Italian Farmhouse Cookbook Author:Susan Herrmann Loomis They are Val d'Aosta cheese producers. Grandchildren of Sicilian sharecroppers returning to the soil. A restaurateur's family specializing in glorious peppers. They're Italian farmers, vintners, ranchers, market gardeners, olive growers. They're as passionate about cooking and eating food as they are about raising it, and they each have their ow... more »n segreti--secrets--of cuisine and craft.
Now Susan Herrmann Loomis, the critically acclaimed author and farmhouse cooking authority whose previous Farmhouse Cookbook and French Farmhouse Cookbook have 238,000 copies in print, continues her series by going to the very source--the farmhouse kitchen and the cooks who practice there--to discover the heat and soul of Italian cooking. A collection of over 250 recipes that are gutsy, fresh, healthy, and easy-to-make, Italian Farmhouse Cookbook is an original, extraordinary contribution to America's love affair with Italian food. This is the real deal--earth Green Beans with Pancetta; Gorgonzola and Goat Cheese Crostini; Lemon and Pine Nut Tagliatelle; Sicilian Orange Salad; Farmhouse Herbed Lamb Chops; Francesca's Pepper Pizza; Ricotta Cheese Torte; and Corrado's Almond Cake. It's pure delizioso, spoken with a rustic accent, full of life and authenticity.« less