Rina was born the Philippines with Spanish heritage, and has lived in Italy for over 20 years mastering Piedmontese cuisine with Asian fusion.

We started cooking classes in 2007 at our old B&B in Asti,now continued at Villetta Sampaguita.

Creations range from homecooked traditional dishes to elevating comfort food with a modern twist.

Our online cooking classes are a natural evolution of these times and have been enthusiastically received.

Black lentils & brown rice, and smoked tofu

cooked with ginger, turmeric and dried tomato sauce. Served with steamed green vegetables.

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Tagliatelle w artichoke & prawns

Homemade tagliatelle with artichokes and prawns with pesto sauce

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Fillet of Beef with red wine sauce

served wth vegetable puree


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Tagliatelle with pesto

homemade wholewheat tagliatelle with erbette or chard pesto

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Lets make Pasta & Ravioli

make your pasta from scratch with choice of sauces.

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Pan fried cod with tomato and pepper sauce

served with steamed vegetables

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Chicky burgers

chickpea patties with roast potatoes

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Express Ragu

quick ragu from scratch (one hour) with fresh pasta

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Pork tenderloin stuffed with mushrooms

wrapped in prosciutto and served with herb ricotta mash & calvados sauce
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Lets make gnocchi

secrets of making pillowy gnocchi
served with sauce of your choice.

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Lemon risotto

with asparagus, smoked salmon and burrata


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Pan fried Salmon with chickpea puree

Served with grilled vegetable pasta salad

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Fruity Tiramisu

eggless tiramisu with seasonal fruit and dark chocolate

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Ravioli with prawns

home made ravioli from scratch stuffed with prawns and with prawn bisque sauce

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Cod Saltimbocca

Cod wrapped in prosciuto on zucchini and sage puree


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