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…
Squid in pizza sauce
Rich summer dish that can also be eaten cold. As a tasty appetizer or main course!
Pork shanks in beer
German recipe but used a lot even in Northern Italy, especially in the areas of the Dolomites. We take it up because even if it is not “strictly Tuscan” it…
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…
Tuna tartare with emulsion of Vernaccia di San Gimignano and orange
Simple and spring recipe that enhances the taste of tuna with the savory, and slightly floral at the same time, typical notes of San Gimignano wine that go well with…
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…