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Food Networkstar,cookbook author, entertaining ace, mom and under-the-radartalented TikTok-er, Giada De Laurentiis is a woman who wears many hats. And now, she’s adding private cooking class teacher to her resume.
As part of Marshalls' Share WOW, Get WOW initiative, Giada surprised one Marshalls shopper, Liz Cumberbatch, with more “wow” related to her recent purchase. Liz, who owns @sweetnizcakeshop, snagged a large sifter at Marshalls and shared it on social with #MarshallsWOW and #contest. She was selected as a winner of the contest (which runs through October 31, in case you, too, want to enter) to have her Marshalls purchase come to life in an IRL wow: A one-on-onevirtual cooking classwith Giada.
Turns out, it wasn’t the first time Liz had watched Giada intently on-screen.
We were able to speak with Giada after she and Liz completed their session whipping up their homemade pasta withGiada’s signature Cacio e Pepe sauce, and got the behind-the-scenes scoop about what really happened during the pasta-palooza.
“Liz and I spent 6 hours on Zoom making fresh pasta from scratch,” Giada toldEatingWell. “She and I had a lot of fun. I missed that interaction with fans and doing things with other people outside of my home.”
Liz had attempted to DIY fresh pasta in the past, but “didn’t feel empowered,” Giada explained.
So of course we had to ask: What was holding her up (and TBH, what can we learn about homemade pasta, because we’re most likely guilty of the same mistakes)?
“You really have to mix the dough and use your arms and abs to work it and get into the dough. It’s a workout,” Giada said, adding that acommon pasta mistake is not mixing firmly enough and not using enough muscle. “You have to invest the time and muscle to get the dough smooth before you allow it to rest.”
As far as cooking that pasta after you roll and slice it, Giada has some more wise advice on her website:
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