Everybody Loves Tuscany

This Roasted Tomato Soup is the perfect finish to a cold day. Think creamy, cartelized roasted cherry tomatoes that will make your mouth hum. Recipe courtesy of Fontana Forni USA Ingredients:  1 kilo cherry tomatoes  5 Roma tomatoes  1 medium sweet onion 6-7 garlic cloves 1 bay leaf 10 basil leaves 900 grams chicken or vegetable […]

Canederli are large bread crumb dumplings that are typically found in the northern region of Trentino. This Canederli recipe is courtesy of Pasta Grannies. Below are the ingredients and the follow along video recipe. Ingredients for 8 320g white bread, several days old (usually bread rolls) 25g butter 1 onion chopped water – start with […]

Tuscan Bean Soup with Crispy Bread is a great meal on a cold night and this recipe by Food Wishes has got you covered. Ingredients for 4 servings: 1 onion, diced 1 stalk celery, diced 1 carrot, diced 3 cloves garlic 1 tbsp olive oil  1 tbsp butter salt to taste  freshly ground black pepper […]

Adding a puff pastry crunch to this Roasted Tomato and Basil soup takes it to a new level! Recipe courtesy of Recipe 30 Ingredients 4.4 lb -2kg tomatoes 2 red onions 6 tbsp olive oil 6 garlic cloves 6 sprigs of thyme (2 tbsp dried) 1 tspn hot chili flakes 4 cups – 1 litre […]

This two cheer creamy pumpkin soup by Recipe 30 is out of this world! It is a great comfort soup and the Parmesan cheese with crusty melted cheesy herb croutons are a fantastic complement. Ingredients 1 large brown onion 1 leek (washed) 3-4 garlic cloves 2.6lb – 1.2kg pumpkin (42oz) 5-6 cups homemade chicken stock […]

Garlic Soup Italian style is a satisfying soup with great flavor. Try it when you are sick too to fight your under the weather feeling. And, don’t forget the crispy croutons! Recipe courtesy of Recipe 30 Ingredients 2 medium potatoes 1 brown onion 1 large leek 2 whole small heads of garlic (2oz – 60g […]

Ribollita Ribollita, a hearty bread and vegetable soup, is a popular Tuscan dish served in many restaurants. There are many variations to this soup but commonly, it consists of bread, kale, cannelloni beans, potatoes, carrots, and onions.  It is best served reheated the day after being made. Here’s a video by the pasta grannies making […]

Italian Lentil Soup Italian Lentil soup is a great dish at any time but during New Year’s celebration, lentils or lenticchie in Italian are served.  Lentils are thought to bring good luck and prosperity so it is an Italian custom to eat lentils at New Year’s. Here’s a lentil soup with sausage recipe that is […]

Ribollita Ribollita is a famous Tuscan soup, a hearty potage made with bread and vegetables. There are many variations but the main ingredients always include leftover bread, cannellini beans and inexpensive vegetables such as carrot, cabbage, beans, silverbeet, cavolo nero, and onion. Its name literally means “reboiled”. Like most Tuscan cuisine, the soup has peasant […]

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 […]