Experience Tuscany

A quick one from Experience Tuscany: HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009! See you in 2009!!

I mean..I am in Tuscany, the weather is cold, I promised here I would post the hot chocolate (a.k.a. hot cocoa) recipe here, so you cannot say this post is not about a hot chocolate recipe in Tuscany!! I actually made up this recipe myself. I know it does not sound that professional and trustworthy, [...]

If you are looking for a way to fascinate your guests at your New Year’s lunch or dinner during these Holiday Season, why not with the simple, healthy, delicious Tuscan Stracciatella soup? The command word here is EASY!! and another could be FAST!! Of course another is YUMMY!! (Ooohh if I love these three words [...]

This morning rolling out of bed I saw this: and I felt like Calvin that jumps out of bed at 6 in the morning with Hobbs to play in the snow untill his fingers are blue! The first snow on Tuscany has come!!! And I started running from one window to another of my apartment [...]

Today I’m up to a little bit of vanity and mundanity! I was in Florence last week and I said to myself: when you are in Florence, you have to pass by Via dè Tornabuoni, either for shopping purposes or just because this is an important piece of the city. So I went. No matter [...]

I wish you all a merry Christmas, as today is the day many will be sharing their warmest thoughts with loved ones, family members, friends and hopefully this will bring a little peace in the heart of those who share the goodness and receive it. I got this video from youtube that really moved me..I [...]

The morning of the 23rd of December has been characterized by a 4.7 Richter earthquake that shook up Tuscany and parts of central Italy. The epicenter has been registered in Emilia Romagna, north of Tuscany. Fortunately there were no damages to homes, people and monuments, although the alarm has resounded high during these holidays when [...]

In two days it’s Christmas, and I am sure some of you may need some help, so I decided to help out with the traditional Tuscan Christmas menu, quite easy to prepare and of great success. I made some changes as not everything may be available wherever you are located. You may start with presenting [...]

The 2008 New Year’s Eve in Tuscany is full of events in Florence, Siena, Arezzo and Pisa. If you are going to be in Tuscany on the 31st of December of 2008 you should take advantage of the following events. In Florence the evening will start at 11 PM in Santa Croce square with the [...]

Finally available in Tuscany at Coop you will find ready to be eaten sushi. The supermarket offers a wide selection of first choice sushi made in Sesto Fiorentino by the restaurant “Oh Sushi” and distributed fresh everyday in the following locations: 1) Siena at Coop Le Grondaie 2) Arezzoat Ipercoop Setteponti 3) Florence at Ipercoop [...]