One of the things I love most about living in Italy is eating seasonally. It isn’t always easy waiting, but we are always rewarded with exceptional flavor and joy. Spring comes in with a bang, artichokes, asparagus, fava beans and peas. When you get the first products, we tend to enjoy then raw. Raw Artichokes?…
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Involtini- Simply Divina
Probably the thing I adore about Tuscan cooking is the simplicity. This is a recipe that my husband grew up with and his mother, Tina, was the Queen of simple. She always taught me, spend more time shopping and less time cooking. People are always amazed and the short list of ingredients and quick cooking…
Primavera?
It seems like Spring has arrived in Tuscany. The hills are green, in my garden the violets are already blooming and my roses never stopped blooming all winter. The foto is from the hillside near my home, a new farmer has started raising goats and soon will be producing goat cheese. I can’t wait. Last…
Ciao Marcella
Marcella Hazan passed away yesterday. She was my Julia Child. I never really liked Italian food, until I discovered Larry Mindel’s restaurant Ciao in San Francisco. It was like stepping into Italy. There is no way to really cook Italian style without having come to Italy. Marcella was my first Italian teacher, through her cookbooks….
Tuscan Splendors
Another weeklong program done. There is nothing I love more than sharing my Tuscany…. unless it is sharing Sicily! Tuscany has been my home since 1984 and I never get tired of it. Most people don’t get beyond the big cities in one visit. Most of my students are addicted and cannot get enough and…
Welcome to our Keeping Kitchen
Spring is arriving slowly here in Tuscany, the hills are turning a patchwork of velvety green with rolling hills of wheat and dotted with yellow colza plants. The vines are budding and trees are filling out with leaves. It is my favorite season,but also because our little vegetable gardens are coming to life. My friend Kate…
Passion for Pizza- BONCI
i couldn’t help myself— when I saw there was another session with Gabrielle Bonci in Rome for pizza workshop- I had to go again! Larger than life– with a heart as big as a mountain and a passion for his dough like no other. He talks so fast and is so full of great ideas…
Happy Holidays
It really takes very little to be happy, sometimes just a bowl of hot broth and some pasta. Usually I make the Bollito Misto dinner for xmas, as it is simple to prepare and provides us with several meals. There are also other dishes I make in winter for Andrea that take a long time…