SPECIALS
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HAPPY COOKING
CALENDAR 2010

EVENTS 2011

ACTIVE UMBRIA


FOOD EDUCATION

RURAL UMBRIA

UMBRIA HOLIDAYS


EMMA'S COOKBOOK


This section is named after my greatgrandmother Emma, who left us a whole collection of handwritten recipes enriched by old sayings and wise advice. Here you can find old seasonal recipes. Write to customize a menu to impress your friends for special events.

 

COOK UMBRIAN, SPEAK ITALIAN

Umbrian women open their kitchens to share their family recipes, cook with you a superb meal and offer Italian language training focusing on culinary terms, restaurant vocabulary and ordering.



OLIVE OIL TOURS IN UMBRIA AND TUSCANY
  • drive into olive oil area, beautiful views of olive groves, vineyards, old hamlets
  • visit of the museum of country and oil tradition
  • visit of "uno dei borghi più belli d'Italia" - one of the most beautiful Italian hamlets
  • samples and brunch in an oil-mill
  • friendly and bilingual tour leader


WINE TASTING TOUR IN UMBRIA AND TUSCANY
  • visit of vineyards: tour of the winery, winecellars, fermentation rooms
  • brunch and samples
  • friendly and bilingual tour leader


ACTIVE HOLIDAYS IN UMBRIA: 3 days cooking/active holiday:


A taste full of Umbria

Happy Cooking offers a unique hands-on cooking experience through informal workshops based on homefood mission. Cooking lessons and activity holidays, are held in Central Italy - Umbria, off the beaten track, support the local communities economically, by bringing people visiting rural areas, help the preservation and value of special products, roots and traditions.

This is the first reason why you book Happy Cooking hands-on lessons, the others are waiting to be experienced by yourself! ....

Happy Cooking promotes typical umbrian recipes.

Happy Cooking operates all year round. You can bring your children along. Solo travellers, seniors, honeymooners, organized groups are wellcome. Family cooks and bilingual, wellcome you in warm and flavoured kitchens, where you can relax, learning home cooking, old family recipes using fresh and natural ingredients.

The cooking class takes place in umbrian homes, most of them situated in the country a few minutes from the centre of Perugia, Lago Trasimeno, Preggio, Castel Rigone, Corciano, Umbertide.

On request Happy Cooking will come at your villa rental: you can choose cooking lessons, book a private cook for special dinners, or for your entire staying.

Transfer on request from/to the train station.

Combine cooking class with touring!

You can choose only one day cooking workshop and prepare a full-course Umbrian meal, or reserve a package for two or more days to complete your experience and why not, take one of the food and wine tours, visiting a farm, or a cheese maker, a cellar to sample wine, or harvesting olives during the olive season.

During the homecooking workshop you will be involved in preparing your Umbrian meal, making tagliatelle, gnocchi, pizza, torcolo, torta di Pasqua. Classes last three/four hours. At the end, you will taste your creations.

If you are still hunting for a place in Umbria, where to stay and take cooking lessons, Happy Cooking offers a selection of country houses, apartments, farm houses-agriturismo and villas.

Happy Cooking also offers a special project “Happy cooking for happy kids”. Your children will learn cooking a meal for the whole family, in a funny and happy way, while you can relax by the pool.

ALL PROPOSALS ARE FLEXIBLE AND CAN BE TAILORMADE!!