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Category: Winter Recipes

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[...]

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[...]

Cardoon Gratin Recipe

Serves 6-8 Ingredients 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) cardoons, washed with tough outer stem and fibres stripped away juice of 1/2 a lemon 3 or 4 eggs about 125[...]

Cardoons preparation

Are cardoons hunchbacks – are hunchbacks cardoons? The cardoon is a member of the artichoke family and can be cooked in a variety of ways. Around Tuscany this vegetable is[...]

Pappardelle sulla Lepre – Pappardelle pasta on the hare

Pappardelle is a well-loved type of pasta in Tuscany – it is traditionally prepared with the whole hare, part of it is minced and used for the sauce that will[...]

What does Arista mean?

The history of Arista is very interesting, it coincides with the story of the Byzantine Patriarch Bessarion and his arrival in Florence in 1430 for the ecumenical council. While tasting[...]