This very simple peasant soup substitutes meat with bread, in Tuscany it is also known as minestra di pane (bread soup-stew) or zuppa di magro (or lean soup) although we can’t properly define it as vegetarian since the...
To make this oily and salty tuscan delight all you have to do is use our tuscan bread recipe and add olive oil and salt! Just remember that the olive oil and salt will need to go in with the...
Debate on the origins of tiramisu has been going on for some centuries, rumor has it this sweet dessert that is loved by everyone is tuscan. If we take this as a fact and not a...
Ingredients for 4 1 kg of leeks 4 tbs of evoo pepper 1 lt of meat broth 1 tbs of flour 4 slices of tuscan bread Preparation Clean and finely slice the leeks. Saute the leeks in the olive oil...
Pasta with chickpeas tuscan style Pasta and legumes mixed together can be found throughout the country what makes this pasta and chickpeas (pasta e ceci) tuscan is the rosemary.Rosemary gives this pasta a herb twist that reminds us...
Extended chestnut groves can be found in many parts of Tuscany and whilst some dishes like the Castagnaccio (a chestnut flour cake) can be found all over Tuscany, others have remained indigenous to a particular area. Ask my Tuscan...
What: Il Desco is a very important food event that takes part every year and involves only the best producers and their precious goods. Where: Lucca,Real Collegio When: From November 19th to December 11th (In this post we...
Saffron is a fascinating spice that comes from a just as marvellous flower. It’s considered a precious spice because it’s both beautiful, useful and tasty. Out of the three main reasons for which saffron is also known...
Chianni’s Wild Boar Feast has been there ever since the hunter’s association invented it, 35 years ago, meaning, ever since hunters brought the wild boar home, got their wives to cook it and then came together to eat it...
Top 8 best autumn tuscan dishes There are some times of the year, some months or specific season that you can immediatly connect with a special dish, taste or smell. Which are, in your opinion, the...
October in Tuscany means chestnut feasts, chestnut picking and chestnut recipes. For those who don’t particularly appreciate chestnuts, now is the time to move on and out of this post. It’s also true that you won’t see any...
