Day 2 (part 1) Cucina Povera at Castello di Potentino
Cheesemaking with Luisa Gozzi and Donato Nicastri. Bright and early, Luisa set off to fetch the fresh raw milk from the sheep farm, ready for the day's cheesemaking ahead. Luisa made raviggiolo, then 
                    
                                            
                                     
             
            
            
                            
                                                            
                        
                            
                                Come and play! 
Next weekend we're off to @castellodipotentino for a wonderful weekend of food, fun and friendship: a total immersion in culinary and cultural traditions in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt parts of Europe.
We're being joined by Sa
                                
                                
                             
                         
                        
                                                                                
                        
                            
                                So this is still my base for now, in my little cottage, bordering the Wimpole Estate where the countryside and wildlife provide daily comfort - Stan and I will miss our walks here when the time finally comes. However, we're rooted here for the Winter and 
                                
                                
                             
                         
                        
                                                                                
                        
                            
                                Day 1 of our Tuscan Baking Retreat at @castellodipotentino . 
A day to get to grips with the Italian flour grading system and get some nifty kneading done to make schiacciata to bake later in the week; a delicious lunch al fresco in the loggia with a tas