The speaker reminisces about a favorite pasta dish they used to eat while living in Italy 15 years ago. The dish features a unique pasta sauce made with roasted red bell peppers, onions, garlic, and Calabrian chilies, rather than tomatoes. The speaker decided to recreate the dish after planning a trip to Italy and shares their recipe, which includes roasting the bell peppers to remove the skin, blending the sauce, and combining it with cooked pasta and Pecorino Romano cheese. The speaker also invites viewers to join them on the Italy trip and shares details about the 9-day adventure.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker lived in Italy about 15 years ago.
2. The speaker and their friends were given a boat to drive around the island of Capri without supervision.
3. The speaker's favorite meal in Italy was a jar of pasta sauce made with red bell peppers.
4. The speaker has not had the pasta sauce since returning to the US and is trying to recreate it.
5. The pasta sauce recipe does not use tomatoes, but instead uses two red bell peppers and other ingredients.
6. The speaker plans to visit Italy again next year.
7. The speaker is using cavatapi pasta for the recipe.
8. The recipe involves roasting red bell peppers in the oven.
9. The roasted peppers are then peeled and sliced.
10. The recipe also includes onions, garlic, red chili flakes, and calabrian chilies.
11. The sauce is made by blending the ingredients together and adding heavy cream.
12. The speaker recommends using pecorino romano cheese for the recipe.
13. The trip to Italy is planned for October 6-14, 2022.
14. The trip will visit Rome and Florence.
15. There are 11 spots available for the trip, with prices ranging from $2,995 to $3,095.
16. A deposit of $25 is required to book the trip.
17. Financing options are available for the trip.