Chestnuts are a typical product of Autumn in Tuscany and are the base for several typical recipes. In the ancient times chestnuts were called “bread of the poor”, because they were very used and easy to have. Last night I prepared the castgnaccio, a typical cake made of chestnuts’ flour, pine nuts and raisins. So let’s have a look at the recipe. Ingredients 250 gr of chestnuts’ flour 2 glasses of milk 1 spoon of sugar 1 spoon of olive…
This weekend Florence becomes the international capital of high quality wines thanks to Wine 2012, from September 21st to 22nd. It’s going to be a great event for all wine lovers,…
Trippa alla fiorentina is a classic recipe of Florentine traditional cuisine. So let’s see together how to prepare the original tripe florentine style, that you cook in about 30 minutes. Ingredients:…
One of my favorite recipes is the Ragù sauce, that is the perfect sauce for your pasta the Italian way. This recipe comes from my grandma, who prepares it every Sunday.…
The crepe suzette are a famous French dessert that consists of a crepe with a sauce of caramelized sugar and butter and orange juice. But what you have to know that…
Today I prepared the schiacciata all’oliofor my son and I decided to share with you my recipe to prepare it. The schiacciata is a typical bread in Tuscany that you can…
Today we had some friends for lunch and I decided to cook something special. And since on Saturday we generally eat eggs, I decide to prepare something with eggs, of course.…