Merenda…or afternoon snack

Merenda…or afternoon snack Before the packaged snacks Age, our grandparents, who loved us so much, were used to prepare the afternoon snack (we call it MERENDA) at 4.00pm using some of the most genuine food in the world, and how happy we grandchildrens were to receive those delicacies…Thank you beloved…

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Focaccia

600 gr of flour 00 370 gr of water 6 gr of dry yeast 1 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of sugar tablespoons of oil….than in a bowl put the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and oil and roughly knead the dough just a little (just a minute!!!)to mix the ingredients cover…

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stuffed zucchini flowers

stuffed zucchini flowers Zucchini flowers are beautiful and sooo good when cooked in many different way and, who’s a little expert of vegetable garden knows than when is their period they could be a thousand and even more…..So we need to do something with those beauties, I’m suggesting now an…

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OVEN ROASTED ONIONS

OVEN ROASTED ONIONS Anoher way to enjoy onions that is easy, pretty quick and delicious. Onions are a very poor ingredient but they are essential in tuscan cooking, we use them in almost every dish, but even eaten alone they are really a big pleasure. Choose the onions that you…

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HOW MUCH SALT IN ROASTED POTATOES?

HOW MUCH SALT IN ROASTED POTATOES? Remember that usually you should put 5 grams (or 1 small tea spoon) of salt in 1 kg of potatoes, than when the potates are almost done taste them and, in case, add some more, it is always better to add but it’s impossible…

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Roasted Tomatoes sauce

Roasted Tomatoes sauce 1 Cut Tomatoes in half and place tham in a baking tin. Season with evo oil, salt, sugar, thyme and 1 garlic head. Roasted Tomatoes sauce 2 Bake at moderate oven for 40-45 minutes or untill you see the vegetables turning well roasted. Roasted Tomatoes sauce 3…

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ROASTED ZUCCHINI WITH MINT

ROASTED ZUCCHINI WITH MINT Summer in just arrived in Tuscany, a lot of sun and…vegetables…no mercy from the green garden we need to use all that and very soon as there will be more ready tomorrow!!!! Today we got zucchini which are very good even eater raw but roasted…what a…

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