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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Giada De Laurentiis’ boyfriend, Shane Farley, and her daughter, Jade, teamed up to make Cacio e Pepe for the ultimate dinner surprise. But before they started, we learned a lot more about Farley’s cooking skills through one of their favorite stories.
In the recent video posted onGiadzy’s YouTube channel, Farley and Jade reminisce on the first dinner they shared and De Laurentiis’ reaction. To say it’s a risky meal to serve to the Italian-American chef would be putting it lightly. Here’s everything you need to know—plus recipes if you’re inspired to share the love.
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“Do you remember the first Bolognese I made you?” Farley asks De Laurentiis’ daughter at the start of the Valentine’s Day video.
“First Bolognese was mind-blowing,” Jade responds. “I was like, ‘Who is this man?’”
Yes, you heard them correctly: Farley whipped up his own Bolognese as the first dish for the mother-daughter duo to try.
“I was in third grade, and I had tutoring, and I was told we were going to Shane’s apartment after for dinner,” Jade recounts. “And so we went and he served this huge bowl of Bolognese—which is my favorite pasta—it was the most amazing thing I ever had.”
“My mom … she didn’t believe that he made it,” De Laurentiis’ daughter says as Farley laughs. “She was like, ‘This is impossible.’ So she made me go into the kitchen and dig through the trash can!”
“And there was nothing in there,” Farley points out, following with a joke: “Because I had thought ahead of time to get rid of the boxes I got from the butcher of already made, frozen Bolognese.”
But seriously, we’re impressed that Farley’s Bolognese was so delicious that De Laurentiis was in disbelief that he made it—especially considering how mouthwatering her ownbaked Bolognese recipeis!
Want to try the comforting favorite to impress a guest? Make our own highly ratedFresh Pasta with Quick Bolognese Saucefor an easy dinner that will taste like you spent hours in the kitchen. For plant-based visitors, ourVegan Mushroom Bologneseis the way to go.
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