As soon as I had the first bite, I was in love. This risotto is not included into the culinary traditions of m

Telling you about this cake is like opening the door of my house, showing you the fireplace where my grandpa u

As promised, here it is the perfect match for last week's capon braised in tomato: cardoons, or, as we ca

Christmas has already gone, it seems like it has been ages ago (is it the same for you? I feel like I've been

[recipe as written into the magazine]

The praise of simplicity: the snow-white colour of butter,the savoury and frank flavour of anchovies, the joyf

In Italy the 8th of December is an holiday dedicated to Saint Mary, when usually we trim the tree and we start

Bread soup, also known as black cabbage and beans soup, it's one of the most popular dish in Tuscany, during c

Here we are again. After tripe, spleen crostini and chicken liver crostini my true and genuine Tuscan blood co

Today's recipe is the outcome of the mingled experiences of two great food experts in my family. One of the ty

It's Monday, and this is taken for granted, as the fact that a new week is beginning. Starting a new week with

Have I ever told you my mum has a twin? Aunt Silvana, they are as like as two peas in a pod. In the family, we

We are approaching to the end of October: Halloween, the night of witches and zombies, when little children dr

Saturday has been a great day, one of those days full of sun, bright and warm colors, fresh sme

Some days ago I was searching for my weekly Tuscan recipe, when suddenly an idea came to my mind. Season is ch

Here we are with our second recipe dedicated to leftover beans. After a light and rapid bean soup, it's time t

In my family there are few strict rules that should be respected as law. You can count them on the fingers of

If you'd see me now, you could think I've always loved eating, everything and in large quantity. Actually, I w

September, grape harvest time. Now we don't have a vineyard, just a little plot of land with some olive trees

If Grandma were a dish, she would have been home made pasta, ravioli, actually! Since I was young, Grandma use

If you come to Tuscany, at any time, in any bar of any city or of any little country village, you’ll find th

Nice to see you all again! Finally I'm back with my Tuscan recipes... There are three recipes waiting on my de

The tomato-bread soup (known as pappa al pomodoro) is one of the most famous and prepared dishes of our culina

I can't help it! We love meat, in Tuscany! The most crystal clear example is the floretine T-bone steak, but t

We have already noticed that in Tuscany we love offal and entrails, parts of animals less noble, but not less

When my grandma was young, they used to eat chickens and rabbits, since there were plenty of them in the farm.

Breakfast is universally acknowledged as one of the main meals of the day: milk, coffee, fruit juices, cookies

I think you have definitely understood I'm a Tuscan girl, my parents are Tuscan and my grandma is even Etrusca

Do you remember the crostini neri? The ones made with chicken liver? Well, today I’ll show you another

My grandmother Marcella was born in the '20s in the countryside of Colle Val d'Elsa, not far from Siena.

Think about Tuscan cakes and sweet things. What comes to your mind? Maybe panforte, Sienese ricciarelli,

In my family the dried salted cod expert was granddad Remigio, my mum's dad. My grandfather Remigio used to li

This is a typical cake from Sardinian, made with fresh ricotta cheese. You can use sheep ricotta cheese as req

Tuscany is bread without salt, is a good extra virgin olive oil, is grilled meat with friends, roasted ch

This is my wildest dream: eat as much as you want, scrumptious things, and be fit and thin as Gwynet Paltrow!