A Chestnut Festival in Tuscany
The autumn in Italy is time for the sagre, festivals of local produce as it comes into season. Chestnuts are a common product all over Tuscany. Read about a typical sagra.
A Chestnut Barn in Tuscany
Zuppa Inglese: not just a small trifle (recipe)
This weekend I was invited for barbecue at my friend’s house to celebrate the finishing of some extension work. I wanted to take a dessert, and so still influenced by my trip to Modena, I decided to take the most Modenese of desserts, a zuppa inglese.