If you love international cuisine, there’s no doubt risotto is a favorite. Our vegan mushroom risotto honors the traditional Italian cooking techniques while altering the risotto recipe just enough to make it vegan-friendly. The key to a velvety vegan risotto…
There’s nothing like a deep, dark glass of a robust red wine, emanating all sorts of hidden flavors from oak to chocolate to cherries. But when you’re in the midst of heat wave or the tail end of an Indian summer,…
The final recipe on our culinary tour of Tuscany ends with the traditional Panzanella Salad. Typical of rustic Tuscan cuisine, nothing is wasted, including day-old, or stale bread. It finds a brand new, vibrant life tossed with olive oil, vinegar,…
As simple as it gets, this chamomile jelly is one Katherine, and I thought of together and worked on for quite a few weeks. While choosing a few restaurants for our Tuscan itinerary, we came across a chamomile lemon syrup served…
Making Spinach Gnocchi with Ricotta has always been a favorite with the kids. Rolling out the dough, mixing the ricotta into the spinach puree and blanching the gnocchi’s is always delightful. Making the gnocchi can be a little tricky at…
The biggest mistake you can possibly make when making this tapenade recipe is not making sure your olives are pitted before putting them in your food processor or using your favorite chef knife. Ouch! Folding in the rosemary and basil…
This is an easy crepe recipe, with an even easier to make batter. What makes the dish, though, is the Pecorino and Chamomile Lemon Jelly. The Chamomile Lemon Jelly took sometime to perfect, but after trial and error I feel…
This traditional Tuscan peasant soup, Acquacotta, was eaten by farmers to sustain them during the long farming hours until dinner time. Literally translated is called “Cooked Water”. Day old bread or even stale bread was a common accompaniment. Anything to…
“Manzo breve costole brasato alla Castagna birra” as the Italians call it is a very time-consuming and labor intensive dish, but one you will never forget. Chestnut Beer Braised Short Ribs is one of those recipes that you can make on…
Hearty and filling especially for a weekend morning, This Tuscan Tomato Egg Skillet is a standard fare in the Florence and Pisa regions of Italy. Eddie’s Take: This very easy to make Tuscan breakfast is a staple in Tuscany. Rustic…
This version of Wild Mushroom Tuscan Risotto can be very rich because of the amount of butter and cream used. Perfect for the fall season when wild mushrooms are readily available. Any type of mushrooms will work. One important step…
It was so difficult to decide which of all the yummy desserts indigenous to Tuscany to try at home, but I really wanted to introduce something to the boys that wasn’t remotely like anything they’ve had before. And this lovely…
