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Celebrate Carnival Tuscan Style!
We are in the middle of Carnival, which is a pre-Lent festival celebrated all over Tuscany. We have several traditional recipes to celebrate. The most popular is Crogetti biscuits. To celebrate...
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Panzanella: Refreshing Food for the Tuscan Summer
Thanks to the hot weather we have been facing over the last week, people in Montalcino are resorting to traditional recipes that are fast and fresh. One of these is Panzanella. Panzanella is made with...
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Salami from Romagna
Last night we tried great salami made from pork from the region of Romagna. What made this salami unique was that it was wrapped not only in the natural casing usually used for salami, but also in...
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A Recipe for the Traditional Pinci Pasta
Pinci pasta is one of the most traditional Montalcino dishes. One of the ways we like to enjoy Pinci is with Pecorino and black pepper, or Cacio e Pepe (a way to cook pasta that comes from Rome). Here...
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Pan dei Santi Recipe
Pan dei Santi (literally Bread with the Saints) is a typical recipe from Tuscany, made only in the period between October and November around All Saint’s Day. It is a very good and particular dessert....
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Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Fall, with its beautiful colors, brings so many interesting and delicious things such as pumpkins. Today we want to share our recipe for Pumpkin Puréed soup (in Italian, Vellutata di Zucca), a great...
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Recipe for SCHIACCIATA DI PASQUA – Tuscan Easter Cake
Tuscany, like all the other regions in Italy, has traditional local dishes prepared especially for the holidays. Now that Easter (la Pasqua) is upon us we would like to share our family recipe for a...
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RECIPE: Tagliatelle Pasta with Asparagus and Pork Sausage
Spring means it’s time for asparagus! Here in Montalcino, it’s quite easy to find wild ones in the countryside. However, supermarkets are also full of these delicious vegetables. One of the recipes we...
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Typical Tuscan Recipe for Summer: Pappa al Pomodoro
Pappa al pomodoro (Tomato and bread soup) is a traditional Tuscan recipe that is best prepared during summer, when tomatoes are ripe, juicy and delicious. Here is our family recipe. Ingredients: 2 lb...
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Bring Autumn to your Kitchen
It’s Autumn. And here in Montalcino, that means it’s time for mushrooms. In particular, Porcini mushrooms. It’s very common to see lone searchers heading into the woods looking for these spontaneous...
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