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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Hunter’s style chicken

Hunter’s style chicken 1 chicken cut into 8 pcs 2 medium onions 1 handfull of rosmary and sage chilli pepper (optional) 1/2 lt red wine 20 ml oil salt to taste 2 tablespoon of tomato puree black olives (optional) Put the chopped onion in a large pan with iol, salt,…

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zucchini, lemon zest and mint, sauce for pasta

zucchini, lemon zest and mint, sauce for pasta SALSA DI ZUCCHINE, LIMONE E MENTA (zucchini, lemon zest and mint, sauce for pasta) 200 grams of fresh zucchini cut into thin slices 10 ml oil 1 lemon zest 1 medium garlic clove thin cut 2 mint leaves salt and pepper to…

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PASTA FRESCA (Fresh Pasta)

PASTA FRESCA (Fresh Pasta) 100 grms of flour 1 egg 1 pinch of salt make a volcano with the flour and, using hands, form a hole in the center, breake the egg add salt and, if desired, 1 teaspoon of oil. Mix with a fork starting from the center, than…

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