We offer you another typical Sienese dessert that we cook for every Christmas. The recipe was left as a dowry by Natalina, a family friend of our Deborah to whom we…
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Panettone with sourdough
Finally, we could only conclude our Christmas recipes if not with the King of sweets …. Panettone! The recipe is particularly elaborate and therefore it is especially suitable for those…
Guinea fowl stuffed
This is a very tasting recipe that involves the use of pistachios, walnuts and plums for the filling of the meat. The sweetish taste of plums adds that touch of…
Siena pancakes
This pancakes made with pork’s blood are a tradition in the Tuscan countryside and farms families used to prepare this “dessert” in the period before the carnival, that is, when…
Crushed with pork lard
Here is a classic of the Tuscan tradition! This bread, focaccia as we call, is of simple origin, because it was made by our farmers but very tasty and substantial at the…
Lory salad … in memory to my grandmother Loredana
There are simple things that we grew up with and that take on an extraordinary meaning for this. They are simple recipes, as mentioned, but which enclose the flavor of…
Panpepato from Siena (Tuscan gingerbread)
Some historical notes of gingerbread, sweet of Siena tradition, very spicy and therefore considered rich in the past. In the famous battle of Monteaperti in 1260 the Florentines, tired from…
San Giuseppe pancakes – classic recipe from Siena
This recipe was left to me by Nonna Elvira and, given its Sienese origins, it does not include the use of the egg in the dough as many others use…
Purple gnocchi with gorgonzola, radicchio and walnuts
This is a very simple, quick and easy recipe to make but a lot of fun because the potatoes we use will add that gourmet touch to your dish. An…
Apple and cinnamon pancakes
Here is a valid alternative to the classic rice pancakes which in Siena, during the Carnival period, represent the dessert par excellence. This recipe with apples and cinnamon has an…