We knew we had to do something romantic for the Valentines weekend – and nothing is more romantic than a trip to Italy!
We love seeing everyone getting in to the spirit of travel with our 90th season’s musical adventures, and creating a watch party for La Dolce Vita is going to be one of the best of the year!
Care to treat your Special Someone to an evening of culinary delights? Scrambling for that perfect recipe? Well look no further – everyone at the SSO got together to come up with ideas of our favourite little pieces of Italy!
So wee’ve handpicked some traditional recipes for an Italian dine-in your Amore won’t soon forget. The best part? These recipes are easy to make.
Venetian Lasagne recipe incorporates savory Eastern spices and flavors, and is an absolute must for an Italian adventure – click for recipce
Our guest artist Spencer McKnight makes a mean pizza – in 2019 he spent the summer in Italy doing a production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni…and while there he learned a thing or two about pizza too! A Margherita Pizza to rival all others, this recipe boasts a mouth-watering combination of buffalo mozzarella and fire-roasted tomatoes – click for recipe
Tonight is a night to treat yourself and the one you love! For those who enjoy baking, we highly recommend trying some of the following pastry recipes: each with their own distinct texture and sure to top your list for favorite comfort food of 2021!
The delicious Pevarini – click for recipe
The tasty Nadalin – click for recipe
The musc have Zaletti – click for recipe
For dessert though we highly recommend Gelatto is an Italian ice cream…but so much better than ice cream! For a creamy and refreshing palette cleanser, we suggest trying gelatto – and we’re crazy lucky here in Saskatoon to have Beppi’s Gelatto. If you haven’t tried it, what are you waiting for?!?
But it wouldn’t be a trip to Italy without enjoying a refreshing drink!
Obviously, there’s so much amazing wine, and with each region of Italy there’s more wine to explore! Whether you’re looking for whites like Pinot Grigio, Soave, or Frascati, or reds like Chianti, Amarone, or Barolo, or something fun like Prosecco, Lambrusco, or Grappa – we highly recommend trying out a few!
But there’s more to enjoy than wine! Our Executive Director, Mark Turner, fell in love with sipping on Aperol Sprtiz – if you find yourself wandering from piazza to piazza, the exceptionally refreshing Aperol Spritz is a must-have. You’ll find them on the menus of Milan and Venice…we highly recommend giving it a try – click for recipe
Now, if you want to put the perfect treat to the end of your night, you’ll need a little glass of limoncello!
Capturing the golden sunshine of the lemons of Italy, ice cold Limoncello cleanses the palette and readies you to leave the cafe and head on to more site-seeing.
With all things Italian, the more is the merrier! So why not bulk up on some savory cheeses from Broadway’s Bulk Cheese Warehouse? You can find the perfect wine pairing at Ingredients and Urban Sellers, and we highly recommend supporting your local bread-maker by paying a visit to the Night Oven Bakery!
Wishing you and yours a sensational (and savory) Valentines Day to remember!