Tag Archives: olive oil

Peas, please!

Reader, I ate every one! Read More
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Med Diet Alert: Cavolo Nero, aka Lacinato Kale

Lacinato or Tuscan kale is what we call it in the U.S. where it’s relatively new for cooks and gardeners alike. But in Tuscany cavolo nero has long been a staple of farm gardens and traditional kitchens. It stands in the garden all winter, even in the coldest times, even when its stiffly rippled, dark Read More
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Arrivederci, AmorOlio 2012!

before our eyes, Paolo, Gemma’s father and the owner of Villa Campestri, transformed raw olives into fresh, fragrant, green oil, a taste memory to be treasured. . . .Read More
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Sicily summer treat: Caponata

in 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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La cucina di Salvatore

. . . a whole new repertoire of very beany spring dishes. . . .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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