Return to Tuscany: Recipes from a Tuscan Cookery School
By Giancarlo and Katie Caldesi
Return to Tuscany, published by BBC Books on 04.05.2006, is a unique and easy-to-follow Tuscan cookery book written by the stars of a brand new BBC TWO series*, Giancarlo and Katie Caldesi.
Giancarlo, a devoted Tuscan chef, and Katie, his English wife, return to Giancarlo's culinary roots to fulfil their dream and set up a cookery school in his native Tuscany.
Following an inspirational introduction to the culture and traditions of Tuscan cooking, each chapter in Return to Tuscany, Antipasti and Vegetables, Stocks and Soups, Pasta, Meat, Poultry and Game, Fish, Desserts and Preserves and Bread and Baking, follows the progress of the cookery course as Giancarlo welcomes his students into the world of genuine contadini cookery ('peasant farmer' Tuscan cookery).
The book contains 80 traditional Tuscan recipes, such as Tomato bruschetta, the classic Ribollita soup and the traditional Jam crostata, as well as personal favourites including Pici with Arrabbiata sauce and Chicken with cinnamon and lemon, passed on through the generations of the Caldesi family and beautifully illustrated with food photography and stunning location shots of Tuscany.
Giancarlo and Katie are truly passionate about authentic recipes and methods of cooking and will encourage aspiring cooks to recreate Tuscany's wonderful regional dishes for themselves.
Price £14.99
ISBN 0563 49354 2
Published 04.05.2006
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