Tuscan cooking, wines, and more
Tuscany has everything from high mountains through rolling hills and sandy beaches, and therefore the list of ingredients the Tuscan cook has at his or her disposal is stunningly long. And then there are the wines...
- Tuscan Antipasti & Starters (18)
- Tuscan Fish (15)
- Tuscan Meats (41)
- Tuscan Soups, Pasta, Rice... (40)
- Tuscan Sweets & Desserts (39)
- Tuscan Vegetables & Side Dishes (14)
La Cucina degli Etruschi
Etruscan Cooking: A selection of traditional Tuscan recipes from around Arezzo
Recipes from the Kitchen Wall
For many years my mother kept a poster with traditional Tuscan recipes from old Tuscan restaurants and trattorias, places with names like Trattoria del Co'co Sporco (the Filthy Cook's Trattoria) and Al Principe (The Prince's). The poster is by now faded and yellowed with age, but the recipes are as fresh as they were when Mom first tacked them to the wall.
Due Maremmani
Maremma is a wild part of Tuscany whose inhabitants were forced to turn frugality into an art. They may not have had much, but they knew how to cook it well. Recipes for Acquacotta, a vegetable soup, and Scottiglia, a meat stew.
Judy Witts's Food Notes
Judy is a food writer and chef, with an encyclopedic knowledge of food. She also finds time to run a cooking school, Mangia Firenze, from her apartment, which overlooks San Lorenzo, Florence's central market.