Mad About Tuscany Blog. Follow Sioban, Australian Chef on her gourmet adventures in Cortona Italy.
Our Italian tour season ended a few weeks ago so we've been spending time with family and friends. We spent the last weekend of October picking olives with Carlo’s family, and the glorious sunshine has made the olive picking season an absolute pleasure.
It was a generous harvest this year - we picked 700kg of olives. Carlo’s dad took them to the local pressing factory and it produced 110 litres of superb olive oil.
Read MoreThe kids and I have had a busy day in the vegetable garden just recently with Nonno digging up all the potatoes and red onions. I am inspired by how much I am learning from Carlo’s father and the neighbours about the vegetable garden. Growing your own is par for the course here, and there's a wealth of heirloom herbs, vegetables and fruit to choose from. These old, original varieties have incredible flavour.
Here are 2 recipes that bring out the best in homegrown potatoes or onions. Enjoy!
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