Lajatico (Pisa), Tuscany “This is my land It ‘a land that, like me, loves the silence And if, with my voice, I break this silence I do it to pay homage to these places and to my people. The music penetrates the earth and travels and fly far away It ‘a message of love. ” [...]
Un Amore così Grande Sento sul viso il tuo respiro, cara come sei tu dolce sempre di piu’ per quello che mi dai io ti ringrazierei ma poi non so parlare.E’ piu’ vicino il tuo profumo, stringiti forte a me non chiederti perche’, la sera scende gia’ la notte impazziro’ In fondo agli occhi tuoi [...]
Ingredients: a calf spleen, extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, bread slices, chili, fresh sausage, 1 carrot, some celer, some parsley, some basil, onion, leek Procedure (This recipe has been given by my father-in-law): The spleen is a slice with a sort of peel from both sides. Remove it and then scrape the flesh with [...]
I love pasta and I adore Pasta of La Tosca! It has the right consistency, it doesn’t overcook, if you follow the cooking times, you will have wonderful pasta plates and moreover this is a certified pasta, with genuine ingredients, produced in a not polluted area.. I discovered this brand of pasta when I came [...]
Trattoria Il Pozzo, Sant’Angelo in Colle, Montalcino (Siena) We went to Trattoria Il Pozzo because some friends suggested us this place. It was late spring and it was for lunch time. We were really surprised by the beauty of the place, which is a medieval very little village perched on a hill. We parked the [...]
The Vin Santo is a traditional tuscan sweet wine. It is made with white grape varieties and, when producted with the ancient method, it is really good and wonderful to be drunk with tuscan dried dessert (Cantucci, Cavallucci, Ricciarelli, Panforte, Pan co’ Santi ..) The problem is, that it is very difficult to find a [...]
When autumn arrives, the Siena territory becomes really magnetic for people loving open air life, and living in the countryside becomes truly fascinating. I love this period! After hot summer months, it is quite wonderful to light the fireplace, to put on the first pullovers and look at the woods changing colours into the warmer [...]
If you love to go to the market, I suggest you to go on wednesday in Greve in Chianti in the main square Piazza Matteotti. It is pictoresque and funny and then you can go to the historical butcher Antica Macelleria Falorni in Piazza Matteotti.
I discovered this butcher thanks to a friend of mine, who lived in Greve in Chianti and brought me to buy in this special place. This is an historical butcher, a paradise for typical tuscan products! My suggestion is to go in Greve in Chianti at least once in life on wednesday, when it’s market [...]