La Sportellina – a Tuscan traditional Easter cake
The season of Lent in the old days, was by precept a time of fasting and repentance, so →
The Tuscan Raw Ham & other childhood memories
As I’m sitting by the fireplace sipping my coffee, watching some shy snowflakes dancing in the air, like →
Baby it’s cold outside!
Tis’ the season to get cozy around a warm fireplace and dive into a delicious hot bowl of →
L’Olio Novo
The Tuscan Green Gold, from the farm to the fork! Autumn isn’t only about roasting chestnuts and sipping →
Truffles – When, What, How?
Everything you need to know about these earthy fragranced and pungent tasting gems! October is a rich harvest →
Certaldo’s Sweet Red Onions
In the XIV century, in one of his most famous novels (VI, 10) from The Decameron, Boccaccio wrote: →
Mercantia – A Summer Night’s Dream
“I had a dream, one midsummer night, of those you could never imagine! A medieval hamlet was my →
P – for Pasta: fresh, handmade & delicious
Raise your hand if you’re a homemade pasta lover! One thing I have noticed throughout the years, is →
B – for Baccelli & Pecorino
With all this nice and warm springtime weather, people start roaming the countryside basking in the sun, away →
S – for Spring and Sprouts
How do we know its springtime here in Tuscany? Just saying “springtime is here” is dull and a →
C – for Carnevale
… and other ancient Tuscan traditions “Semel in anno licet insanire” (once a year, it is allowed to →
V – for vineyards
“While Nature Awakens” – behind the scenes Every January is a new beginning here at Giuseppina’s Cooking School; →
B – for bread
Before the awakening of spring, with its changes, from the garden to the rhythms of life, we love →