Prefer creamy sauces? Just combine mascarpone cheese, cream, or crème fraîche for an instant transformation. This year’s holiday campaign is an expression of “Real Magic,” a global Coca-Cola brand platform and philosophy launched in 2021 to invite everyone everywhere to celebrate the magic of humanity by coming together and sharing experiences. Coca-Cola Christmas advert 2022: Just Like Mama Used to Make You visit Sardinia’s ‘Blue Zone’– an area renowned for having the largest number of people that live to 100 years old. How do they do it? Oh yeah, say, you’re eating soup. An innocent bowl of soup. You’d plunge the spoon in there, and come up with a spoonful of hair!” Furthermore, the phrase’s nostalgic nature carries with it a darker undercurrent. “Used to make” means that the Mama in question probably no longer makes it, whatever “it” is. Is she deceased, or did she simply figure that you are now old enough to cook for yourself and stop exploiting her, and papa can make himself a sandwich, thankyouverymuch? In either case, something happened – the line of goodness, of sustenance, of unrestrained gluttony has been irrevocably interrupted. Things will never be the same again. Good thing this plate of frozen, microwaveable slop is here to set the world right for you.

Gino also visits the pizza place he adored as a boy and buys juicy mussels from the harbour before rustling up his Mamma’s Sunday night signature dish, mussels with linguine. "It’s the best,’ smiles Gino. ‘I have so much fun with my Italian family. I can’t wait for you guys to see it!" Gino’s Italy: Like Mamma Used To Make begins with Gino re-uniting with his aunts Lina and Rita and niece Martina, and Gino’s suitably embarrassed when they pull out family photos albums full of a naked baby Gino! But then it’s time to get busy, and Gino takes on the role of sous chef as his aunts take control of the kitchen and rustle up his favourite dish, Pasta alla Genovese. While there are so many opinions of what should go into the filling, I will just say, my mum always had meat and rice. As to the seasonings, I was too little or disinterested to pay attention, but I do know that her filling was NEVER bland. I like to add paprika, white pepper and nutmeg beyond the basic salt and pepper. And along with parsley, I will always add a bit of dill, it is just so evocative of my mum’s cooking. I sauté the onions and garlic first, just to remove their harsh edge. But my most important tip for you: Never start filling the cabbage leaves until you have taken a small amount of the filling and sautéed it up in a skillet first. This way you can taste what the filling will be like. No sense going through all the work of rolling and baking these, only to find out that you would have liked more paprika! Once you are happy you can move on with filling the cabbage.There are many theories of why they live so long, or how they do it. For me, there’s one answer: Simplicity. They wake up, eat healthily, work, and go for long walks. That’s what life is all about, they don’t diet in fancy ways.I met one man who’s 105 — he was fantastic! It made me realise that what we think is important is maybe not. The secret to life is to enjoy it, eat well and not work too hard. That’s why I try to have a good work-life balance and work for six months and then take six months off and go on holiday. I think that’s a pretty good way of living." We have a few options. The good ole green cabbage will work just fine. So will Napa cabbage, even Swiss chard will work great. But for me, there is no choice. It must be Savoy Cabbage. This is the one with the lacy, wrinkly, ruffled leaves. They are usually darker green on the outside, and lighten up as you start pulling them away. Savoy cabbage is also known as Winter cabbage. The leaves are softer and a bit more pliable, so in the end, they wrap around the filling most beautifully. And this is key, the leaves must be softened before any filling can happen. So this takes us to the next question: How to soften the cabbage for cabbage rolls? In episode one, we meet two of your mum’s sisters, Aunt Rita and Aunt Lina. Were you thrilled they shared anecdotes and their album of baby Gino photos?! Now grab the lantern, remove the painting and get the cork screw. Take the cork screw to where the lantern was and unscrew the hook then go do the same to the one in the storage room. Because it’s one of the only places where my family is all together [Gino and his wife, Jessica, share three children together, sons Luciano and Rocco and daughter Mia]. In the UK, one [of my children] is at school, one’s at work, one is away, and it’s difficult to spend uninterrupted quality time together. In Sardinia, without any distractions, it’s much easier and I get to relax. It’s such a calm place. And then there’s the food…"

Coca-Cola Christmas advert 2022 was created by the advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, and it is part of Coca-Cola‘s ongoing ‘Real Magic’ global brand platform. Just like mama used to make. For real. This recipe was passed on to me by my mum and I’ve been making it for decades. It is the tastiest ever, ragú or bolognese sauce you’ll ever eat. Grab the key and Mrs. Baker will storm into the room so equip the knife and walk into the bedroom where she will rush you and you will stab her. Interact with the bed and use the key to escape.My final tip: Make a double batch! If you are going to go through all the work of making 12 or so cabbage rolls, you might as well make extra to freeze. It’s definitely one to keep forever and ever, keto or not. You’ll find it useful for many dishes, like my Authentic Italian Lasagna.

I can still see her slender fingers wrapping the softened cabbage leaves around the filling, and adding the little wrapped bundle to the pot with all the others. There was something so fascinating about watching her go through the entire process. For some reason, I always put off making them, thinking them too labour intensive. But really, in the end, they are no more fussy than making up a good lasagna, or batch of perogies. Yes. I didn’t mind the crew being in my house as I want to show viewers the simplicity of my life in Sardinia, as it’s completely different from my crazy one in the UK!" It’s a lazy, one-pot method. Splash extra virgin olive oil, brown the meat, add everything else, lid on, lower heat, timer on. Couldn’t be easier.Best Keto Italian Ragú aka Bolognese Sauce is naturally a low carb dish, so I have to confess to not really changing mama’s recipe much to make it keto -friendly. About a year ago, I bought a Harley-Davidson Fat Boy special edition and I love it – especially when I take Rocco for a ride in the morning by the sea and get fresh croissants and an espresso. You can’t beat the feeling of freedom.