tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post7188939107702931944..comments2023-09-27T13:20:49.976-07:00Comments on lnostra-costa: IL BUCO - LA CUOCA - LA TORTAIvano Franco Comellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17088771740643993831noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-43462283818983123362007-07-08T07:47:00.000-07:002007-07-08T07:47:00.000-07:00IvanoRe the Torta recipe, I still make (rarely) th...Ivano<BR/><BR/>Re the Torta recipe, I still make (rarely) the swiss chard kind and on my husband's side (also Tuscan) they made the chocolate rice one. I've never seen the 2 combined. I'll have to try it one day.<BR/>AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-25791395911521105292007-06-30T10:54:00.000-07:002007-06-30T10:54:00.000-07:00Oh my!!! As Gino suggests, one could get really 'h...Oh my!!! As Gino suggests, one could get really 'happy' cooking this 'La Torta' thing with all that 'viski' e vermouth No wonder the ranceri liked it so much. I suggest mixing a batch ('viski' e sweet vermouth) just prior to starting this thing. Then you could have a Manhattan Cocktail or two as you are kneading the dough. That would certainly be therapeutical,don't you think?? <BR/><BR/>Salute a tutti. CarrieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31758730.post-84246690744666298092007-06-29T16:00:00.000-07:002007-06-29T16:00:00.000-07:00Thanks for posting those great photos of Il Buco. ...Thanks for posting those great photos of Il Buco. So sad to see how it has turned out, after the fire and all. I am somewhat surprised, though, that the position of the buildings is pretty much as I had remembered, and tried to depict in my acrylic picture.<BR/><BR/>The recipe for Torta coi Becchi is one I shall have to try. As it is intended for making 4 torte, I shall divide the quantities by 4. I won't use the "vischi" nor any other liquor, however. I think it will taste pretty good without, though not as good as it would with. <BR/><BR/>This reminds me of my friend Carol Sue Green, whose daughter once asked her how to change a recipe to make a double batch. Then she asked how to triple it. Then how to "fourple" it. Hah!<BR/><BR/>Oh for the days when Valentina cooked for all of us. Tutti alla tavola per mangiare. (e bere) <BR/><BR/>Sempre avanti. Saluti per tutti.<BR/><BR/>Gino<BR/><BR/>Thanks Gino: You always have something interesting and funny to say. I remember those sheds being nearer the Coast Road Side -- west side of 'Il Buco' rather than as they are now (South side). The 'new' Coast Road cut through 'Il Buco' causing the old ranch foreman's house and those sheds to be move. BTW: the HSUs (Shoes) are living in that old ranch house today.<BR/><BR/>Yes wouldn't it be wonderful to have another one of those great meals that Valentina,Anderina,Nuncia and all those other "Cuocas su per la costa" could conjure up. ivn0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com