From February 10th to the 19th in one of the most beautiful florentine squares a delicious, colorful, flavorful show is being held: Fiera del Cioccolato Artigianale (literally the artisan chocolate show). I visited Santa Croce this morning and strongly suggest you go!
This dish comes from the uplands and uses yellow or maize flour that was seldom used down in the valley unless for making ‘gnocchi’, prepared with a meat sauce. This recipe can only be prepared in winter, when fresh Tuscan kale (cavolo nero) grows. The best time is after the early frosts which seem to...
The Florentine T-bone steak is so famous it needs no introduction. To order this simple, tasty dish simply ask for a fiorentina. Keep in mind you’re also asking for a woman from Florence! I’ll just leave you with the video that clearly and simply explains what it’s all about. Want a wine for your steak...
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 night, families would drop in on friends at nearby farms, often there would even be 3 or...
This is a very simple and traditional tuscan dish, the recipe I shared is certainly the simplest and most authentic version. The only part that can be modified concerns the order of the ingredients, some cooks put the beans in first and the tomatoes afterwards, this way the beans are flavoured by the olive oil...
So, over the last few years I have met people that have celiac disease and more than just one or two…I’m always talking about food so as soon as they tell me it is very hard for them to even eat something simple like a gluten-free pizza I am shocked and upset, a friend even...
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 a finger like shape. The cenci recipe is very simple and similar or even identical sweets can be...
Tuscan dialect is also known as the language of the Italian people due to literary influencers such as Dante, Petrarca, Bocaccio and Macchiavelli that unified the people of different States through their works. Tuscan later became the official language of all the Italian States and of The Kingdom of Italy. In Tuscan there are many...
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 kale or, cavolo nero (‘black cabbage’) also known as Tuscan kale. This type of...
Chicken liver crostini: the tradition Tuscan starter (even during Christmas)
Panforte, a traditional Tuscan sweet that we usually have during the Christmas season
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