Tuscan Women Cook: Sharing Abundance and Passion

If you are passionate about food, wine, family and friends, Tuscany beckons like few places on the planet with rolling hills and luscious abundance. Nestled in the magnificent, ancient province of Sienna, in the village of Montefollonico, is Tuscan Women Cook, an immersive cooking experience destination curated by Coleen Kirnan, which welcomes global guests for the culinary trip of a lifetime each week of the year.
Join Margaret as she welcomes Coleen from the kitchens of Montefollonico for an inspiring conversation about the total-immersion Tuscan cooking school vacations she hosts in the medieval town in the heart of Siena. Steps from the bountiful vineyards of Orcia DOC in the heart of Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and the olive trees and farms where the most irresistible traditions and flavors come from, Tuscan Women Cooks shares legacy recipes, techniques and traditions with guests from all over the world.

Tuscan Women Cook  where “guests are warmly welcomed and served special multi-course menus that highlight the freshest ingredients of the season.” 

If your Dreamscape is redolent with the perfume of truffles unearthed nearby, shaved paper-thin over fresh-made ravioli, plump with Pecorino delivered from the local dairy farmer, plated with a drizzle of oil pressed from the most recent harvest from olive grove located in the agriturismo just down the road, Tuscan Women Cook might be calling your name. You can always enjoy a taste of Tuscany from your own kitchen with the cookbook: Tuscan Women Cook: Nonnas. Memories. Recipes.

Enjoy this delicious recipe from the cookbook.

Tuscan Olive Oil Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons corn starch

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 cup light olive oil

1 ¼ cup milk

3 large eggs

1 ½  cups granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup lemon juice

Zest from 3 lemons

Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting 

1. Place a rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch cake pan. Line bottom and sides with parchment paper OR dust it with flour.

2. Stir together the flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a mixing bowl until well combined.

3. Combine the olive oil and milk in a separate bowl.

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