Tuscan Cookbook

by Stephanie Alexander

A lovingly illustrated Italian cookbook blends recipes from Tuscany with breathtaking images of the storied region of Italy, including instructions for preparing Roasted Rabbit with Onions, Pancetta and Thyme; Procini in Grape Leaves; Gnocchi with Sage and Burnt Butter; or Amaretti-Stuffed Peached with Blood Orange Juice, among many other dishes. Reprint.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Italy, Reference, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Food and wine and friendship matter more than almost anything I can think of.

Who am I?

Food and wine and friendship matter more than almost anything I can think of. Together they involve skill and craft and patience, and understanding and appreciation of difference, and the desire to bring happiness to others. Brushing past scented leaves in a garden, looking over a vineyard with the vines glowing gold in autumn sunshine, picking parsley outside the back door, pulling a cork from a bottle of wine, cutting into a ripe cheese, appreciating a wonderful apple, setting out a picnic on a bush table, debating the questions of the universe over a fine wine… all these things seem to me to confirm our humanity and to make me want to live for another day, another meal. In the end, I still believe there is no greater joy than sharing food, conversation and laughter around a table.

In 2012 I will publish my memoir A Cook’s Life. Anyone who would like to know more about me will enjoy reading this book. There are many reminiscences and anecdotes in amongst the facts.

These days I spend most of my time supporting the team that makes the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation project function and grow. I also visit as many of our participating schools as I can and am delighted every time to be greeted by smiling faces and platters of delicious food.

Reviews

[Philippa]

Such a treat to finally read this - loads of great ideas to cook fresh seasonal food, and such sumptuous, gorgeous photos. I wonder what all the people who attended the cooking school in 1997 are doing now....