• ribollita-tuscan-soup-recipe
    Autumn,  Recipes

    Ribollita

    Tuscany on a plate Lovingly known as “mangiafagioli” (roughly translated to bean-eaters), Tuscans love their white beans. And many other fresh or dried beans, really. So much so that they use them in a large variety of dishes all year…

  • Recipes,  Summer

    Roasted tomato risotto

    This home made risotto is a celebration of love, simplicity and flavour. Today’s recipe – roasted tomato risotto – could very well be translated as “simplicity on a plate”. Making the most of the last tomatoes of this season, this simple yet flavourful…

  • recipe-italian-panzanella
    Recipes,  Summer

    Panzanella

    the history and evolution of an old Italian salad  We all know about Panzanella: it’s that Italian salad with bread and tomato, right? Well, it seems that it was’t always like this.  A tuscan staple food, Panzanella is commonly known…