by Elena Boschini | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog
Ribollita is a poor dish of Tuscan peasant tradition that our grandmothers used to cook “so as not to throw anything away”. It is a soup of stale bread, black cabbage, savoy cabbage and beans that in winter, in front of the fireplace, warms the soul. The...
by Elena Boschini | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog
The Florentine osso buco is a typical dish of Tuscany that our grandmothers, with their aprons and floured hands, used to prepare on Sunday for the whole family. The name comes from the cut of beef used to prepare this delicacy: called “hock”, it is...
by Elena Boschini | Jan 25, 2022 | Blog
The first month of the calendar is drawing to a close. And the days of the blackbird, traditionally known as the coldest of the year, are now upon us. The 29th, 30th and 31st of January have always been associated with this bird with dark plumage, which spends the...
by Elena Boschini | Dec 24, 2021 | Blog
The days leading up to Christmas are undoubtedly the most magical days of the year. Because the atmosphere is filled with waiting and the cold weather of the end of December is warmed by a widespread warmth, that pervades everything. The streets are lit up, Michael...
by Elena Boschini | Dec 7, 2021 | Blog
“On the day of Saint Lucy leave the acorn and take the olive”. Have you ever heard this nice rhyme pronounced by a wise farmer? If it’s new to you, are you curious to find out with us what it means? Saint Lucy Saint Lucy, the protector of eyesight,...
