Tag: ribollita

Ribollita – Tuscan Bean, Bread & Black Cabbage Soup

December 24, 2017.Reading time 8 minutes.

It might seem crazy to be making a thick, hearty soup in the midst of Christmas madness, but I have the advantage that I’m not actually ‘doing’ Christmas until Boxing Day. It all came about because I couldn’t resist buying a bundle of cavolo nero (black cabbage) at the farmers’ market yesterday, where I’d gone to […]

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Cavolo Nero with Tomato, Garlic & Thyme

August 24, 2013.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’ve seen some cavolo nero (black cabbage) in the local farmers’ market the last couple of times I’ve been there and this morning I couldn’t resist buying a bunch. I’ve bought it before when the weather is colder and made ribollita, one of my favourite Tuscan soups, but the weather, although wet, was warm today and […]

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