Pesto Pairings
ciao italia

Wed, Dec 27 1:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)  

Mary Ann teams up with Executive Chef David Crinieri to wow her cooking students by exploring the world of perfect pestos. Chef David leads off with a delicate Watercress Pesto tossed with Fresh Spinach Linguine and topped with an Artichoke Crudo. Mary Ann's up next with her signature Broccolini and Artichoke Pesto tossed with Fusilli. Want perfect pesto every time? Try either one or both!

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 37 seconds

Episode Number: 3006

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Wed, Dec 27 1:00 P.M. Pesto Pairings     NHPBS (11.1)
Mon, Jan 15 1:00 P.M. Pesto Pairings     NHPBS (11.1)

About Ciao Italia:

Mary Ann Esposito, host of the longest-running cooking show on public television, travels around the United States and Rome, Italy in search of recipes that can be prepared in thirty-minutes or less for a busy audience that has time to enjoy great Italian food but doesn' t always have time to prepare it "the old way."


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