Which kind of awakening do you have? I seriously envy how my mum manages to wake up in a fraction of second: the alarm is set for 6 o’ clock and she’s already up in good time, heading to the kitchen for her solo breakfast when it is still dark outside. All she needs are [...]

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Did I waste it? Not so much I couldn’t taste it Life should be fragrant Rooftop to the basement U2 – Kite It’s the first time I take part to the World Bread Day, 5th edition this year. Why this year? first of all because eventually I had the courage to do it, and secondly [...]

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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 grandfather used to [...]

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Bread soup, also known as black cabbage and beans soup, it’s one of the most popular dish in Tuscany, during cold months, it is an old recipe, typical of farmers of all times, one of those dishes you could make each and every single day for months! It wasn’t so typical at home when my [...]

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Today’s recipe is the outcome of the mingled experiences of two great food experts in my family. One of the typical November cakes in Siena and sourroundings is pan co’ santi, that is sweet bread with raisins and walnuts (called Saints as you usually eat this cake around All Saints celebrations). The problem was that [...]

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