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PANZANELLA SALAD RECIPE AND HISTORY – Traditional bread salad

10/26/2020 by Filippo Trapella Leave a Comment

Panzanella is a delicious salad typical in the regions of Central Italy, and particularly in Tuscany. The recipe has been created to use the bread leftovers and common veggies like cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions. Here the history and recipe of Panzanella!

PANZANELLA SALAD RECIPE AND HISTORY - Traditional bread salad

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Food Story, My Authentic Italian Recipes, no category, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: appetizer, bread, cucumber, onions, Panzanella, salad, tomatoes, traditional, tuscan, vegan, vegetarian

CIABATTA BREAD RECIPE: easy and ready in less than 3 hours!

09/28/2020 by Filippo Trapella 2 Comments

Ciabatta is one of the most typical Italian bread, easy to make, and the protagonist of several delicious recipes. Despite its relatively recent creation, Ciabatta is probably the most popular European bread, along with French Baguette. Here the history and the recipe of Ciabatta!

CIABATTA BREAD RECIPE: easy and ready in less than 3 hours!

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Filed Under: Appetizer, bread, Food Story, My Authentic Italian Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: appetizer, bake, bakeing, bread, ciabatta, easy, fast, fliour, italian, knead, no-knead, oven, panini, Panzanella, pappa al pomodoro, recipe, sandwich, soup, traditional, tuscan, vegan, vegetarian, Venetian

POMAROLA – Tuscan tomatoes sauce for pasta: my family recipe!

02/06/2019 by Filippo Trapella 5 Comments

Pomarola is the recipe of my childhood. An everyday sauce tossed with pasta that had been waiting for me back from school. Simple and delicious, with Tuscany roots like my mom’s family. Sauteed vegetables, blended with fresh tomatoes and basil leaves: easy, quick, and tasty!

POMAROLA - Tuscan tomatoes sauce for pasta: my family recipe!

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, My Authentic Italian Recipes, Paleo, Pasta, Rice & Co., Recipes, Sauces & Jarred Goods, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: basil, gluten free, healthy, italian, oregano, paleo, pasta, pomarola, sauce, tomato, tomatoes, traditional, tuscan, vegan, vegetarian

RIBOLLITA – Tuscan bread soup recipe & history – all you need to know!

09/18/2018 by Filippo Trapella Leave a Comment

The Ribollita is one of the most popular Italian bread soups. This historical recipe prepared in Tuscany since the Middle Ages, and came from the necessity to reuse the stale bead mixing it with the herbs and vegetables available in the garden: the result is simply delicious! To prepare an authentic Ribollita, Tuscan bread, Lacinato kale and beans are essential ingredients: a traditionally vegan delight!

RIBOLLITA - Tuscan bread soup recipe & history - all you need to know!

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Food Story, My Authentic Italian Recipes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: appetizer, beans, bread, bread soup, cabbage, cannellini, herbs, italian, kale, Lacinato, onion, parsley, pearl onion, pinto, ribollita, soffritto, soup, thyme, tomato, tomato paste, traditional, tuscan, vegan, vegetarian

CASTAGNACCIO RECIPE – Tuscan style chestnut flour cake

11/19/2017 by Filippo Trapella 32 Comments

Castagnaccio is a super famous Italian chestnuts flour cake, traditional in several regions with some variations. Thanks to its ingredients, easy to find in the Italian woods, in the past, this recipe was particularly popular among the poor people. Today, I made the Tuscan variation of Castagnaccio with walnuts, pine nuts, and raisin. This cake is very easy to prepare: just 10 minutes for the batter and 40 minutes in the oven. A classic winter recipe from Italy ready for you: vegan, healthy, and tasty!

CASTAGNACCIO RECIPE - Tuscan style chestnuts flour cake

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Filed Under: Desserts, Faster Than 45 Mins, Gluten Free, My Authentic Italian Recipes, Paleo, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: cake, Castagnaccio, chestnut flour, chestnuts, christmas, dessert, gathering, gluten free, healthy, italian, italian dessert, pie, pine nuts, raisin, sweet, Thanksgiving, traditional, tuscan, vegan, vegetarian, walnuts

ROSEMARY FLATBREAD with olive oil (Italian focaccia)

04/24/2016 by Filippo Trapella 4 Comments

Rosemary flatbread is a Tuscan specialty! In Italy it is called “focaccia” or “schiacciata”. Coarse salt is essential to obtain the characteristic taste and texture. The Italian tradition requires adbundant olive oil. For this reason the quality of the oil is essential to obtain a great “schiacciata”. I love load my rosemary flatbread with cheese, baked vegetables or cured meats, but it is delicious simply plain as well!

ROSEMARY FLATBREAD with olive oil (Italian focaccia)

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Filed Under: Appetizers, My Authentic Italian Recipes, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: appetizer, bake, baking, cheese, coarse salt, cured, extra-virgin, flatbread, focaccia, italian, italy, meats, oil, olive, rosemary, schiacciata, traditional, tuscan, Tuscany

RED WINE REDUCTION RECIPE

11/24/2015 by Filippo Trapella Leave a Comment

RED WINE REDUCTION RECIPERed wine reduction is a simple basic recipe for many dish: stews, braised vegetables, even ice cream! Here I propose my personal recipe, just a base for your own creations!

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Filed Under: Gluten Free, My Authentic Italian Recipes, Recipes, Sauces & Jarred Goods, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: basic recipe, braised, cream, gluten free, ice cream, italian, italy, paleo, recipe, recipes, red wine, reduction, sauce, stew, tuscan, vase, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian, wine reduction

SAUSAGE CHEESE CROSTINI Tuscan recipe

11/23/2015 by Filippo Trapella Leave a Comment

SAUSAGE CHEESE CROSTINIToday I propose a simple and tasty recipe, perfect for family gatherings. The sausage cheese crostini are a “must” of the Tuscan tradition. The best cheese to make this great appetizer is the Stracchino, one of the most creamy and flavorful Italian cheese.  I suggest to prepare these crostini just before serving: In a few minutes you’ll have an amazing starter!

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Faster Than 45 Mins, My Authentic Italian Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: cheese, Crostini, croutons, easy, family, fast, gatherings, party, pecorino, quick, recipe, sausage, stracchino, streetfood, tartine, traditional, tuscan

TRATTORIA GALLO NERO – a bite of Tuscany in Portland, Oregon

07/07/2015 by Filippo Trapella Leave a Comment

Coming back in Portland to discover the best Italian restaurants,I  stop at “Trattoria Gallo Nero” where chatting the owner Davide, eating a dish of pici and cantucci with vin santo, he tells me how he came to open an authentic Tuscan restaurant on the other side of the world.

Trattoria Gallo Nero Italian restaurant Portland Oregon

DANIELLE, BECCA, DAVIDE, RICK, AND NICHOLAS

The Pearl District of Portland; In a few hundred meters is possible meet a plenty variety of the world. However, forget the hectic life of a big city; here we are on the  more unknown to mass-tourism West Coast part. We are in Oregon.
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Filed Under: Chronicles of Italian Cooks, Travelogs Tagged With: authentic, cantucci, cuisine, Davide, family restaurant, food, gallo, holiday, italian, italy, nero, oregon, portland, restaurant, ribollita, traditional, trattoria, travel, trip, tuscan, Tuscany, vacation

AN ALTERNATIVE HAMBURGER IN FLORENCE – Gnam firenze

06/17/2015 by Filippo Trapella Leave a Comment

A hamburger in Florence - Gnam Firenze

Looking for the best hamburger in Florence.

Florence is a destination I’ve been visited frequently during my Italian travels (also because my wife’s parents live there!). If you are foodies, Florence it is a kind of paradise; tasty soups, crispy bruschettas, high quality products, and juicy steaks (click here to read how to cook a Florentine T-bone steak). It is missing only one single thing … a good hamburger with fries! Throughout my last foray into the Florence, my American spirit needed to be fulfill by a delicious burger with fries, but I knew it would be tough challenge satisfy my wish. Luckily I was wrong! After some research and a few failed attempts, I found a place that offers an innovative solution; Delicious organic burgers prepared with local ingredients combining the taste of one of American classics with a touch of Tuscan cuisine.

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Filed Under: Foodie Travels, Travelogs Tagged With: alternative, burger, Dalle nostre mani, eat in Florence, Firenze, Florence, food, Gnam, hamburger, italy, restaurant, tuscan, Tuscany, vegetarian, veggie burger, yum

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