Madonnas, melograni (pomegranates), and a winter salad
Summer in Tuscany is spent soaking up the sun at the beach or escaping the heat in the mountains; as olive farmers, our autumn is dominated by the raccolta(harvest). Come […]
Category Archives: Seasonal Tuscan Recipes
Chestnut fever: castagnaccio, caldarroste and Chinese wasps
October and early November are chestnut season in Tuscany. For centuries chestnuts were a dietary staple in the mountainous parts of Tuscany, such as the Garfagnana area above Lucca. Chestnuts […]
The grape and the olive: Schiacciata con l’uva (grape focaccia)
From a food perspective, autumn is the most important time of the year in Tuscany. Many of the most highly prized ingredients of the Tuscan diet – truffles, porcini mushrooms, […]
Notes from a Tuscan Olive Grove 