This Mushroom and Short Rib Ragu pasta recipe features a hearty, long simmering sauce that gets topped with a bit of dark chocolate. Perfect with a bold, red Italian wine from a producer that carefully tends the land. This Mushroom and Short Rib Ragu recipe definitely started with the wine! We enjoy observing Open That…
Bistecca alla Fiorentina (Florentine Steak) with Il Poggione Wine
This Bistecca alla Fiorentina (Florentine Steak) adapts a traditional Italian recipe for the gas grill. A delicious and easy steak recipe! We paired our Bistecca alla Fiorentina with Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino. Full Disclusure: the main ingredients for the recipe and the wine pairing were provided by Il Poggione and Terlato Wines. Would I be interested…
Spicy Bolognese Pasta with Wine From Ca’ Marcanda #WineStudio
Spicy Bolognese Pasta is a delicious, hearty meal that just begs for the perfect glass of Italian red wine to go along with it. Based on our tasting, we recommend the Ca’Marcanda 2015 Magari to be that wine you pair with the meal. Full disclosure: The wine was sent as a complimentary sample by the winery…
Roasted Beet Orzo with Tuna and a Promis #WineStudio
Roasted beet orzo with fennel and cheese makes a tasty and colorful side dish recipe. We served the orzo as a side dish with pan seared tuna, paired with Ca’Marcanda Promis red wine from Tuscany. Disclosure: wine provided as a complimentary sample as part of the #WineStudio program. This month I am participating in the Wine…
Tuscan Kale Pasta with Elisabetta’s Vernaccia #winePW
Today we serve our Tuscan Kale Pasta with Montenidoli Vernacccia, made by Elisabetta Fagiuoli, for the February Wine Pairing Weekend event. Read on for all the details, or click here to jump down to the recipe or here for background on the winery and winemaker. When we decided that the February Wine Pairing Weekend would focus…
Tuscan Arugula Salad
This recipe is featured in our Collards & Kale Cookbook. Most of the recipes in the book are brand new, but we did include a few favorites like this salad. Check out Collards & Kale for more great greens recipes! This arugula salad recipe is inspired by the flavors of Tuscany. The peppery green is…
Tuscan Beef Stew #ItalianFWT
Tuscan Beef Stew slowly braises in a dutch oven for fall-apart meat in a savory stew. The wine pairing for Tuscan Beef Stew is easy–Chianti, of course! Click here to jump down to the recipe. Today the Italian Food, Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) blogging group moves to Tuscany. I figured it would be a great…