Everybody Loves Tuscany

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Stracciatella Soup Stracciatella (Italian pronunciation: [strattʃaˈtɛlla]; in Italian, a diminutive of straccia (“rag” or “shred”) meaning “a little shred”, coming from the verb “stracciare”, to tear; plural, stracciatelle) is a term used for three different types of Italian food: Stracciatella (soup), an egg drop soup which is popular in central Italy. Stracciatella (ice cream), a […]