What you need ½ avocado per person 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper to taste ¼ lemon per half What to do Cut a ripe avocado in half and remove its pit. Gently push the point of a knife inside the […]

What you need (for about 20-26 ships) 3-4 endives (mix red and white for color) 1 medium, medium ripe pear (Barlett or Williams) 3-4 ounces of soft goat cheese 1 tbsp full of liquid honey 2 tsp of nutmeg a pinch of salt/pepper, to taste […]

By Alessandra Calamai My siblings and I grew up in Florence, and spent our youth’s summers at our grandmother’s, in the Tuscan countryside. We have learned a lot about traditional country cooking by witnessing, first hand, how meals were made in our nonna’s kitchen. First […]

  What you need A whole grain bun, toasted. 2 to 3 ounces of lean ground turkey 1 tablespoon-full of herb goat cheese 1 tomato slice cut into 1/4 inch 1 leaf from the heart of a romaine lettuce a pinch of salt and fresh […]

Growing up in Italy, I had the fortune of spending long summers in the countryside. To escape the torrid heat of the city, our mother would take us to visit grandmother; from Florence, we would move to the much cooler, beautifully green village in Tuscany, […]

What you need (12 muffins)   2 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup strawberries, hulled and cut into small pieces 1 sliced banana ½ cup pine nuts ½ cup dark chocolate chips 1 large or 2 small eggs 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt 2 tbsp […]