traditional italian recipes Archives

Sweet beginnings

20 Feb 2014

I have a good excuse for this long silence… and a couple of good recipes for my readers.

Written by gloria and posted in Food and Drink in Tuscany, Tuscan Recipes

Sweet New Year’s Day Wishes

01 Jan 2014

Our sweet way to wish all our friends a very happy new year!

Written by gloria and posted in Food and Drink in Tuscany, Italian Holidays, Tuscan Recipes

Nonna Ivetta’s traditional cantuccini

06 Feb 2013

Nothing beats my grandmother’s home-made cantuccini, which might in fact come as a surprise to those who are used to industrial biscotti.

Written by gloria and posted in Italy blogging roundtable, Tuscan Recipes

While trying to write this post for the monthly Italy Blogging Roundtable I have realized that all food is comfort food to me, but there are different things that I crave at different times of the year. And then there is Nutella… which is a year-round soul-healing food… and a very old-fashioned Tuscan “snack”…

Written by gloria and posted in Everyday life in Tuscany, Food and Drink in Tuscany, Italy blogging roundtable

An Old Recipe from Siena: Pappa col Pomodoro

24 Aug 2011

One of the oldest and most typical dishes of the Siena area, and definitely one of the most representative dishes of the Tuscan cucina povera, the poor people’s culinary tradition.

Written by gloria and posted in Food and Drink in Tuscany, Tuscan Recipes