The Tuscan Year/Life and Food in an Italian Valley

by Elizabeth Romer

The classic introduction to the cooking and culture of Tuscany. Elizabeth Romer describes the lives of her Italian neighbors with care and affection, and shares dozens of recipes for the local specialties: grilled mushrooms, broad beans with ham, chicken grilled with sage and garlic, and apples baked with lemon peel.

Editions of The Tuscan Year/Life and Food in an Italian Valley

ISBN

9780865474789

Binding/Format

Hardcover

Publisher

Farrar Straus & Giroux

Date

1994

Price

$1.00

Used, Very Good

Publisher Notes

This much-beloved classic is a welcome introduction to the cuisine and local culture of the most flavorful and colorful of Italian landscapes. Alive with the rhythms of country tradition, The Tuscan Year is a treasure for the armchair traveler as well as the cook.

Media Reviews

"In sumptuous detail, writer Elizabeth Romer takes you to the heart of Tuscany--through its towns, past the pastures and straight into the kitchen. Month by month, she chronicles life in rural Tuscany based on the type of food one family eats, journeying from the slaughter of animals in winter to the harvesting of corn in summer. She gives you the bare essences of Tuscany, so real that you can almost taste and smell the mortadella, parsley and garlic stuffed in the fiori di zucchini ripieni, and the savory blend of prosciutto and cantaloupe when eaten together."

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