Herby turkey breast cooked in milk
This is our family dish which has been passed down through the generations and adapted a little. A butterflied turkey breast is stuffed with herbs and grapes, rolled up and tied and cooked in milk.
Stuffed baked onions
Simple flavours - onion and smoked cheese - that combine perfectly for a dish that complements practically all main courses.
Rustic Focaccia
An easy but unusual focaccia recipe which makes a rustic-textured, half wholewheat bread. Ideal to eat with cheeses and salad.
Herby pork stew
The white wine, stock and slow cooking make the pieces of pork really melt in your mouth.
Artichoke sauce for pasta
Artichokes can seem daunting - what to do with all those leaves??!! But once you have conquered the fear, this nutritious and delicious vegetable will become a favourite.
Carciofi alla romana – braised artichokes
These make a tasty little side dish or aperitif.
Cannellini beans with tomato and herbs
Literally the name means “in the manner of little birds”: this is the way that small birds were cooked up when they were brought home from a morning’s hunting. Cannellini beans are so much nicer...
Simple zucchini (courgette) pasta sauce
When the zucchini glut is upon us, we have this a couple of times a week. It’s light but fragrant and satisfying.
Panzanella ~ Tuscan bread and tomato salad
This is a great dish to make a couple of hours in advance in the summer, to have ready waiting for you in the fridge when you get back home. It is light yet satisfying.
Arista -Tuscan-style roast pork
this is one of the classic tuscan roast meat dishes, herby and succulent.
Pasta and bean soup
Since Italian cuisine is so regional, there are dozens of versions of this delicious, hearty soup. In Tuscany, white cannellini beans are used.
Sugo finto – A meatless ragu
This is a poor man’s meat sauce: the vegetables are cut finely to simulate a ground beef texture and the result is very tasty indeed.