how to make tasty Gnocchi and Pasta Sauce as I am goinG to try makinG my firSt batch very soon!😍🌹🥔🥔🥔🥔🌹Shine On and HaVe a Blessed LiFe!✌🤓🙏😇🌹🌞🌹🐰🌹☕🍵☕🎋
My soul food Gnocchi❤
Mirella è un'istituzione, che possa campare altri cent'anni. Tanti saluti da piazza Testaccio ti amo Mirella
"Mind your own darn business and yuo'll live to a hundred!" is a common popular saying in Rome, but the original version in roman regional language (like she uses in the video) is a bit more colorful 😂😂😂 Looks like it works!! 🤣❤
I love pasta!
I love this channel ❤
Thank you
Love her!
What. Happy joyful lady!🎉
Bella nona!!❤❤ ci facciamo i acci nostri!😂
This is lovely 😍
What a sweet fun lady!
Fantastica 😄👏👏🇮🇹
Che signora fantastica ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Vicky: You should go to Argentina. Gnocchi are very popular, traditionally we eat them on the 29th, because they are cheap to make and your salary is almost gone by then.
I'd love to visit Argentina! I didn't know gnocchi were popular there, but it doesn't surprise me since there's such a big Italian community (as you know). Argentina was a favoured country for Marchigiani (I have a home in Marche) to emigrate. 😊🌺 best wishes, Vicky
Great video! MIrella is quite an inspiration, and I am inspired to make this recipe this week. I can't wait to try her version of marinara. Just one thing: in the subtitles, "casalinga" might be better translated as "homemaker," rather than "housekeeper," especially given the context. Still, it's a great video, and her secret to a long life is well worth remembering!
Thank you, I'll remember the next time we translate casalinga 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky
Casalinga is the same as housewife
@@gingerblue4253 that's true, but it can also be translated as "housekeeper," "domestic,'" or even "homebody" In this case, Mirella is talking about how her older sister was so good at the domestic tasks, that Mirella consulted her as she began her married life. So "homemaker" would fit how Mirella is trying to describe her sibling.
She's a spicy one!😂
What an interesting person.
맛있겠다
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Nonna has really good hand strength for her age, if u watch her using the potato ricer and cuttinv the carrotd and celery woth basically a serated butter knife
Looks yummy! :D
May Mirella continue to make amazingly even-textured gnocci and stick it to 'em for a decade yet!
❤ grande!
2:06 We see it here a little bit with all grandmothers. They don't need cutting boards to cut ingredients.
I love this modern nonna.. She fights for women’s rights, and uses instant ingredients & even a hand blender. 😅
great video, the recipe description is missing like half of the ingredients though
Thanks to all the Nonnas, con tanto amore, abracci dal Canada 🇨🇦🤗🌺🌻🌸💕
Question: What is the point of ricing the potatoes? How is it better than just mashing them? In another episode, Granny Isolina also used a ricer
Awesome recipe mam, please show Italian braciole recipe please
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I've saved many a sauce and chili with baking soda. Baking Soda knocks down the acidity in tomato sauces. I've had to use it when I bought canned tomatoes I've never used before (and never will again).
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Delightful
Delish!
I wonder if she ever met Don Camillo!? 🤣
Ooo, the secret ingredient is baking soda! Good, because I never add sugar to a sauce
Goodness she is so funny !!! "Come e" ? no answer .... once again "Come e "? ......... Wonder what forced them really, at the end of their engagement years to finally get hitched ! 9 long years is unusual 😆
Oh oh, my granny added 1 egg yolk per pound of potatoes, to yolk or not to yolk? I need to try the difference.
An italian granny would tell you that "it depends on the potatoes", if they have are too "watery" you need a yolk for cohesion :)
Секрет долголетия прост - надо делать пасту и делать с удовольствием! От ваших видео столько оптимизма! Честно сказать, я удивлена, что количество ваших подписчиков растет так медленно. Какого-нибудь идиота-блогера смотрят миллионы! А тут целый клад, интересно снято и народу немного.
City people ... the tomato sauce is more vegiesoup. But the gnocchis look great. Thank you very much for the video. Its fantastic that this old lady still is cooking gnocchis.
Could I be Mirella when I grow up?
I just taught a bunch of Girl Scouts that exact recipe.