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Recipes

 

From the moment the old tavern door opens, a roar of laughter echos out, spilling across the valley.  As you step into the Trattoria, your senses are captivated. Here, owners dine together as family, on meals cooked over fire and served by candlelight. 

The Trattoria has become the epicenter, the gathering place where each day ends the way it began, enjoying good food with great company.

For those of you who haven’t visited the Hamlet and experienced Dina’s casalinga cuisine in the trattoria I’ cche c’é c’é, below are photos and accompanying recipes of her top dishes for you to try at home.





Torta d'aglio
Savoury Garlic Tart
 
Torta della Dina
Dina's Cake
 
Porchetta
Porchetta
 

Piccioni Ripieni
Stuffed Roasted Pigeon
 
Panzanella
Tuscan bread salad
 
Tagliatelle al Sugo D'Oca
Tagliatelle with a Goose Sauce
 

Ravioli con caprino
Fresh Home-made Ravioli filled with goats' cheese and served with a light courgette and pork cheek sauce
 
Tagliatelle di castagne
Chestnuts Tagliatelle
 
Pasticcio di Cacciagione
 

Timballo di Melanzane
Aubergine and meatball Timballo
 
Pollo alla cacciatora con peperonata
Hunter Style Chicken with pan cooked peppers
 
Panna Cotta
Panna Cotta with caramel and quince marmalade
 

Spaghetti aglio, olio e peperoncino
 
Gnocchi di patate con sugo di cervo
Potatoes Gnocchi with deer saucs
 
Pici all'aglione
Pici Recipe 
 


Torta del Borghese

 
Zuppa povera del contadino
Tuscan Farmhouse bean soup
 
Tiramisù
 


Nespolino
Nespolino Liquor

 


Insalata di farro
Barley Salad

 


Costoline al Vino
Pork Ribs

 
 


Ribollita

 


Mini Raviolis in capon stock

 


Stufato di Vitello
Veal Loin au gratin with herbs

 
 


Zuppa d'Orzo

 


Tiziana's Chocolate Praline

 


Frittatina di fave