art, my mom was studying something just as beautiful, the local cuisine. one of these because it s so big? no, a little more. little more. it didn t know how to cook when we got married. didn t even know how to boil water. while she was here, my mother was also inspired by the spirit of the renaissance and set out to discover the art of italian cooking. when we lived in florence when everyone was in school, i would learn to make different recipes. i loved it. my mother soon found the key that unlocks so much of italian cooking. a simple combination of carrots, celery, and onions. fried up together, it s called the soffritto . joan: looking good, what do you think, stan? tucci: yeah, it s good. joan: throw the tomato in? it s the base of countless italian dishes, including today s offering. a tucci family favorite called salsa maria rosa . tucci: now, put some water in it. joan: put some water in it, yeah. it s a delicious vegetable sauce and we named it after a beloved ne
fried up together, it s called the soffritto . joan: looking good, what do you think, stan? tucci: yeah, it s good. joan: throw the tomato in? it s the base of countless italian dishes, including today s offering. a tucci family favorite called salsa maria rosa . tucci: now, put some water in it. joan: put some water in it, yeah. it s a delicious vegetable sauce and we named it after a beloved neighbor here in florence, who showed mom how to make it all those years ago. in the fine tradition of tuscan home cooking, it s cheap, nutritious and full of tomato. i make it quite often. joan: do you? yeah. tucci: of course, yeah. the kids love it. but here s the thing, every time my mother comes to visit, which is too often. alright. alright, anyway. i always go, can you show me how to make this? , but mine still doesn t turn out the way hers turns out. i don t get it. i think that s it, stan. i think we did it. joan: we did it. tucci: we did it. joan: nice.
florence, not colobraro. didn t want you to go to italy. but it worked out. it was fun. i think everybody ended up getting a great deal out of it. i came for sculpture, certainly joan with all the food, cooking. it changed everything. it changed everything. it changed everything for me, certainly. while my father was studying art, my mom was studying something just as beautiful, the local cuisine. one of these because it s so big? no, a little more. little more. it didn t know how to cook when we got married. didn t even know how to boil water. while she was here, my mother was also inspired by the spirit of the renaissance and set out to discover the art of italian cooking. when we lived in florence when everyone was in school, i would learn to make different recipes. i loved it. my mother soon found the key that unlocks so much of italian cooking. a simple combination of carrots, celery, and onions. fried up together, it s called the soffritto .