Recipes and Stories

Second Courses Recipes and Stories

UOZINMAIFRIG

True professionalism consists in the ability to improvise. Sometimes – actually often – there is no time to go shopping. How is possible that we cut our lives in such
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4 HOURS OR 40 MINUTES?

…..to which you should add the time to read this article … 4 hours is the time required to cook a ragù properly: less than minimal fire, a few bubbles
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First Courses Recipes and Stories

A DIFFERENT DISH WITH THE CHESTNUT FLOUR

I am round and small with a spiny robe the flour is very sweet I come down from the mountain and my name is …….. What a precious treasure is
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A PERSIMMON TREE OUT OF THE DOOR

It is beautiful now with its autumn livery. It matches with the color of GiglioCooking, which is orange. Cachi or Kaki in Italian, but also Diospero, which is the name
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THE SCENT OF THE WILD LADLE

Pellegrino turned to carpentry. Let’s say it was the lock down but I believe that even if the pandemic hadn’t come to give us time to do the things left
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Starters Recipes and Stories

NAMES & PATE’

At the age of six days my younger daughter started to come with me to the restaurant we owned. She used to stay in a next room with a lovely
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First Courses Recipes and Stories

W EL SANCOCHO

I had a title on my old blog post like this: http://gigliocooking.blogspot.com/2013/02/w-el-sancocho.html I “copy” the recipe here, in case the old blog is obscured, since it is no longer “fed”
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Desserts Recipes and Stories

LICORICE MOUSSE

This is the Licorice Mousse prepared for a dinner at Sir Blake’s house. Sir Blake is the founder of Friendly’s ice cream chain. After the success of this dessert obtained
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Starters Recipes and Stories

CHERRY, STONE, CLAMS, MUSSELS

Here in Maine, you can find sour cherries on sale. They sell sour cherries at the farmers market as well as along the road. The only other place where I
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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.