A sumptuous escape to the sensual culinary flavors of the Italian countryside, with more than a hundred recipes for the home cook. In a wild, undiscovered corner of Tuscany called Maremma, boars roam the hillsides, olive trees stand like sentries, and fennel perfumes the air. This landscape yields its own cuisine-rustic dishes that let their seasonal ingredients shine through. There is no better place to learn the secrets of this cuisine than the Castello di Vicarello. This twelfth century fairy-tale castle is now an exclusive resort where the proprietor, Aurora Berti, prepares meals based on the garden. Here, Aurora presents the many recipes she has developed over the past decade by sharing with local peasant women and drawing from her own family's traditions. Organized by season, this charming cookbook immerses the reader in the daily rhythms of the land. The dishes are accompanied by sidebars and photos that convey the story of this place: pruning the vineyards in winter, picking asparagus in spring, drying tomatoes for sauce in summer, and hunting porcini in fall. The recipes burst with flavor while remaining simple: black kale crostini, radicchio and walnut salad, carbonara with favas, roast pork with apples, peach crostata. My Tuscan Kitchen: Seasonal Recipes from the Castello di Vicarello is the next best thing to taking a trip to this magical country.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Universe Publishing
ISBN-13
9780789327321
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183973579
Product Key Features
Book Title
My Tuscan Kitchen: Seasonal Recipes from the Castello Di Vicarello
Author
Aurora Baccheschi Berti
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Food & Drink
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
239mm
Item Width
193mm
Item Weight
1107g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Aurora Baccheschi Berti
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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