Santa Vittoria’s Secret Cook Book: Tuscan Recipes

By Mauro Pieri

Tuscany is often celebrated as the cooking capital of Italy and the birthplace of Italian gastronomy. The traditional cuisine of our region originates from Cucina Povera, the food of peasants that exemplifies the frugal genius of the Tuscans. This form of cooking relishes in simplicity; allowing the quality of the food and seasonality of ingredients to flourish in every bite.

Santa Vittoria cooking book collects some of the recipes created by Marta and Mauro mixing the family tradition coming from the coast, the country and the mountains with their own special way to explore the local ingredients.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jan 16, 2023
• ISBN: 9781387017577

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Santa Vittoria’s Secret

Cook Book

Original Tuscan Recipes

La cucina è una bricconcella; spesso e volentieri fa disperare, ma dà anche piacere, perché quelle volte che riuscite o che avete superata una difficoltà, provate compiacimento e cantate vittoria.

Pellegrino Artusi

We're on a mission from God.

John Belushi

Mauro Pieri & Marta Niccolai

First Edition, Pozzo della Chiana, AR, 01/01/2023

Copyright © 2023 Mauro Pieri & Marta Niccolai

All rights reserved.

ISBN: 9798370345555

INTRODUCTION

This Cook Book is a dream that comes true. It was in 2008 that we met Melanie Bebbington a special British woman living in California who offered to help us to start writing some of our recipes and take pictures. In the meanwhile we went ahead and created lots of new recipes. In this first edition we insert a mix of old and new dishes we created inspired by our families and Tuscany.

Tuscany is often celebrated as the cooking capital of Italy and the birthplace of Italian gastronomy. The traditional cuisine of our region originates from Cucina Povera, the food of peasants that exemplifies the frugal genius of the Tuscans. This form of cooking relishes in simplicity; allowing the quality of the food and seasonality of ingredients to flourish in every bite.

Santa Vittoria cook book collects some of the recipes created by Marta and Mauro mixing the family tradition coming from the coast, the country and the mountains with their own special way to explore the local ingredients.

Marta Niccolai and her family belong to an ancient family from Arezzo and Casentino who runs farms and wineries since xix sec. Her great grandfather won an important price for the best Chianti in Tuscany at the beginning of  last century. She grew up in Arezzo but she loves to travel and learn cooking secret from other countries. Marta’s recipes mix her cooking knowledge coming from her family, her travels and her passion. She loves to prepare delicious aperitifs and jams. During the summer time she often likes offer a taste it to all the guests of the agriturismo.

Mauro Pieri is from Livorno but his family roots spread from the coast of Livorno to Pisa countryside, up to Casentino mountains and more far away in Romagna. He started exploring cooking secrets with Nonna Argentina the mother of his grandfather. She was from  Romagna and the first recipes he learned was passatelli and tortellini. Growing in Livorno he learned the different ways to cook fish from the simple raw fish to the complex Cacciucco. From the part of his family from Pisa area, he learned the way to cook stew and ragù, the wild board and the vegetables. Since he started living at the farm with his wife Marta, he started exploring local food. He always listen and mix music while cooking.

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For any question or to book your cooking class:

Fattoria Santa Vittoria di Marta Niccolai

Indirizzo/address: Via Piana 43,

Pozzo della Chiana, 52045, Foiano della Chiana, AR

Mobiles:

Marta [phone]

Mauro [phone]

Mail: [e-mail]

Agriturismo: fattoriasantavittoria.net

Winery: fattoriasanavittoria.com

GPS: 43°17'01.4N 11°47’39.4E

Once upon a time..

It had started months earlier over a chance conversation with my neighbor in Silicon Valley. She heard I was going to visit my daughter in Italy and casually suggested I visit Marta, A wonderful cook, but too busy to write her recipes. You could do it for her Mel." I had run my own cooking school