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 [...]

Posted in Appetizer & Finger Food, Eggs, Italian Recipes, Second Course, Tuscany 1 Comment »

As soon as I had the first bite, I was in love. This risotto is not included into the culinary traditions of my family: before last Sunday, nobody had ever heard of it, I must tell the truth!
The first time I tasted it was in the restaurant of a friend, Barbara – she propose it [...]

Posted in First Course, Italian Recipes, Rice, Tuscany 3 Comments »

Soon it will be spring again, and maybe we’ll be tempted to go to Florence to have a walk in the centre, looking at marvellous shop windows and strolliong up and down along tiny streets and markets, to breathe that amazing air that smells of spring, when fhe sun warms the air and gives it [...]

Posted in Italian Recipes, Meat, Second Course, Tuscany 4 Comments »

Telling you about this cake is like opening the door of my house, showing you the fireplace where my grandpa used to stand, with his hands behind is back to warm himself, it’s like offering you a barley coffee in my grandma tin cup. It’s like walking together on the same path I used to [...]

Posted in Cakes, Tarts & Pies, Dessert, Italian Recipes, Tuscany 9 Comments »

As promised, here it is the perfect match for last week capon braised in tomato: cardoons, or, as we call them in my area, gobbi. Now you can find them quite easily in whatsoever supermarket – even in my town supermarket, not the best furnished shop in the world! -  but in the past farmers [...]

Posted in Eggs, Italian Recipes, Second Course, Tuscany, Vegetables 5 Comments »