Everybody Loves Tuscany

Lemon Mascarpone Cheesecake with berry coulis courtesy of Recipe 30 Ingredients 9oz- 250g digestive or shortbread biscuits 3 tbsp – 60g unsalted butter, melted 2.2lb – 1kg cream cheese, room temperature 1 ½ cup – 300g sugar (plus one tbsp for crumbs) 1/3 cup – 50g corn flour 3 eggs, plus 3 extra egg yolks […]

Lemon Pepper Pasta Shrimp is an easy dish to make filled with flavor. Recipe courtesy of Recipe30 Ingredients 10oz – 300g approx. 12 x de-veined shrimps (prawns) 1 garlic clove ¾ cup dry white wine 3 lemons (zest only) Handful of parsley leaves 4 tbsp – 60g salted butter 2 tsp. crushed black peppercorns 13oz […]

Lemon Granita This is a recipe I make often during the hot summer months in Florence.  Sometimes to give it a kick, I add limoncello.  The recipe I use for limoncello is here Lemon granita Ingredients (6 servings) • 2 cups (500 ml) of water • 2 cups (500 ml) of strained lemon juice • […]

Sgroppino Sgroppino an Italian classic frozen cocktail is a refreshing drink during the summer months.  Normally made with only lemon sorbet, vodka and proscecco, here’s a video kicking it up a notch adding Campari to the mix.  Also, different flavors of sorbet are also used in addition to the traditional lemon sorbet in this video. […]

Lemon & Basil Fettuccine Lemon & Basil Fettuccine is a quick and easy dish that has a no cook sauce.  Perfect for summer as it is light and fresh but also has a zing to it.   The ingredients are few so it is likely you have them on hand.  Just gather olive oil, parmesan […]

Crostata alla crema di limone INGREDIENTS ● FOR THE CRUST 150 g of flour 0 70 g of Butter 1 Egg 75 g of semolina sugar 1 lemon peel grated 1 pinch of salt ● FOR LEMON CREAM 200 ml fresh cream 2 lemons bio 4 eggs 120 g of sugar 30 g corn starch […]

LIMONCELLO TIRAMISÙ Ingredients 5 LARGE EGGS 5 OR 6 LEMONS 1 CUP SUGAR 1-½ CUPS LIMONCELLO LIQUEUR 1 CUP WATER 1 POUND (2 CUPS) MASCARPONE, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 40 LADYFINGERS (PREFERABLY IMPORTED ITALIAN SAVOIARDI) OR MORE AS NEEDED Directions Recommended equipment: A double boiler with a large stainless steel bowl and a wide sauce pan […]

SEMIFREDDO AL LIMONE 800 g lemons 1/3 cup of butter 2/3 cup of  sugar 2 Tbsp corn starch 3 1/2 oz of white chocolate 2 cups of fresh cream 6 oz of condensed milk Lady fingers Milk Video from youtube Preparation Peel the lemons and cut into pieces. Put in a pot with butter and […]

TORTA CAPRESE AL LIMONE TORTA CAPRESE AL LIMONE INGREDIENTS 250 g almond flour (or ground almonds)                                                                               […]