Ceci or chickpeas are a staple ingredient in Tuscany and these simple ceci fritters are great as an appetizer or can serve as a part of a weekday meal. Made with just a handful of fresh ingredients, they are fast to prepare and are ready to serve in less than 20 minutes. I love serving …
Category: Nourish
MY FOOD POSTS
Middle Eastern Lentil Soup
This Middle Eastern Lentil Soup is hearty, healthy and delicious ~ tender red lentils and chickpeas flavored with warm, fragrant Mediterranean spices. Its one of my favorite rainy day comfort food and I promise that your house will smell amazing while its simmering on the stovetop. And it’s very easy to make. HERE’S HOW …
Pizzette: A Classic Italian Crowd Pleaser
As you know, I live in Tuscany, which in and by itself already implies the fact that I make pizza at home. We all do around these parts. And, we make different kinds of pizza depending on oor mood or event. For example, I like to make little pizzette when hosting friends for an aperitivo …
Crostata di marmellata (Italian jam pie)
Crostata is a simple country dessert or breakfast in Italy. We have been in lockdown in Italy for over two months now because of the corona virus and so, as you can imagine, I’ve had plenty of time to play in the kitchen and perfect this recipe to my liking. A fresh crostata is delicious …
Boosting Brain Function: Food for Thought
There may be no cure for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, but experts now say diet makes a difference There’s eating mindfully, and there’s eating to keep a fully sound mind. Just ask the Columbia University researchers who determined that diet—particularly those high in calories and fat—is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. …
Tuscan Baked Beans (fagioli al forno)
Fagioli al Forno -Italian Baked Beans – is a popular Northern Italian Dish. Beans have always been a popular peasant food, but, during the Renaissance, Catherine de Medici wanted to refine Italian cuisine, and beans fell out of favor with the nobility and the sophisticated. The poor however couldn’t be particular — they still made their bean …
schiacciata all’uva
Autumn is nearly here and it is wine harvest time in Tuscany. Sadly, we had a very hot summer and were forced to pick our grapes a little early this year.. white ones middle of august and the red ones this week. The delicate grapes are monitored daily during the month of August so they …
summertime Tuscan white bean salad
Italians are geniuses in the kitchen. They can throw together the most simple of ingredients, and they are so good that I often find myself wanting to get up in the middle of a meal to write everything down. Of course, you have to ask the cook immediately how they prepared the meal or they …
sesamo nero latte
I wasn’t going to write a post about this milk because it just seems so simple to me, but someone I care for asked for the recipe so I thought I’d simply share it with all of you. As you already know I’ve been slightly obsessed with black sesame this summer, from sprinkling it on …
roasted fig salad
Hello beauties. I’ve had a full and busy July so far.. motorcycle rides through the Tuscan countryside in search of sunflower fields, late night concerts under the stars, dinners with friends, visitors from the states. It’s all been fun, but I am finding that in between all of the social engagements all I want to …
