Everybody Loves Tuscany

Panna Prosciutto e Piselli Pasta Ingredients: 2 C (or more!) Fun-shaped pasta (*this sauce recipe can be used for up to about 4 C of pasta) 3/4 C heavy cream 1/4 C whole milk 1/2 C cooked peas (fresh or frozen) 1/2 C sliced ham (prosciutto cotto) 1/4 tsp of Italian seasonings of your choice […]

Insalata di Riso Rice salad is a great dish to be served at barbecues and picnics. JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE WRITTEN RECIPE AND VIDEO Ingredients: 1 1/2 C Rice 1 jar of pickled veggies (choose one that you like!) Extra virgin olive oil Salt (to taste) 1 small can of tuna […]

Tuscan Cenci Tuscan Cenci Recipe 2 C Flour 2 Eggs 1/4 C Sugar 1/4 C Butter (melted) 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 tsp Vin Santo Pinch of Salt Zest of a Lemon (or Orange) Sunflower Oil (for frying) Powdered Sugar (for sprinkling on top – I used Vanilla flavored) Shape your flour into […]

Homemade Jam Homemade Jam using seasonal foods. Here’s a video showing how to make different types of jams in Tuscany. Video from youtube Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life – Anna Akhmatova

Fiori di Zucca Ingredients: 8-12 fresh zucchini flowers 1 1/2 C flour 1 bottle of beer (pilsners work well) Salt Oil for frying Prep flowers by rinsing, removing stamens, sepals, and stems. Heat oil. Add a big pinch of kosher salt to flour and stir. Whisk in beer. Batter should be creamy (like pancake batter). […]

Pappa al Pomodoro Pappa al Pomodoro Recipe Ingredients 2/3 lb hard bread 2 ½ to 2 ¼ C ripe tomatoes 2 cloves of garlic 4 C broth 6 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil Fresh basil Salt Pepper Chop/dice garlic. Peel and chop/dice tomatoes. Add garlic to oil and heat until garlic starts to cook. Add […]

Baci Pizza In 1907, a tiny workshop in Central Perugia was busy making sugared almonds. But that tiny workshop became bigger than its four walls when Perugina’s founders, Giovanni Buitoni and Luisa Spagnoli, made a chocolate confection that could only have been conjured up by two star-crossed lovers. On Valentine’s Day in 1922, inspired by […]

Eggplant Pancetta Bruschetta Recipe Here’s a great appetizer perfect for any time of year!  Everybody loves bruschetta!  Add eggplant, pancetta, cannelloni beans and you have a twist to the normal bruschetta.  Watch the video for the full recipe! JOIN US ON THE NEXT PAGE FOR THE VIDEO

Nonna’s apple strudel – Italian Cuisine Ingredients Pastry 185 ml milk 40 g butter 2 tbsp sugar 300 g (2 cups) self-raising flour 2 medium eggs, beaten Filling ½ cup apricot jam 10 granny smith or red delicious apples, peeled, quartered, cored and thinly sliced 110 g (½ cup) sugar 100 g butter ½ cup […]

L’arancinotto Arancini are stuffed rice balls that are dipped in egg, covered with breadcrumbs and fried.  This Sicilian street food has a variety of fillings but the most popular are usually filled with ragù (meat sauce), tomato sauce, mozzarella, and/or peas. The process to form the rice ball can be time consuming but this handy […]