Tradition

Scottiglia – Mixed Meat Stew

Traditionally farmers left the less popular cuts of meat to one side for themselves, as the best cuts were obviously destined to be sold or were for the rich land owners. When the farm workers came in at...
Cenci are tuscan carnival sweets..not rags

Cenci are tuscan carnival sweets..not rags

  Cenci are typical sweets that are often prepared throughout Tuscany during Carnival, especially on jeudi gras, in the past cenci were called “gloves” because they were shaped like gloves and then the dough was cut in...

Tuscan Kale

Until recently, every family in Tuscany had a vegetable garden of some sort, lately this has once again become a trend.  One of the vegetables that you are sure to find in a vegetable garden this time of the year is...
In Tuscany Christmas sweets are 1000 years old

In Tuscany Christmas sweets are 1000 years old

Panforte, a traditional Tuscan sweet that we usually have during the Christmas season