FarmLife: March, when the going gets tough …
With March spring arrives. This is a challenging all-round month. In addition to the reopening of our restaurant (where you eat the food produced in our company) (BOOK YOUR TABLE NOW), there are many jobs waiting for us. Starting from
Tortelli filled with washed-rind cheese and pea cream
Do you want a simple and impactful recipe to amaze your guests? Today we offer you tortelli stuffed with our washed rind cheese, accompanied with a light peas cream. Of course, the preparation needs a little time but the result
Farm to Table: A culinary experience in the heart of Tuscany
At Podere Casale and Podere Trafonti we treasure the harmonious cohabitation of plants, animals and humans. We enjoy cultivating fields, orchards, vineyards and vegetable gardens sustainably, and delight in gathering truffles, mushrooms and wild herbs in our fields and forests.
Farm Life: February, the month of rebirth
January and february may seem like months of rest, a month when the earth regenerates and we can’t do anything else but wait. Instead this month for a farm like Podere Il Casale is a very important moment, on which
How to milk a sheep?
Today we talk about one of the most important moments for a shepherd: hand milking. At Podere Il Casale milking is as tiring as it is gratifying. The shepherds love to graze, feed and care for their sheep and their
5 good reasons to eat sheep’s and goat’s cheese
Cheese is one of the oldest foods produced by man. It is part of many cultures of countries that overlook the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Many foods considered the cornerstones of a people’s diet over the centuries have been
Honey is a miracle product
We all know that honey is a product with enormous beneficial properties. From an early age when we had the flu, cough and sore throat moms and grandmothers brought us a nice cup of hot milk with honey. Probably our
We all know honey
We all know honey, we all know it is made by bees and is a food with formidable nutritional and healing properties. But are you sure you know what honey really is? Do we know how and why it is
Ribollita with spheres of new extra-virgin olive oil
Extra-virgin olive oil is the fundamental basis of Italian cuisine. If you take a classic recipe book there are very few recipes of our tradition in which it does not figure among the ingredients. It is often used as a
Seadas with sunflower honey and white truffle
Did you know that white truffle is an excellent ingredient to prepare excellent desserts? That’s right, its scents and fragrances perfectly match with honey and chocolate. Today we have decided to offer you a typical recipe of Sardinian cuisine: the
How to keep and clean the white truffle
How to keep the white truffle The White Truffle is a hypogeal mushroom, it means that grows underground. Unlike other mushrooms it is characterized by a very intense and volatile scent. So drying it, freezing it or preparing a sauce
Poached egg, pecorino cheese cream and white truffle
A recipe really simple in the preparation but complex in balance and strength of flavors. The egg match very well with truffles. The truffle match very well with pecorino cheese. Moreover, even egg and pecorino together give a winning combination.
Truffle hunt with cooking class
STARTING TIME: 9.00 LENGTH OF ACTIVITY: 5 HOURS TRUFFLE HUNTING IN THE WOODS During this activity you learn all the important things concerning this precious product. The experience begins with the welcome of Sandra and the first part of the
AUTUMN FLAVORS
Podere Il Casale launches “Autumn Flavors“, a series of themed tasting dinners, to discover the best flavors of this season. In the fantastic setting of the Val d’Orcia, our Chef will take you on a journey that will touch the
GREEN WEDDING IN TUSCANY[
Let’s start immediately by saying what is not. If at first glance you thought that Green Wedding is a vegetarian or vegan wedding, I’ll tell you right away that you’re off the road. So if you want a dinner or
Eggplant Parmigiana with “Primo sale” Cheese and light fondue
For of all amateur and professional cooks, september is the favorite month from the point of view of raw materials. We still find the excellent fruits of the summer and start to use autumn products in our kitchens. The organic
