7 Steps to Meet Local while you’re travelling, from choosing the right place, accommodation and activities such as Cooking Classes.Or Having everything organised. Continue reading 7 Steps to Meet Locals While You are Travelling
Panna Cotta is a relatively new traditional Italian dessert,not too difficult to make and so good! Continue reading Home Made Panna Cotta
We wish you a very Happy Holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous New Year from your friends @Toscana Mia Continue reading Happy Holiday season
Il “Primo Piatto” in Italia , traditional Italian first dish .The first courses are fundamental in Italian cooking and especially during Italian cooking classes at Toscana Mia. You will find fresh pasta with eggs, risotto, soups and potato gnocchi Continue reading “Italian First Courses You Can’t Miss!”
The first thing a Tuscan watches on a dining table is the olive oil bottle. In the first place it must be strictly extra virgin olive oil and good quality, and if we are in Tuscany , it absolutely must be from the territory. Maybe it can be from another region that produces oil, such as Liguria or Umbria or Puglia.
Continue reading “Tuscan E.V.O.O. Live Like a Local 5”
Bay leaf was highly praised by the Greeks and the Romans, who believed that the herb symbolizes wisdom, peace, and protection.That’s why still nowadays after getting the university degree we wear a laurel crown. Continue reading “Top 10 Herbs to cook Italian 8. Bay leaf”
Chives=Erba Cipollina The Italian name erba cipollina, which means onion grass, says everything about this nice and good looking herb. Chives used for culinary purposes as a flavoring herb, and provide a somewhat milder taste, so perfect for those who dislike onions Continue reading “Top 10 herbs to cook Italian. 6 Chives”
Oregano = origano
I had never thought that oregano may be a heavily discussed topic.
If I name oregano, everybody thinks of pizza. While in fact it’s used for many dishes such as the Penne agli Aromi Pasta with Aromatic Herbs Continue reading “Top 10 herbs to cook Italian. 5 Oregano”
Basil “is” immediately smell of cooking, reminds us of Mediterranean food,speaks Italian and is usually tied hand in glove to pizza … Its name derives from the greek basileus which means “king grass”. Continue reading “Top 10 herbs to cook Italian 4 Basil= Basilico”
PREZZEMOLO ,meaning Italian parsley.This aromatic herb in used in cooking in almost everydish or, at least, in most dishes-It’s used to flavour food,to create sauces and to decorate. Continue reading “Top 10 herbs to cook Italian 3 Parsley = Prezzemolo”
