I can’t get enough of watermelon while it is in season. Mostly I just eat slices– it is the perfect fruit, even with the seeds. No seedless watermelon here. Watermelon has two Italian names, cocomero or anguria. When I have time, I like to make a watermelon granita. Simple and fun. I learned how to…
Summer is Here
To me, the first sign that summer has arrived is a craving for a big dish of Tuscan Panzanella. A celebration of summer made with fresh sweet red onions, ripe tomatoes and cucumbers with crumbled bread and basil. An edible Italian flag, red, white and green. It is seasoned with rich unfiltered Tuscan olive oil, tart…
Summer’s Simple Pleasures-
There are some recipes that mark the seasons, probably one of my favorites is Pane al Pomodoro. A really ripe tomato, still warm from the sun A loaf of Tuscan bread, baked in a woodburning oven, saltless and “ignorante” as they say here The BEST extra virgin olive oil Sea Salt, I usually use my…
Signs of Summer
BorgoVino Borgo San Lorenzo and here are two of the new kids at our house ( 2 of the 9 kittens!)
Pomodori Ripieni- Stuffed Tomatoes
Having a couple of days off… I cook! My husband loves these stuffed tomatoes. They are perfect for summer. His Aunt Vivetta had a restaurant in Cecina, near the sea,in Tuscany, where he spent his summers and she always prepared trays of stuffed vegetables, some with meat and bechamel, some with rice and others with…