INSALATA DI FARRO AL PESTO DI BASILICO | FARRO SALAD WITH BASIL PESTO During the height of the growing season, there is nothing quite like a meal highlighting ingredients from your own garden, local farmers market, or favorite farm stand. In the summer of 2023, we compiled four of our favorite simple summer dishes so you can enjoy them at …
Ricette: Spring 2023
DOLCE DI RISO | SWEET RICE CAKE Ingredients: Serves 8 1 quart (4 cups) whole milk 300 grams (1 2/3 cups) uncooked short-grain white rice 150 grams (3/4 cup) sugar, plus more for sprinkling 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 100 grams (7 tablespoons) of butter, plus more for the pan 2 eggs, lightly beaten Freshly grated zest of 1 lemon 100 …
Ricette: February 2023
SALSA AL POMODORO | SIMPLE TOMATO SAUCE Sometimes there is nothing better than a big bowl of pasta with tomato sauce. And when you can have delicious, authentic, and easy homemade sauce in under an hour, there’s no reason to resort to store-bought. About the tomatoes: For this sauce, we use jarred tomatoes, from our own garden and processed during …
Vendemmia 2022!
SOME PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF OUR ANNUAL FALL GRAPE HARVEST! This year’s Vendemmia kicked off on September 19th, picking the red grapes to be used for rosato (rosé) to start. We do this with a direct press, meaning the juice does not have contact with the skins (referred to as maceration)—this is the difference between producing rosato versus rosso (red). …
Ricette: Summer 2022
CROSTONE AL POMODORO + SPRITZ | “Tomato Toasts” + Spritz Cocktail Ingredients – CROSTONE: 12 slices Italian white bread 4 ripe tomatoes 1 small bunch of fresh basil 1 clove garlic 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Salt & pepper 6 servings Instructions – CROSTONE: Mince the garlic. Chop the fresh tomatoes and basil and combine with the minced garlic in …
Ricette: January 2022
PICI ALL’ AGLIONE | PICI PASTA WITH GARLIC SAUCE Aglione (Elephant Garlic) are not simply “big” garlic cloves, but a typical Tuscan variety of the garlic family. The scientific name is Allium ampeloprasum var. holmense and its uniqueness is not only the size (see the cork for reference!!) but also the particularly pleasant and mild taste, as compared to common …