8 tuscan summer Recipes

dry great northern beans, beef broth, chopped onion, garlic, minced, fresh italian sausages , cut into 1/2 inch slices, summer squash or 1 medium zucchini, sliced (about 2 cups), italian-style tomatoes, cut up,and undrained, dry red wine or 1/3 cup water, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained, grated parmesan cheese (optional)

sharlyn melon, peeled, seeded, and cut into medium dice, honeydew melon, peeled, seeded, and cut into medium dice, cantaloupe, peeled, seeded, and cut into medium dice, prosciutto di parma , julienned, opal basil , micro leaves picked, black figs, trimmed and quartered, rocket, tuscan extra virgin olive oil, ricotta salata, shaved, for garnish, chile flakes, for garnish

shell pasta (i used barilla piccolini wheels), extra virgin olive oil, mixed with, fresh ground pepper, fresh rosemary, minced, garlic cloves, minced, salt, red pepper flakes (optional), zucchini, halved and sliced, diced tomatoes with juice, cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, salt and pepper

extra virgin olive oil , plus high quality finishing oil, for garnish, red onion, diced, kosher salt, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic cloves, smashed and finely chopped, white wine, ripe summer tomatoes, diced, basil leaves, half whole and half cut into chiffonade, tomato juice, day-old italian bread, crusts removed and cubed, grated parmigiano-reggiano

butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into finger-size logs, extra-virgin olive oil, aleppo chile flakes (or substitute your favorite chile flakes), flake sea salt , such as maldon, boquerones (spanish anchovies), avocado, peeled and diced, garlic, minced, fresh parsley (chiffonade), chopped scallions, fresh cilantro ( chiffonade), mayo, pickled guindilla chile juice (alternatively, you can use a chardonnay vinegar or a high-quality white wine vinegar), lemon juice, salt, leaves tuscan kale, stem removed, arugula, crumbled feta, pomegranate seeds, toasted pumpkin seeds, flake sea salt , such as maldon