Gourmet Weekend in Florence
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Practical cookery courses at our home in the heart of the Florence hills for people who are passionate about culinary art, who want to rediscover age-old flavours and the typical products of Tuscany and Liguria
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| Italian and tuscan recipes from the Web... |
| Panna Cotta |
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Posted date: May 8
quart cream / cups granulated sugar sheets fish glue this thickens it you can substitute some sort of flavorless gelatin if need be tablespoon all purpose ... http://www.internationalrecipes.net/find/Panna%20Cotta - International Recipes [News from: Google Base - Recipes - Cuisine: italian] |
| Spinach Pie Recipe at Cooking.com |
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Posted date: Apr 29
Spinach Pie Recipe at Cooking.com - In the southern part of Piedmont where this pie originated, it is made at home as a first course, and also plays an ... http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe1477.htm - www.Cooking.com [News from: Google Base - Recipes - Cuisine: italian] |
| Carrot and mussel soup |
| Crema Di Carote E Cozze. This dish is from Trentino Alto Adige so it is heavily influenced by it’s northern neighbours. Don’t tell my Barese friends, but I found it rather good
32 large mussels — cleaned
1 liter chicken stock
700 grams carrots
70 grams butter
1 glass white wine
1 clove garlic — finely chopped
1 tablespoon parsley [...] [News from: ] |
| Tiella alla Barese |
| This is another tiella recipe from Bari. This one includes rice which my friends tell me is an essential ingredient. Only ‘foreigners’ from places as far away as, for instance, Lecce would dream of omitting it
400 g potatoes — peeeled and thinly sliced
200 g risotto rice
700 g mussels — cleaned
2 cloves garlic — finely chopped
1 [...] [News from: ] |
| Panzanella Laziale |
| Panzanella Laziale. There are probably as many versions of this dish as there are cooks in Italy. This one comes from Lazio. Panzanella is a great way to use up stale bread.
1 kilogram stale bread
8 ripe tomatoes — deseed and chopped
1 bunch basil — torn into small pieces
olive oil
white wine vinegar
capers (salted or in vinegar) [...] [News from: ] |
| Chickpea and tagliatelle soup |
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Minestra di ceci from Matera. A few weeks ago some friends and I visited the beautiful town of Matera in Basilicata. After a very pleasant morning sightseeing we visited a restaurant that had been recommended in the ‘Slow Food’ guide - ‘Le Botteghe’ in Piazza San Pietro Barisano. Wonderful simple food. This is my attempt [...] [News from: ] |
| Soused chicken breasts |
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Petti in carpione. Serves 4
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast portions
2 eggs
80 g breadcrumbs
25 g butter
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 celery stick, thinly sliced
1 carrot, thinly sliced
350 ml white wine vinegar
100 ml dry white wine
4 fresh sage leaves (or a teapoon of dried)
2 garlic cloves, sliced
salt and pepper
Beat the chicken with a meat mallet until [...] [News from: ] |
| Brindisi fish soup |
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Zuppa di pesce alla Brindisina. A couple of weeks ago I got together with a couple of friends in order to cook a fish ’soup’ . Soup is a bit of a misnomer, as there isn’t really that much liquid involved. It was an all day project involving a trip to the fish market in [...] [News from: ] |
| Cappuccino Ice Recipe at Cooking.com |
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Posted date: Apr 29
Cappuccino Ice Recipe at Cooking.com - In this day of complex appliances, it is good to be reminded that delicious desserts can be made with just a bowl and ... http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe57.htm - www.Cooking.com [News from: Google Base - Recipes - Cuisine: italian] |
| Spinach frittata |
| Fritatta di spinaci. The original recipe called for 2kg of spinach. As this is about 2 medium sized shopping bags full, I decided to cheat a bit and use 1kg. To be honest, I didn’t fancy cleaning it all. The results were excellent however. Serves 4-6.
1 kilogram fresh spinach
6 medium eggs — beaten
1 handful parmesan cheese — [...] [News from: ] |
