Stracotto ~ Tuscan “Overcooked” Beef
The vegetables in this slow cooked dish produce a velvety-textured sauce which goes perfectly with the tender meat.
Tuscan Chicken Liver Paté
This is the most classic of all Tuscan crostini. Even those who say they don’t like paté love this one!
Roast Peppers & Goat’s Cheese Canapés
Crostini are little appetizers that you can invent yourself depending on what’s in season and what ingredients you happen to have around. We often serve these crostini (which are red, white and yellow) alongside our green salsa verde crostini. A pretty combination!
Fresh Egg Pasta
Many people who come to our cooking school in Italy feel intimidated by the idea of making pasta from scratch. Once they see how easy and enjoyable it is, they become hooked! Put some music on in your kitchen, and take your time.
Cauliflower with Tomato, Rosemary & Fennel Seeds
Even self-professed cauliflower haters will love this dish, if you can convince them to try it.
Mushroom crostini
Best served warm, these crostini will have your guests demanding more. You'll see that the vin santo gives the mushrooms a very special flavour, and the butter gives them a melt in the mouth texture.
Asparagus sauce for pasta
Asparagus is available for only a very short season. We love it and try to eat it in as many ways as possible before the long wait for the next harvest.
Aubergine/eggplant parmigiana
This Italian restaurant classic is a little time-consuming (the grilled eggplant takes a while) but your guests will tell you that it is well worth all the effort.
Bell pepper soup
Manuela adapted a green pepper soup that she tasted in the famous Cibrèo in Florence, and came up with this smooth, full-flavoured delight.
The classic lasagna
A delicious, filling dish which can satisfy lots of people and be made in advance.
Dairy-free carrot cake
Hardly a dieter’s cake - the 5 eggs probably make up for any points you gain by not having dairy, but light nonetheless.
Butter, Cream & Sage Sauce
This sauce is perfect to enhance the subtle flavours of homemade pasta, ravioli and gnocchi.