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Buglione Recipe

by tuscanycious on Aug 3, 2011 • View Comments

Ingredients Serves 4 2 eggplants 2 potatoes (i like to leave the skin on) 1 large very ripe tomato 2 bell peppers (green, red or yellow) 3 zucchini 2 large white onions 15...

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Tuscan Cart – Tuscan Kale

by tuscanycious on Feb 28, 2011 • View Comments

Tuscan Kale or in italian cavolo nero is this week’s suggestion from Tuscany to you. Here are the recipes we suggest you make that emphasiza the flavor of black/tuscan kale. From the simplest to the most complex you...

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Fennel in Red Sauce recipe

by tuscanycious on Jan 18, 2011 • View Comments

Yesterday with the last three fennels I had in my fridge (that clearly weren’t as crispy as they were at the beginning of winter) I decided to make one of those recipes that I got from my grocery...

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Top 5 frittata recipes

by tuscanycious on Dec 1, 2010 • View Comments

After having published yesterday’s post on leek frittata I realised how great frittata can be and how many incredible combinations you can make up and how fast. It’s not tuscan but italian in any case we’re interested in the...

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Leek Frittata

by tuscanycious on Nov 29, 2010 • View Comments

In Tuscany leeks are in season right now. They resist to cold temperatures and for this reason they grow almost anywhere. There are many recipes I love to make using leeks however the easiest way to use them is in a...

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Scarpaccia Pie Recipe

by tuscanycious on Aug 24, 2010 • View Comments

Is it a sweet or savory pie? Why have to answer when in Tuscany’s Versilia it can be both. Tradition wants this pie to be baked with both salt and sugar, the result is unexpectedly fantastic. It is served in...

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Tuscan Green Beans Recipe

by tuscanycious on Jul 6, 2010 • View Comments

A dish that is extremely simple and usually made in July when both green beans and tomatoes are in season. I often spend time chatting with Piero, the farmer that owns the plot of land across our house. From...

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Fried Zucchini Blossoms

by tuscanycious on Jun 21, 2010 • View Comments

For our Fast Monday Recipe this week’s winner are “Fiori Friiti” or Fried Flowers. Very fast (in a perfect Monday fashion), not at all light and truly impressive! Who says you can’t eat flowers – yes you can and above...

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Panzanella Recipe

by tuscanycious on Jun 14, 2010 • View Comments

One of the 10 foods you can’t miss in Tuscany, around this time of the year is Panzanella! Panzanella is a cold bread salad whose name of uncertain origins probably derives from pan short for pane or bread and zanella an...

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Tuscan Cheese

by tuscanycious on Jun 4, 2010 • View Comments

Tuscan cuisine is also about the richness of its cheeses, there are many cheeses but there’s only one very simple rule you need to know if you don’t want to confused tuscan cheese with other dairy products coming from the rest...

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Florentine Peas style recipe

by tuscanycious on Apr 20, 2010 • View Comments

A fast recipe, we (Piselli alla Fiorentina) make it very often in these months, it’s fast, delicate and perfect as a starter or side dish!

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Asparagus with poached eggs recipe

by tuscanycious on Apr 16, 2010 • View Comments

It’s spring when all these shades of green begin melting into our dishes! This is another fast starter. The tip of the asparagus dipped into the egg yolk is amazing…enjoy these different textures and perfectly balanced tastes in...

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