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Giglio Island

A NIFEO AT GIGLIO ISLAND

It is just behind the Port, in the area where the aqueduct was later built. It was recently discovered; the architect is the owner of the garden, Luigi Baffigi. Luigi
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First Courses Recipes and Stories

BAKED BORAGE RAVIOLI

A walk along the scenic Giglio. A booty of herbs and flowers. This is one of the recipes that came out of it. Borage leaves, two sprigs (no more) of
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Second Courses Recipes and Stories

THE RECIPE OF CECILIA

If you ask this beautiful lady what her name is, she will answer Cecilia Brizzi. Brizzi is the married surname. Her “girl” surname is Cavero. Although according to Italian law,
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Recipes and Stories

IT’S A PITY NOT BEING ABLE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE PERFUME

Numerous, they skirt many roads in this period. They are acacia trees. Their flowers in pendulous clusters exhale a sweet scent. In Tuscany, near Florence, there is a small town,
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Second Courses Recipes and Stories

FOURTH NEWSLETTER

Dear friends, Today I want to do three things:Telling you a personal storyExplaining you what exactly what I am going to startSharing a recipe with you 1 – One of the
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School & Cooking Friends

THE LAST DAY OF THE COOKING COURSE

The last day is always exciting and many things happen: exchanges of gifts, dedications in the book of signatures, delivery of diplomas, greetings, promises to meet again because the experience
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UPCOMING ONLINE LESSONS

Interact and learn with a real chef Marcella Ansaldo, with over 30 years of culinary experience, will be your online tutorial. She will drive you in an informative and pleasant
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School & Cooking Friends

ADRIANAAAAAAA

She is a skipper and goes on small cruises with her boat. She knows the Tuscan archipelago and Giglio Island. She likes to cook. She came to GiglioCooking school in
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First Courses Recipes and Stories

CAROB FLOUR GNOCCHETTI

We must not overdo it with carob flour, because its smell is very strong and would end up spoiling the taste. But in the right quantity, it gives an aromatic,
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Marcella Ansaldo

Native of Giglio Island, Marcella has founded and directs the school GiglioCooking in Florence, with simpathy, passion and energy.