Scents of home. I’m not the first and certainly I won’t be the last to tell something about herself through the scents of her life. I think there is no better time to do that than the first days of summer, when scents are highlighted by hot air and when you can call [...]

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When you have a sister like mine, a sister who, after high school, chooses individually a faculty as Food Technology, you can not but be proud! Obviously, not just for this! I am proud for an infinite number of reasons, she has grown up to be a beautiful young woman, she is [...]

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We say ‘come after the smoke of candles’ (refferred to the Mass) when you arrive very late on things that need to be made. It is a common say perfect for this occasion, since I’m posting my pictures of  Taste almost two weeks from that day, a really fun and interesting day, [...]

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One recipe, two names: malfatti (badly made) in Siena, gnudi (naked) in Florence. The result is still guaranteed, whether you want to speak in the language of Tozzi* and feel yourself in the center of the world in the Piazza del Campo, or you want to use the spoken language of Pratolini**, and get lost [...]

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On sunday my mum and I were looking through cookbooks, searching for something that could inspire us for the weekly recipe  dedicated to the Tuscan cuisine, when I saw her eyes live up with joy: she had just found a recipe that she liked, that reminded her of a dish that my [...]

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