The Tuscan Year: Life and Food in an Italian Valley

The Tuscan Year recounts the daily life and food preparation of Elizabeth Romer's family in a valley between Umbria and Tuscany. She chronicles each season's activities, month by month. Scattered throughout this lovely calendar are recipes, informally and simply explained - fresh bread and olive oil, grilled mushrooms, broad beans with ham, and apples baked with butter, sugar and lemon peel are just a sampling. Alive with the rythms of country tradition, The Tuscan Year is a treasure for the armchair traveler as well as the cook.