I can't believe I don't have any photos of the actual food we ate on our trip, but it was heavenly gorgeous. Mostly because it was home cooked from fresh, organic local produce.
Millo and Nadia make their own bread, jam, and the most gorgeous elderflower cordial. They also have an allotment where they grow their own veg, and we were treated to quite a few courgettes while we were there!! Oh, and did I mention the chives, rosemary and rocket that they grow in their garden? Nadia has sent me some of the rocket seeds which we hope to grow here, the leaves were so sharp and tasty, not like the ones that come out of the overpriced salad bags you find in supermarkets here!
The meals we had were simple, but so tasty! It reminded us what good food, proper eating is all about.
On our last night there, they took us to a restaurant a friend of theirs owns which is part of an agrotourist farm. It's called Pieve del Colle, I will upload photos later when blogger is behaving! Again, all the produce is fresh and organic, and the food was out of this world. Thankfully, in contrast to other places we visited (eg. Spain - boo!), being vegan wasn't a problem at all here.
This is what we had for dinner that night:
To start - farfalle pasta with potato, green beans, garlic, basil, salt & pepper, olive oil.
Then, green lentils, courgette with wild fennel, spelt with tomatoes and black olives, and green beans with mint. Accompanied with home made bread, home made wine and I had green tea with mint to finish. While we ate, puppies nestled at our feet and licked our toes! We also watched the sun go down over one of the most beautiful spots I've ever been to, and gazed up at the stars and milky way before heading home. It couldn't have been more perfect.
If you ever fancy a stay there yourself, have a look at their website,
www.pievedelcolle.com You will need a car to get around.
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