If you have un-sprayed roses in bloom right now, use them to make this delicious and spectacular cake. Any colour roses will do, so long as they are fragrant. The recipe 250g/9oz softened butter 250g/9oz caster sugar + extra for the rose petals 3 large eggs + 1 egg white 200g/7oz pistachios + a handful …
Monthly Archives: May 2017
We produced this cure infographic to show the different approaches we take to energy conservation, organic farming, and waste recycling here on our agriturismo in Chianti, Podere Patrignone. When we first came to Italy, some 10 years ago, we knew we had an opportunity that not many people have. Not only did we get to …
Are you are an expert in your field, and love the idea of running a course or workshop in a beautiful location? Maybe you’ve run courses before, but would like to run a more up-scale retreat? You might be a yoga instructor, a chef, a professional photographer, a complementary medicine trainer, a dietitian, landscape painter, or a …
We see an ever-larger need for gluten-free recipes here at our agriturismo in Chianti, Podere Patrignone. Gluten intolerance is on the increase, particularly amongst our guests from the US. Some think it’s down to how wheat is grown in the US, with blanket heavy use of pesticides and herbicides. Many with a gluten intolerance back home …
The third day-trip in my series of Day-trips in Tuscany takes us to the east to visit some of the cuter, smaller villages that we love. You can take this route in either direction, depending on where you want to stop for lunch, but I’ll take you on our more usual route… Stop 1 – The …