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Sicily: Heritage, Donnafugata
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2022
My exploration of Sicilian Heritage leads us to Donnafugata…
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My exploration of Sicilian Heritage leads us to Donnafugata…
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This comforting, simple risotto is perfect to ride out the last winds of winter……
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~ Buon Natale a Firenze ~ Many have contacted me asking me to post this recipe in time for the holidays. I am happy to be able to do so and again, thank you for reading and supporting…
Continue reading~ Cinque Terre ~ Summer means crab! Whether soft shells served with pasta like the recipe we featured last weekend, or blue claw meat that can be used in many different ways. Most recently, I created a delicious risotto from…
Continue readingBasil is my favorite herb. Period. I wish it were a perennial. There’s always tons in my “orto” and I’m constantly looking for new ways to use it. I’ve made Pesto alla Genovese for pasta many times already this summer…
Continue readingHere at TuscanVines our love for Italian wine and fine food is well known. We enthusiastically embrace the wine lifestyle; the idea that life slows, bottles uncork and family relaxes at the rustic kitchen table. Wine and food are inextricably…
Continue reading~ Spring Peas in the wild ~ When the temperatures drop dramatically nothing is more comforting than a piping hot bowl of creamy risotto. With the winds howling and some wonderful football to watch, we recently enjoyed what has become a classic variation….
Continue reading~ Sangiovese slopes down from Villa Cerna in Castellina in Chianti ~ Castellina. It truly is a magical place and it captivated me with it’s charm, food and the hospitality of it’s people. One of those people was my friend,…
Continue reading ~ Il Fortezza di Montalcino ~ Montalcino has been graced with many excellent vintages over the last decade. Beginning with 2004, 2006, 2007 and the hopeful promises of 2009 and 2010, producers in and around the tiny village of Montalcino have…
Continue readingFatto in casa. “Homemade”. This is an appropriate term for both the meal and the subject wine this article discusses. I’d been flirting with the idea of making “Paella” for a while and when I ran across some wonderfully fresh…
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