Tuscan recipes :

Good Earth Tuscan Chicken Pasta - Review

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As much as I hate prepared or packaged convenience foods, I do have to keep some on hand for those days when we are just rushing around and my brain can only conceive of calling out for pizza.  Bad for my wallet and not the greatest for our[...]

Raw Tuscan Kale Salad with a Kick

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Stop crinkling up your nose (yes, I can see you doing that).  I did use those 3 words in the same sentence.  Now say it with me: Raw Tuscan Kale.  And yes, I made them into a salad – a kale salad.  I get it though….the whole[...]

Soup's On: Tuscan Spinach, Bean & Sausage

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For the 1st bowl of 12 in the series of  Soup's On , click: Soup's On: Mama Leone's Chicken Soup ?Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.? ~ Bennett Cerf, humorist, publisher This soup was easy to make[...]

Tuscan soup with vegetables, pulses and meat

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Hi, today’s post is dedicated to a fantastic soup made with spring ingredients. Do you know how tasty are artichokes, asparagus, fava beans, peas and meat cooked together? Taste this soup as it is made in Tuscany at Lucca. Its name is[...]

Tuscan Comfort, Chef Jody Adam?s Acquacotta Recipe

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Buttero, painting by Giovanni Fattori, public domain image Acquacotta or Acqua Cotta in Italian literally translates to “cooked water”.  From Italy, it is a soup with origins from the rural area of southwestern Tuscany and[...]

Tuscan Style Grilled Steaks with Fresh Rosemary and Garlic

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Fresh herbs, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper.  Yep, that’s it!  Simple, fresh ingredients that beautifully and tastefully compliment fresh cuts of beef.   Tuscan food is definitely one of my[...]

Speed Vegan ? review and recipes | Vegan deals

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When Alan Roettinger wrote "Speed Vegan," he was not following a vegetarian or vegan diet, but as a gourmet chef, he was charged with creating a book of wonderful vegan dishes that could be prepared within a time frame of 30 minutes. He[...]

Superfood Kale

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Kale is insanely good for you. It's packed with Vitamins A & C, and is also rich in beta carotene, potassium, calcium, and phytonutrients that are believed to help fight cancer and repair cells. Kale is like the Hulk of cruciferous[...]

Apple Tart And Early Spring In Florence

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Springtime in Tuscany is perhaps best enjoyed on a sidewalk café in Florence. But if you can’t make it there, you can get a bite of it with Giulia Scarpaleggia’s fantastic Apple Tart. By Guilia Scarpaleggia I’ve[...]

Eat this! Crostata di frutti di bosco, Tuscan berry tart

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  What it is: A rustic, shallow, open-faced berry tart with a rich, shortbread crust. Where it comes from: The tart — in Italian, crostata — likely originated in Italy during the Renaissance, when elaborate, decorative tarts and pies[...]