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Sugo finto or “fake meat sauce”, photo-recipe by Paolo Gori

The “sugo finto” or, more appropriately fake ragu or fake meat sauce, is a tomato sauce enriched with lot of vegetables or soffritto that have been sauteed in a pan[...]

Prato Mortadella meatballs with goat yogurt sauce, photo-recipe by Paolo Gori

Mortadella from Prato is the main ingredient of this new recipe by Paolo Gori. Discover how the spices and the Alkermes of this Tuscan cold cut can give a special[...]

Florentine-style peas, photo-recipe by Juls’ Kitchen

Peas are one of the pleasures of spring and the best time to find them on the market stalls is in April, together with the fresh garlic. Florentine-style peas are[...]

Tuscan pine nut cake photo-recipe by Juls’ Kitchen

The “pinolata senese” or Tuscan pine nut cake is a traditional cake from Siena. This delicious pine nut cake recipe was passed on by Giulia, who originally got it from a famous[...]

Schiacciata di Pasqua (Tuscan easter cake)

“Schiacciata di Pasqua” is a Tuscan sweet bread flavored with anise seeds and orange. It is a 19th century countryside tradition and a way of using up the abundance[...]