Summer recipes: my favourite farro salads
Spelt salads are my favourite summer food. You can invent as many as you wish with fresh ingredients. Here are my two favourite recipes. Read More 8 Comments
Written by gloria on June 1, 2010
At Home in Tuscany
I love aperitivo
It’s inexpensive, it’s fun, it’s social. If you don’t know what going out for an aperitivo in Tuscany means these days, you are missing out on a really cool new habit. Read More 2 Comments
Written by gloria on June 22, 2010
Creative Italian cuisine… Risotto prugne, pancetta and yogurt
Risotto is very popular in Italy, and a very easy dish to prepare! Read More 3 Comments
Written by gloria on May 19, 2010
Village festivals in Tuscany (May 2010)
A list of the food and drink related festivals in Tuscany in May 2010. Wine festivals, village festivals (sagre) and more! Read More 6 Comments
Written by gloria on May 11, 2010
My recipe for crostini toscani
The second post in the series “Tuscan cuisine for lazy slackers”! This time dedicated to the recipe of the most popular antipasto! Read More 2 Comments
Written by gloria on May 3, 2010
April “Sagre” and festivals in Tuscany
It’s that time of the year already! A list of interesting April fairs and festivals in Tuscany! Read More 2 Comments
Written by gloria on April 7, 2010
Minestra di Pasta e Fagioli
The politically incorrect guide to Italian cuisine… for bad housewives and lazy slackers like me. Read More 4 Comments
Written by gloria on March 27, 2010
The olive harvest in Tuscany
November is the month of the olive harvest in Tuscany. This year the new olive oil is delicious: bright green and slightly spicy. Read More No Comments
Written by gloria on November 18, 2009
The delicious autumn products of Tuscany
The fall is probably my favourite season. In Tuscany there is a wealth of delicious seasonal products: chestnuts, porcini mushrooms, white truffles, the new olive oil, and vino novello (the new wine). Read More 3 Comments
Written by gloria on October 13, 2009
Two lazy Sunday recipes
I feel lazy tonight, so I have decided to share two recipes I have recently tried and liked: cipolle ripiene (stuffed onions) and biscottini al vinsanto (vinsanto flavoured biscuits). Enjoy! Read More 2 Comments
Written by gloria on September 27, 2009
