I was asked to participate in the Vetrina Toscana sharing my recipe for a favorite dish using the Vitellone Bianco dell’Appenino Centrale. What is that? The huge white cattle raised for meat, In Tuscany it is the Chianina, in Emilia Romagna the Romagnola and in Le Marche the Marchigiana. The Big White Cows, standing higher…
Chianti:Food&Wine APP- Montefioralle
When I published my app on touring Chianti, my idea was EAT. DRINK.SHOP.STAY. A list of places I would go if I was coming on vacation. Places I go to as a person living here. Pick a town on the app and then see what I suggest doing while there. It is impossible to list…
Simply Divina- Sicilian Swordfish
Swordfish is a beginner’s fish. One of the least fishy and more meaty fishes. There are some recipes which just grab you the first time you eat them and remain in your memory. This is one of them. When we go to Cantina Siciliana for our cooking class, Pino is more than generous to share…
Piccoli Piacere– Small Pleasures { Merenda}
There are little things in life that make me happy, timing is one of them. As we were driving into Florence yesterday to attend a Dante reading by 1,200 people in Piazza Santo Spirito, we stopped at our favorite “truckstop” pastry shop. You never know where you will find perfection! It was 4:30pm— and it…
#blogcappuccinoday
Seems appropriate to start blogging again with a virtual event. My friend Rosella asked me to participate in Blog Cappuccino Day online. This is not a cappuccino, but a caffe’ macchiato. What I normally order when going out. Macchiato means spotted and is topped with a small amount of steamed milk, a mini-cappuccino. It seemed…
Coffee Culture
In Italy, coffee is almost a religious experience. Each person has their favorite coffee, grind and how to make it at home and where to get it when they go out. At home, most people make simple coffee using a MOKA or stovetop style coffee pot. You get your espresso out at a bar, where…
My Wish for YOU
This year Divina Cucina is becoming Simply Divina, inc and will be sharing my Chianti:Food&Wine secrets on tour this year as well! I am just writing up my Kitchens in Chianti program where we will eat and drink out way through Chianti, cooking in the kitchens of my friends!!! Can’t wait!
My Green Summer- Verjus
The summer started green in Gascony with my friend Kate as we played with green walnuts. When I came back we started with our green tomatoes. It was a late summer so we enjoyed them green as they were not turning red. Like the southern part of the USA, we also do fried green tomatoes,…