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Maria loves to make this dish for her mother and herself, and says it can be cooked several hours before serving as it absorbs the flavour of the sauce if you leave it in the pan. What dish is this?……….Read on……….. Prune Stuffed Pork Filets: Serves 2 people Ingredients: 2…

This recipe is for a coffee-flavoured biscuit style dessert using mascarpone cheese! It can be served as a mid-morning snack with a cappuccino or as a dessert – your choice! Either way, its simple and FAVOLOSO! Mascarpone Serves 6-8 people Ingredients: 500g mascarpone cheese, or cream cheese 3 eggs 6…

Here is a popular snack for Italians and Spanish people alike – CROSTINI – making use of deliciously ripe, local produce like tomatoes, mushrooms and garlic, and of course the splendid olive oils rich in nutrients and vitamins for that glowing Mediterranean complexion. There are several options to making Crostini…

Here is another quick and easy dessert form Maria Bergamasco in Tuscany for all you chocolate lovers out there! Chocolate Pudding Ingredients: 170g sweet cooking chocolate 5 eggs 1tbsp instant coffee 1-1/2 cups cream 1-1/2 tsp vanilla Method: Melt chocolate in a medium saucepan Allow to cool Separate egg yolks…

Ciao! My friend Maria Bergamasco lives in the heart of Tuscany with her elderly mother, between the old town of Certaldo and the tourist-loved San Gimignano. Of English descent, Maria has lived and worked in Tuscany for a great many years, running self catering apartments at her exclusive Villa la…