Villages of Tuscany Photo and Cultural Workshop with Joel Wolfson
This past May was another fantastic adventure! A fine group of eight participants from around the world joined Joel and his wife Barb in Bella Tuscany for an enriching and most enjoyable photographic and cultural experience. Requests are already coming in for next year! Details for May 2012 will be available soon. In the meantime, please visit Villages of Tuscany for more information. Grazie! |
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Sharing a Recipe for Spinach Gnocchi:
The Charming Italian Way
Kelley experienced first hand the gracious Italian hospitality during her recent trip to Il Borgo and Lessons of Tuscany. One of the many things which captured her heart was the reply she received to a recipe request from Enoteca Del Duca in Volterra. This is where she enjoyed her most favorite meal of the trip - an unforgettable plate of Spinach Gnocchi... here is their delightful response:
Dear Kelley,
Thank you so much for your kind e-mail.
About the gnocchi with truffle, they are very easy to make:
you take some boiled spinach, fresh ricotta cheese, pinch of salt, some nut meg, and you mix all together. You then let the dough rest in the refrigerator for at least an half hour and in the meanwhile you prepare a wide round deep dish with a lot of flour. You then take the dough and shape small gnocchi with your palms and put in the deep dish. Make sure that gnocchi absorb a lot of flour otherwise they break while you cook them. You then have to shake the dish in other that they absorb flour. You let then gnocchi rest in the kitchen for at least 4 hours and sometimes you shake it to make all sides of gnocchi absorb flour. You then put in the freezer and after few hours you cook them in boiling salty water. They will be ready when they bob up.
You then can serve with any sauce you prefer.
With the truffle you should use butter, cream and truffle.
I hope this explanation is clear, however  if you have any doubts please call me at any time.
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Experience the Charm of Il Borgo and Lessons of Tuscany
Villa Vita International offers many exciting vacation choices to Italy. The most popular by far is our signature "Lessons of Tuscany" all inclusive week in Chianti - a seamless journey including meals, tours, and transfers, with optional classes and more. It is indeed the ultimate, authentic Tuscany experience.
"We had a MARVELOUS time in Italy. Can't say enough about how charming and helpful Alessandro and Daniele were...they made our Tuscany experience magical." Kathy, AZ - June 2011
"We had an amazing time every day and got a real feel for all of Tuscany." Lori, FL - June 2011
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