Category: Tuscany in season

What’s in season? These are the products that we normally cook during specific seasons.

ribollita- thsnks to @skinnydiver for the pic

Reboiled Soup a.k.a. Ribollita recipe

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[...]

Sauteed zucchini

Tuscan Cart – Zucchini

The zucchini (pronounced /zʊˈkiːni/, plural: zucchini or zucchinis; from Italian: zucchina, plural: zucchine) or courgette plural: courgettes) is a popularly cultivated summer squash. Right now in Tuscany this is certainly[...]

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Francesina Recipe

Leftover Beef Recipe …the Tuscan Way Ingredients Serves 4 6-7 onions 12 large sage leaves 500 g leftover boiled beef 1 cup of broth 400 g canned tomatoes 5 tbs[...]

Arselle Recipe

When I was little I remember spending some of my summer holidays in Viareggio along the coast of Versilia. I would swim and play but when I was tired ([...]