Italo-French Giulia, in fashion by day, hostess with the mostest by night, tells us why everybody should take up cooking and how you don't need a bunch of fancy appliances to do so - just a good ol' pot & pan! And don't fret, just ignore the 25 ingredient-long recipes, have a mise en place, put on some good tunes and you'll be surprised! She gives us all easy tips and tricks to become a cool home cook without freaking out, especially when you realize that our outside world dining experiences are going to be (somewhat) out of reach for a while! 

Recipes & Tips

Dorie Greenspan & Pierre Hermé’s, “World Peace Cookies” (as per Giulia’s recommendation, add some Vanilla ice cream!) 

Go-to recipes & tips : bonappetit.com, New York Times Cooking

Only appliance you really need: an immersion blender

Follow Frank Prisinzano on IG for easy cooking tips 

GB’s Meals for you to make

Protein: Roast chicken that you have in a salad the next day and use the carcasses to make a broth

Pasta: Pasta alla norma (can swap out the eggplant with zucchini) with ricotta salata 

Soup: Zucchini soup (you’ll need onions, broth (optional) pot, immersion blender)

Veggies: zucchini

Salad: Remember to make your salads salty (e.g. goat cheese) , crunchy (shallots or nuts), colorful (anything!) & (optionally) warm (farro, rice). Also a fan of Salade Nicoise 

Dessert: Foolproof Chocolate Mousse (you only need chocolate & eggs!)

Weekend brunch dish: Loring Place’s Pancakes, recipe on their IG @loringplacenyc 

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