Certainly in Tuscany there are beautiful places to visit, Museums, Churches, a lot of Art, but in our Tuscan days we can take moments to see and do something else: small and big events in which the locals participate and are very much Italian lifestyle. So let’s talk about special occasions.For example during the weekends of March there is a beautiful exhibition of camellias.Camellias in Italy? Yes, just near Lucca
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
The other day we decided to do the traditional “passeggiata in centro”(a downtown walk),looking for presents and practising window shopping we had not done for so long .
When in Tuscany ,try the variety of “secondi piatti “we have.In Italy the “secondo piatto” is the second dish, the one following pasta or risotto or soup.We do not serve the pasta and meat together:we may serve the meat and poultry with vegetable on the same dish. Continue reading “When in Tuscany try Meat and Poultry”
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!”
There is no better way to discover a place and its people than via food. This is the idea in attending an Italian Hands-On Cooking Group Class at Toscana Mia Continue reading “Hands on Italian Cooking Class”
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”
Olives, Stuffed peppers and small onions
Italians are very well known for the good food and the rich meals but we forget we have also a great culture in good preserved food Continue reading “Italian Delicatessen Live like a Local 3”
Schiacciata al Pomodoro
A tourist is a person who travels to visit a place for pleasure, to disconnect from the hustle and bustle of her/his daily life, a traveler Continue reading “Live Like a Local In Chianti In Tuscany 1”
Florence in a cold winter Monday morning , most shops closed , let’s buy some good cream for Magi’s young skin and for mama’s and auntie hands. Continue reading “Antica Farmacia Santa Maria Novella in Florence”
