Category Archives: Antipasto

Sicily summer treat: Caponata

July 21, 2012
caponata on an old Spanish plate from Talavera de la Reinain the way I learned to make this emblematic Sicilian dish, you pretty much just keep frying things in the same oil over and over in successionRead More
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Lightly stuffed roasted peppers

June 14, 2012
oven-roasted peppers/peperoni imbottitia special menu--no pasta, no bread, but still very Tuscan--to fit a diabetic's dietary requirementsRead More
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Crostini Neri for Easter

April 10, 2012
Crostini Neri for EasterToo late for Easter or Pasquetta but just in time for a spring picnic: crostini neri, a Tuscan delight.Read More
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Last minute treat for the holidays

December 24, 2011
black and blistered roasted red peppers, ready for peelingRoast the peppers, toss in the processor, give a quick buzz, and you're good to go.Read More
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Carciofi in Tortiera

May 10, 2011
These plump beauties are called cimaroli, because they come from the top of the plant.It’s artichoke season in Tuscany. Markets are full of these wonderfully weird-looking vegetables which come in half a dozen different varieties, ranging from big fat round globe artichokes, very similar to what we have in America, to gorgeous, long and slender, purple tinted ones. Most of the artichokes here lack the prickly centers that make Read More
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  • Tuscany Spring 2013 AmorOlio

    March 25 – 31 and April 22 – 28, 2013, at Villa Campestri, the world’s only olive oil resort located in the hills above Tuscany’s Mugello valley just half an hour north of Florence. READ HERE

  • TUSCANY AUTUMN 2013: AMOROLIO

    OCTOBER 21 – 27 Plans are shaping up for our autumn AmorOlio program, October 21 to 27, 2013, at Villa Campestri (“the world’s only olive oil resort”), in the hills above Tuscany’s Mugello valley just half an hour north of Florence. READ HERE

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