I adore cooking and shopping but not the cleaning up. Luckily my husband Andrea, does that part for me. We function as a team. When the heat arrives in summer, less time spent in our tiny kitchen the better. The King of Summer in our house is the Pomodoro. We love the variety. Italians have…
Summer Rosso
Today we are celebrating! Our first tomato is ripe. I am celebrating #Summerrosso on FB and Twitter. What most people don’t know is that Italians enjoy green tomatoes. Not hard unripe tomatoes, but as in this photograph, not fully ripened tomatoes. Green tomatoes are used often in salads as they have a nice tang to…
Tuscan Comfort Food- Risotto al Pomodoro
Winter weather is finally kicking in slowly. The temperature is dropping but the sun is still shining. We are expecting snow this week, so from spring to winter now. In my garden the violets were just starting to bloom and the roses had also been blooming like crazy. I noticed that the irises were also…
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…