I'm curious how many of you cook without following recipes? I've always been so dependent on them on the rare occasions when I cook... this really pushed me out of my comfort zone!
All the time Recipes are only guidelines not a roadmap for cooking all of the dishes. Dont get me wrong some recipes have to be followed to a tee Others leave a lot of room for improvisation
I couldn't make tiramisu or Pollo alla cacciatora without a recipe, but I routinely make various fresh pasta dishes, including fettucine burro e parmigiano and ravioli, pestos, carbonara, and a few others without measurements or recipes, except I almost always measure the pasta water and salt. On the other hand, I have no idea how to make coffee.
Io perche' a forza di guardare mia madre da piccolo(e aiutarla pure😊) mi sono abituato ad andare a occhio,il fatto e' piu' semplice quando conosci gli ingredienti cosi' non vale per i dolci che ESIGONO quantita' precise,per questo Harper hai fatto un gran bel tiramisu' a quanto pare!🤩😋👍
Yea please do this, it would be hilarious 😂 But I think Harper actually speaks a good Italian, so to make things more spicy the instructions should be all in stretto dialetto calabrese. We Italians would be on the floor laughing in tears all the episode.
@@MrGilRoland mmh, non credo che parli un buon italiano. Forse conosce parecchi termini che si usano in cucina, ma non sapeva il significato letterale di "pelo nell'uovo". Secondo me sarebbe complicato anche in italiano 😂
I almost never cook from a recipe, unless I’m trying something unfamiliar to me for the first time, or often for baking. And my husband and my son also cook the same way, although my husband bakes bread regularly without a recipe, just by feel-I wouldn’t dare, but he’s been baking bread all his life. So we’re lucky enough to eat mainly fresh, home baked bread.
Haaa... Tiramisu ❤ As here (Philippines) it is very hard to get savoiardi and mascarpone is outrageously expensive, I solved the issue by baking my own savoiardi and do homemade mascarpone ! And guess what ? It's the most tasty and yummy tiramisu I have ever done 🤤😎
That's nice, it's not that difficult to make savoiardi, also in italy some people cook them but most of us just buy it because it's faster. The mascarpone is harder to make but you did a great job, if it's too expencive. Good job :D
Don't let those little Bambi eyes fool you..Harper knows exactly what he's doing..the fact that he knew the coffee seasoning trick from Napoli proves he's been around the block!! (😊YES Eva!! With Harper you made a miracle!!) ♥️ What a treat this was. Thank you Both!
This is how you cook: the consistency, the smell, the taste, the texture...recipes are good the first few times that you make a dish but then you make it your way.
Questo episodio è fantastico! se prima non eravamo innamorati di Harper, ora lo siamo! Dio ti benedica, Eva! Il tuo studente non morirà mai di fame! Buon lavoro Harper!
Bravo, Harper! This video ranks among Pasta Grammar's all time best! Harper, you were precious! Eva, you were adorable. Loved the challenge, the tension, the miracle! Five Stars to Harper, job well done!
I cook without recipes. It’s taken me a couple of years to learn how to cook following a recipe. I usually find that following a recipe doesn’t come out as good as my cooking without a recipe. Great job, Harper!!! 🎉
How incredibly proud and impressed Ava was! That was so sweet and well deserved! Harper showed how much he pays attention to her when she cooks! Fantastic job, Harper!
Hooray for Harper for nailing these recipes and Eva for teaching him how to go by sight and feel and smell !! I laughed many times at Harpers talking his way through this challenge. Really enjoyed this video! Thank you both for another great one 👍
I love Eva's gestures with her hands, with or without a fork, making little circles in the air. You know the dish has her approval. Good job Harper. But most importantly, you've given me confidence to cook Italian.
I love watching your videos every week! I always learn something new, but they always put a smile on my face. I just choked on my coffee when Harper said he was missing something and Ava said maybe a pan. I died. That was great.
All I can say is that you two are amazing. I love to see Eva's eyes and how they sparkle. Her attitude towards recipes is just like my wife's. My wife is Sicilian, born and raised. I can't get enough of your videos
Bravo, Harper!! What an excellent student!! Brava, Eva! You did an amazing job of teaching Harper how to “cook like an Italian” (as Vincenzo would say)! 🍝🧀🍰🇮🇹 And to answer your question, I never use a recipe.
I think the best thing about this trial was that Eva was the winner in thia whole thing to know that her husband really proud of her cooking and knows the taste, smell, and things she does throughout the process. Yet the biggest thing behind it is that, it was made by you Harper. Bravo!!!
Fantastic episode. Eva is right. Savory foods can easily be made by feel. Desserts are more of a science. All professional bakers will weigh ingredients to be more accurate. Many times the temperature of the ingredients matter. The order you add the ingredients matter a great deal too. That tiramisu really proves you learned how to cook. Eva’s smile when she tasted it confirms it. I will love this series. I learn a lot. Not only cooking but history. I also love seeing the love and respect you show for each other. ❤️
She taught cha well Harper! lol There are times when couples fall more in love and this is one of those times. You could see the pride and love in Eva's eyes. lol So sweet. This video was too fun.
Harper you did a great job! I think the best way to cook homemade meals is without recipes. Eva you are a Master and have taught a lot of us great Italian cooking!
Congratulations to Harper for having become a good cook of Italian delights! Even bigger congratulations to Eva for her patient teaching! Teaching a loved one is notoriously difficult.
Firstly, let me say that I love your channel. Secondly, as a 53 year Canadian male with Ukrainian and polish ancestry who prefers cooking Italian cuisine, this episode really proved to me how good of a cook I really am. Overall, great job.
Great job Harper, I think Eva is proud of you, if you cook with your heart you will never need a recipe. Remember when it comes to Italian food, sometimes less is better, you nailed it brother. 🇮🇹😎🇮🇹
The look on Harper's face is classic! 😂😂😂 I feel confident that if Harper can make pasta from scratch so can I and I never have! You did well I definitely would have to look up each recipe!
BRAVO Harper! You did an amazing job, People who cook a lot, like Eva, have all of their recipes memorized. It's like muscle memory. Baking is the only thing I measure for. I think Eva is very impressed with your efforts.
Wow way to go Harper!! And congratulations to Eva for training your man so well. Now he can do all the cooking hahaha. This was SO funny to watch. Harper was seriously stressed. Very good job.
This is a really sweet vid! Harper has obviously watched & listened as Eva cooks, but being put on the spot to do it yourself is different. Loved how proud she looks with each dish. Buon Appetito, xx
After watching Eva's Expertise for so long, this was one of my favourite videos. I really loved her reactions to your dishes. I'd love to see more of this. good job!
You are so endearing. So nice that you encourage and involve your viewers. So fun and funny together. Well done...you really show and teach the way to make things. Thank you.
When I hand cut pasta, I roll or fold one side half way up, then roll the other side up to meet in the middle like a Torah scroll. Then, after I cut it, I can slide a skewer or a thin knife under the center of the scroll, lift, and the pasta unrolls. Much simpler than trying to flip it around to get it to unroll.
@@mala3isity You're quite welcome. I get so much good info off the Pasta Grammar videos, website, and video comments that I almost feel obligated to share what I can.
I immediatly put a thumb up for the Harper's tiramisù, excellent job bro! I learned how to prepare a tiramisù when I was a child from my zia Maria (I have a zia Maria too...😋) and now that I'm 43, I always always always follow her recipe wrote with the exact amount of ingredients that fit exactly in the same pan that I use for tiramisù for decades...Great!!! 😄🥰👍👍👍
That's what love can make you do. It's amazing how Harper learned in a couple of year by staing with Eva. I love how supportive she is and how she can bring some italian traditions there. Harper also you did amazing and every food looked appetizing, good job!!! Italians are proud of you :)
Would anyone else add an ounce or two of marsala wine, or say, an ounce of amaretto to the tiramisu custard? I do. "Next level." 😉 Definitely forgot the garlic in the pollo alla cacciatora (I was willing you to remember) but not a big deal as Eva pointed out: She said it was delicious! Finally: Fettucine al Alfredo. What a save Harper! "Mantecare" in a separate bowl, adding pasta water as necessary. I also add an egg yoke to make this classic dish taste even more delicious and creamy without the addition of cream which is how many restaurants in North America tend to prepare it. Very proud of you Harper! Eva has been an excellent tutor, and you have obviously been paying very close attention to her techniques all these years. (Who wouldn't. Lucky guy.) Bravi!! 👏👏👏 🇨🇦🇮🇹🇺🇸
The look on Harper's face throughout this whole ordeal is the same one my husband had on his face every time we had a kid. (3x) I'm happy for him that the stress ended with what looked like a really awesome dinner😊
This was a great episode. ❤ Harper did great and Eva was so proud. I feel there is hope for my cooking future. Maybe I can cook without recipes in the future too. 😂
Great job, Harper👍 the happy face of Eva says it all ❤️ what a lovely couple you are... and all the lovely food you prepare. I'd have loved to eat all three of your dishes, Harper and with a big grin on my face while poking my cheek with my finger. 🙋🏻♀️ The way I learnt cooking was by watching and helping mom and granny. There were no recipes in my family. It was always a handful of this, a good amount of that or just a pinch or a splash of something. Both mom and granny taught me to use my senses and trust them. I could see, smell, taste, feel and sometimes even hear when it was right (or not yet right). Today, in many countries cooking is just opening cans, jars, packages and topping stuff with a ton of artificial seasoning. That's very sad, it takes away so much of the passion, the love for food and good flavours, the satisfaction of really creating something that makes oneself and family and friends happy. Of course, people are busy but so were my mom and my grandma who lived in a time without many of the modern appliances and little helpers, plus doing the gardening, growing veggies and fruit, canning and conserving stuff, doing laundry, working a part time job and trying to raise us kids to what they called "decent people"😂. So, time isn't a point for not cooking good food for me. It doesn't necessarily take so much time to cook something yummy. Besides, cooking when done with passion and joy, helps you relax after a stress day at work. Have a glass of wine while you are at it and you'll end up smiling while plating your meal. ❤️Happy cooking everyone 🙋🏻♀️
I posted my comment before i watched the video. Very impressive Harper you paid attention. Eva, to you I say Bravo!! Your passion and love of great tasting food has affected harper What a compliment she paid you. “ this meal tastes like it was prepared by an Italian.
20:19 as soon as Harper brought out the pasta machine, I thought “Wait!?- is THIS the infamous episode where he breaks the machine!?”………and sure enough!😅😂🤷♀️👍🏻
First of all, CONGRATULATIONS HARPER! Well done! And congratulations to Eva for being an excellent teacher, she should be very proud. This was a really fun video to watch. However, I don't see the...(allure?)...(desire?)...of cooking without a recipe. I get that if you are the primary cook of the house and you've made the same meals for years, eventually you don't need to follow a recipe. But I don't see it as something to aspire to. And I think Harper should do more cooking...maybe this should be a regular "test", every few months. 😃
This was so much fun! As for me, my entire life growing up I never really saw my mom, my Nanna or Great Gramma ever measure a darn thing; it was always by feel and sight. To see Harper having learned this is really cool! Now I gotta try my own hand at each of these (and remember to tag). Ciao E gracie
Arrperre, you matched your wife’s challenge and cooked a great meal! Who cares about the broken noodle machine I have the same one athome and never broke by now. Being married more than 30 years I wish you both the best, when contesting each other! Love your channel!
Fantastic and Excellent Job Harper! I honestly thought you were going to take the easy approach with dry fettucine, but fresh pasta from scratch? I'm beyond impressed. I wish I could do that. :)
You two are so cute...Eva said it best she made a miracle...the pope needs to bless this sequence as a miracle...brava Eva Now I asked my Siciliano husband of 50 years to do the same...he said he can, so I said make pasta like I do with no measurements.. He shook his head, laughed and asked what I'm making today... I'll keep him in suspense...I look forward to Sundays with Eva and Harper
This was awesome! Great challenge Eva and Harper you did not disappoint. Well done, everything looked so good and for not following a recipe or measurements you did fantastic. 🤗 If I don't make something often, especially a dessert I always have to look at the recipe. If I'm making food I can make it work but it might not be as good. 😂
The _caffettiera_ with the hole on the lid; that is a Brikka. Making espresso with it is such a treat since you get this thick crema on top of your espresso, just like at a proper cafe.
I'm curious how many of you cook without following recipes? I've always been so dependent on them on the rare occasions when I cook... this really pushed me out of my comfort zone!
All the time
Recipes are only guidelines not a roadmap for cooking all of the dishes.
Dont get me wrong some recipes have to be followed to a tee
Others leave a lot of room for improvisation
I need to use recipes all the time, unless I have made something a lot!
I couldn't make tiramisu or Pollo alla cacciatora without a recipe, but I routinely make various fresh pasta dishes, including fettucine burro e parmigiano and ravioli, pestos, carbonara, and a few others without measurements or recipes, except I almost always measure the pasta water and salt. On the other hand, I have no idea how to make coffee.
Io perche' a forza di guardare mia madre da piccolo(e aiutarla pure😊) mi sono abituato ad andare a occhio,il fatto e' piu' semplice quando conosci gli ingredienti cosi' non vale per i dolci che ESIGONO quantita' precise,per questo Harper hai fatto un gran bel tiramisu' a quanto pare!🤩😋👍
No recipes unless it's about baking.
"I can say, to myself, that with you, I made a miracle!" LMAO...
I would also love to see Harper cook a dish where Eva instructs Harper but all in Italian 😂
Yea please do this, it would be hilarious 😂 But I think Harper actually speaks a good Italian, so to make things more spicy the instructions should be all in stretto dialetto calabrese. We Italians would be on the floor laughing in tears all the episode.
ahahahahaha, yes, do it...it will get more views than you ever had
@@MrGilRoland mmh, non credo che parli un buon italiano. Forse conosce parecchi termini che si usano in cucina, ma non sapeva il significato letterale di "pelo nell'uovo". Secondo me sarebbe complicato anche in italiano 😂
That would be brilliant!
Yes!
The spark in Eva's eyes when she tasted the Tiramisu - you can tell how proud she was :) Keep it up guys, love watching you!
I think Harpers getting lucky tonight!!!😍
I almost never cook from a recipe, unless I’m trying something unfamiliar to me for the first time, or often for baking. And my husband and my son also cook the same way, although my husband bakes bread regularly without a recipe, just by feel-I wouldn’t dare, but he’s been baking bread all his life. So we’re lucky enough to eat mainly fresh, home baked bread.
I was just thinking the same thing. She is so beautiful and I love the way she smiles with her eyes!
Being an Italian I am proud of you Harper: you FINALLY went away from the dark side of cooking so welcome to the light! 😂
È diventato più bravo dello “Chef Alfredo” ! 😉
As an Italian, I’m proud of Eva.
Haaa... Tiramisu ❤ As here (Philippines) it is very hard to get savoiardi and mascarpone is outrageously expensive, I solved the issue by baking my own savoiardi and do homemade mascarpone ! And guess what ? It's the most tasty and yummy tiramisu I have ever done 🤤😎
@tripackonetooth4919 lady fingers are available in the Philippines, I believe they are called broas. Please correct me if I am wrong.
@@sumatra1421 I know broas, but their shape is not perfect for tiramisu... On top, they are not always very good 😉
That's nice, it's not that difficult to make savoiardi, also in italy some people cook them but most of us just buy it because it's faster. The mascarpone is harder to make but you did a great job, if it's too expencive. Good job :D
Don't let those little Bambi eyes fool you..Harper knows exactly what he's doing..the fact that he knew the coffee seasoning trick from Napoli proves he's been around the block!!
(😊YES Eva!! With Harper you made a miracle!!) ♥️ What a treat this was. Thank you Both!
This was BY FAR my favorite episode. Great job guys!!!
Warms my heart to see Eva give Harper such praise!!
The Tiramisù part, that was LOVE. This was SO wholesome. Parker, you should be really proud of yourself. Eva sure is!
This is how you cook: the consistency, the smell, the taste, the texture...recipes are good the first few times that you make a dish but then you make it your way.
Questo episodio è fantastico! se prima non eravamo innamorati di Harper, ora lo siamo! Dio ti benedica, Eva! Il tuo studente non morirà mai di fame! Buon lavoro Harper!
Well done, Harper! Eva has done a great job teaching you! The smile on Eva's face said it all..
Bravo, Harper! This video ranks among Pasta Grammar's all time best! Harper, you were precious! Eva, you were adorable. Loved the challenge, the tension, the miracle! Five Stars to Harper, job well done!
I cook without recipes. It’s taken me a couple of years to learn how to cook following a recipe. I usually find that following a recipe doesn’t come out as good as my cooking without a recipe. Great job, Harper!!! 🎉
I too have that experience.
I only follow recipes for baking. But then, I'm a horrible baker, maybe there is a pattern here.
How incredibly proud and impressed Ava was! That was so sweet and well deserved! Harper showed how much he pays attention to her when she cooks! Fantastic job, Harper!
Hooray for Harper for nailing these recipes and Eva for teaching him how to go by sight and feel and smell !! I laughed many times at Harpers talking his way through this challenge. Really enjoyed this video! Thank you both for another great one 👍
I love Eva's gestures with her hands, with or without a fork, making little circles in the air. You know the dish has her approval. Good job Harper. But most importantly, you've given me confidence to cook Italian.
Harper really did a magnificent job!
24:22 Such a wholesome moment ☺
We are all so proud of him
I love watching your videos every week! I always learn something new, but they always put a smile on my face. I just choked on my coffee when Harper said he was missing something and Ava said maybe a pan. I died. That was great.
All I can say is that you two are amazing. I love to see Eva's eyes and how they sparkle. Her attitude towards recipes is just like my wife's. My wife is Sicilian, born and raised. I can't get enough of your videos
Bravo, Harper!! What an excellent student!! Brava, Eva! You did an amazing job of teaching Harper how to “cook like an Italian” (as Vincenzo would say)! 🍝🧀🍰🇮🇹
And to answer your question, I never use a recipe.
I think the best thing about this trial was that Eva was the winner in thia whole thing to know that her husband really proud of her cooking and knows the taste, smell, and things she does throughout the process. Yet the biggest thing behind it is that, it was made by you Harper. Bravo!!!
Fantastic episode. Eva is right. Savory foods can easily be made by feel. Desserts are more of a science. All professional bakers will weigh ingredients to be more accurate. Many times the temperature of the ingredients matter. The order you add the ingredients matter a great deal too. That tiramisu really proves you learned how to cook. Eva’s smile when she tasted it confirms it.
I will love this series. I learn a lot. Not only cooking but history. I also love seeing the love and respect you show for each other. ❤️
Bravo Harper!🎉🎉🎉
You should be very proud- the look on Eva’s eyes as she tasted your tiramisu… priceless!!
Whoo-hoo!!! 😄
🤣🤣🤣 I never was more stressed watching Harper getting started! BRAVO👍
She taught cha well Harper! lol There are times when couples fall more in love and this is one of those times. You could see the pride and love in Eva's eyes. lol So sweet. This video was too fun.
Bravissimo Harper! 👏👏👏 You obviously have an excellent teacher!
Harper cooked with the most important traditional Italian ingredient. Love
Harper you did a great job! I think the best way to cook homemade meals is without recipes. Eva you are a Master and have taught a lot of us great Italian cooking!
Congratulations to Harper for having become a good cook of Italian delights! Even bigger congratulations to Eva for her patient teaching! Teaching a loved one is notoriously difficult.
I usually put a little Amaretto in the coffee. But Eva's face was happy!
I was a little surprised he didn’t add booze. I thought Marsala or anisette was traditional for the ladyfinger layer.
Eva, you should feel proud for how well you have taught Harper and Harper wow Congratulazioni!
Absolutely love Eva’s facial responses ! Wonderful episode !
Firstly, let me say that I love your channel. Secondly, as a 53 year Canadian male with Ukrainian and polish ancestry who prefers cooking Italian cuisine, this episode really proved to me how good of a cook I really am. Overall, great job.
Great job Harper, I think Eva is proud of you, if you cook with your heart you will never need a recipe. Remember when it comes to Italian food, sometimes less is better, you nailed it brother. 🇮🇹😎🇮🇹
The look on Harper's face is classic! 😂😂😂 I feel confident that if Harper can make pasta from scratch so can I and I never have! You did well I definitely would have to look up each recipe!
BRAVO Harper! You did an amazing job, People who cook a lot, like Eva, have all of their recipes memorized. It's like muscle memory. Baking is the only thing I measure for. I think Eva is very impressed with your efforts.
I wake up every Sunday and this is what I MOST look forward to. This may be my favorite episode EVER!!! Mama mi, Arepear! 💖
Wow way to go Harper!! And congratulations to Eva for training your man so well. Now he can do all the cooking hahaha. This was SO funny to watch. Harper was seriously stressed. Very good job.
This is a really sweet vid! Harper has obviously watched & listened as Eva cooks, but being put on the spot to do it yourself is different. Loved how proud she looks with each dish. Buon Appetito, xx
Congratulations Harper! High praise from Eva! It looked wonderful!
I saw the title and I am already excited!
After watching Eva's Expertise for so long, this was one of my favourite videos. I really loved her reactions to your dishes. I'd love to see more of this. good job!
You are so endearing. So nice that you encourage and involve your viewers. So fun and funny together. Well done...you really show and teach the way to make things. Thank you.
When I hand cut pasta, I roll or fold one side half way up, then roll the other side up to meet in the middle like a Torah scroll. Then, after I cut it, I can slide a skewer or a thin knife under the center of the scroll, lift, and the pasta unrolls. Much simpler than trying to flip it around to get it to unroll.
Great tip. Thank you.
@@mala3isity You're quite welcome. I get so much good info off the Pasta Grammar videos, website, and video comments that I almost feel obligated to share what I can.
@@ps5801 :)
Bravo Harper!! 🎉 e Brava Eva for being such a great teacher!
Aaaaarpear!!!! *waving fork and smiling a smile like I'm keeping a secret* Well done! You really are a good cook!
I immediatly put a thumb up for the Harper's tiramisù, excellent job bro! I learned how to prepare a tiramisù when I was a child from my zia Maria (I have a zia Maria too...😋) and now that I'm 43, I always always always follow her recipe wrote with the exact amount of ingredients that fit exactly in the same pan that I use for tiramisù for decades...Great!!! 😄🥰👍👍👍
That's what love can make you do. It's amazing how Harper learned in a couple of year by staing with Eva. I love how supportive she is and how she can bring some italian traditions there.
Harper also you did amazing and every food looked appetizing, good job!!! Italians are proud of you :)
This was really fun to watch and good job Harper!
I've tried so many of your dishes. They all turned out fabulous! Thank you for teaching me how to cook the authentic Italian way!!!
You two are so fun together. Very fun. Bella.
I love all of your videos, you two are so amazing together! 🇮🇹🍝 We have learned so much, thank you!
Lol her reaction was so sweet. She’s real proud of you dude.
Would anyone else add an ounce or two of marsala wine, or say, an ounce of amaretto to the tiramisu custard? I do. "Next level." 😉
Definitely forgot the garlic in the pollo alla cacciatora (I was willing you to remember) but not a big deal as Eva pointed out: She said it was delicious!
Finally: Fettucine al Alfredo. What a save Harper!
"Mantecare" in a separate bowl, adding pasta water as necessary. I also add an egg yoke to make this classic dish taste even more delicious and creamy without the addition of cream which is how many restaurants in North America tend to prepare it.
Very proud of you Harper!
Eva has been an excellent tutor, and you have obviously been paying very close attention to her techniques all these years. (Who wouldn't. Lucky guy.)
Bravi!! 👏👏👏 🇨🇦🇮🇹🇺🇸
Lol Harper makes me laugh, he reminds me so much of my husband how he acts. Good job Harper you did well without recipes lol. Bravo 👏🏼
The look on Harper's face throughout this whole ordeal is the same one my husband had on his face every time we had a kid. (3x)
I'm happy for him that the stress ended with what looked like a really awesome dinner😊
It was great watching you both have so much fun together. Great video!!
Brava, Arper!!! Great job setting an example, Eva!!!
The look in Eva's eyes really makes you understand how good that Tiramisu really is!
Good job Harper!
Eva is a wonderful teacher & has taught you well!!!
😊💜💚💛
This one was fun. Harper did a great job! I enjoyed this very much!
This video was so much fun!! I loved it!!
Once again, we can say she is a very good influence on him -- it's like My Fair Lady in reverse. :)
the 'realness' of this show is what i love
You have the best teacher, Harper. Great job!
Great video! I was laughing all the time! Thank you!
Oh Dear-- Poor Harper!!! Bravo on all 3 Harper !!!! Lovely !
Bravissimo Harper..great job!!..lots of love to you and Eva..saluti dalla Sicilia..💕
This was such a wholesome video to see. So proud of you, Harper/Giuseppe!
This was a great episode. ❤
Harper did great and Eva was so proud. I feel there is hope for my cooking future. Maybe I can cook without recipes in the future too. 😂
Great job Harper! Bravo! Always good for a man to know how to cook! Plus, you have the best teacher!
Great job, Harper👍 the happy face of Eva says it all ❤️ what a lovely couple you are... and all the lovely food you prepare. I'd have loved to eat all three of your dishes, Harper and with a big grin on my face while poking my cheek with my finger. 🙋🏻♀️
The way I learnt cooking was by watching and helping mom and granny. There were no recipes in my family. It was always a handful of this, a good amount of that or just a pinch or a splash of something. Both mom and granny taught me to use my senses and trust them. I could see, smell, taste, feel and sometimes even hear when it was right (or not yet right).
Today, in many countries cooking is just opening cans, jars, packages and topping stuff with a ton of artificial seasoning. That's very sad, it takes away so much of the passion, the love for food and good flavours, the satisfaction of really creating something that makes oneself and family and friends happy. Of course, people are busy but so were my mom and my grandma who lived in a time without many of the modern appliances and little helpers, plus doing the gardening, growing veggies and fruit, canning and conserving stuff, doing laundry, working a part time job and trying to raise us kids to what they called "decent people"😂. So, time isn't a point for not cooking good food for me. It doesn't necessarily take so much time to cook something yummy. Besides, cooking when done with passion and joy, helps you relax after a stress day at work. Have a glass of wine while you are at it and you'll end up smiling while plating your meal. ❤️Happy cooking everyone 🙋🏻♀️
Way to go Harper!! Great job! Ava you are an amazing teacher
Only time I use a recipe if it's something I've never made before and it has to be precise.
Good job Harper. 👏👏.
Fantastic cooks Harper!
That Tiramisu looked absolutely fantastic!
I posted my comment before i watched the video. Very impressive Harper you paid attention. Eva, to you I say Bravo!! Your passion and love of great tasting food has affected harper
What a compliment she paid you. “ this meal tastes like it was prepared by an Italian.
That was a LOVELY video. Eleven out of ten!! 🤩🤩🤩👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great job, Harper! I cook without a recipe all the time…but baking is a science!! I’m very impressed!
I love your video's, Harper you're a lucky man having Eva cooking like that. You are observant and have learned, obviously from watching. well done !
Bravo, Harper! Eva taught You very well! ❤🎉
20:19 as soon as Harper brought out the pasta machine, I thought “Wait!?- is THIS the infamous episode where he breaks the machine!?”………and sure enough!😅😂🤷♀️👍🏻
First of all, CONGRATULATIONS HARPER! Well done! And congratulations to Eva for being an excellent teacher, she should be very proud. This was a really fun video to watch. However, I don't see the...(allure?)...(desire?)...of cooking without a recipe. I get that if you are the primary cook of the house and you've made the same meals for years, eventually you don't need to follow a recipe. But I don't see it as something to aspire to. And I think Harper should do more cooking...maybe this should be a regular "test", every few months. 😃
Great job Harper, and great job Eva for being such an amazing role model👏👏😋
Bravo Harper!
This was so much fun! As for me, my entire life growing up I never really saw my mom, my Nanna or Great Gramma ever measure a darn thing; it was always by feel and sight. To see Harper having learned this is really cool! Now I gotta try my own hand at each of these (and remember to tag). Ciao E gracie
Eva with her happy face brings such wonderous joy.
I love how Eva laughs and tells him the mixer attachments are under the kitchenaid - and Harper proceeds to use the manual mixer 😂
Tbf, I would want to have some sensory feedback and eyes right over the bowl if I were making meringue and custard too
The mixer is much more quick and effective at whipping air into the eggs.
Arrperre,
you matched your wife’s challenge and cooked a great meal! Who cares about the broken noodle machine I have the same one athome and never broke by now.
Being married more than 30 years I wish you both the best, when contesting each other!
Love your channel!
Fantastic and Excellent Job Harper! I honestly thought you were going to take the easy approach with dry fettucine, but fresh pasta from scratch? I'm beyond impressed. I wish I could do that. :)
Everything looked wonderful! You’ve both done a great job.
You two are so cute...Eva said it best she made a miracle...the pope needs to bless this sequence as a miracle...brava Eva
Now I asked my Siciliano husband of 50 years to do the same...he said he can, so I said make pasta like I do with no measurements..
He shook his head, laughed and asked what I'm making today...
I'll keep him in suspense...I look forward to Sundays with Eva and Harper
Loved watching you cook Harper but even better was watching Eva eat! Looks like she has taught you well! Very Entertaining 👍👍
Great idea! This was sooooo funny!
Eva, sei veramente strepitosa! Una vera stella all'altro fianco del Atlantico!
This was awesome! Great challenge Eva and Harper you did not disappoint. Well done, everything looked so good and for not following a recipe or measurements you did fantastic. 🤗 If I don't make something often, especially a dessert I always have to look at the recipe. If I'm making food I can make it work but it might not be as good. 😂
The _caffettiera_ with the hole on the lid; that is a Brikka.
Making espresso with it is such a treat since you get this thick crema on top of your espresso, just like at a proper cafe.