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Cucina Povera Toscana, the peasant cooking in Tuscany

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This is a cookbook I can say I have read, like a novel, with so many stories and glorious photographs. The photos are gorgeous A romance of food combinations that melded better than anything I've put together.

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Feb 21, Karima rated it really liked it. Thoroughly enjoyed this cookbook and its wealth of accompanying photos. It includes personal stories and historical footnotes which enhance the recipes and give an understanding of how they cam to be. All titles are indexed in both Italian and English. If ingredients listed are uncommon, the author gives accessible alternatives. Features many recipes that I would NOT consider povera poor but many that are most humble, Thoroughly enjoyed this cookbook and its wealth of accompanying photos. My family calls these toasted breadcrumbs 'modica' and we only had them at our annual St.

Cucina Povera Toscana, the peasant cooking in Tuscany

I have been told that we use toasted breadcrumbs on this day to symbolize the struggle and poverty of the working-man and also to symbolize the sawdust on the floor of St. Joseph's the carpenter workshop. This book tells about frugal homemakers who would save every breadcrumb, toast them with a bit of oil and perhaps some garlic and red pepper flakes, then use them to garnish soups, pasta or roasted vegetables. If your stomach is full, your spirit will be calm. Jul 07, Kassiah rated it it was ok Shelves: I spent six weeks in Italy a few years ago, so I know first-hand how important the cuisine is to the people that live there.

It's a way of life for them. The pictures in this book of the countrysides and the ingredients were pretty, but I didn't feel that the recipes and the foods offered were very enticing.

I would have liked for there to be more pictures of the completed recipes and more food that I personally would want to cook for my family. If you're looking for a coffee table book or somet I spent six weeks in Italy a few years ago, so I know first-hand how important the cuisine is to the people that live there. If you're looking for a coffee table book or something that will look good on the shelves in your kitchen, this is the book for you.

If you want authentic Italian recipes that will have your friends and family raving your prowess in the kitchen, move along. Sep 03, Kathy rated it really liked it. This is a beautifully illustrated book which is more like a coffee table book than a cookbook. I was so enchanted when I visited Italy so I just love the pictures of the Italian countryside in this book.

There are sixty recipes included that promote seasonal cooking as well as thrifty cooking. I love the Pasta al Forno recipe which is an easy lasagna type recipe using a bechamel sauce instead of the American version using cottage cheese. The bechamel sauce as a filling is a far more superior met This is a beautifully illustrated book which is more like a coffee table book than a cookbook. The bechamel sauce as a filling is a far more superior method.

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As far as I am concerned it is difference between an amazing lasagna and an adequate lasagna! Gorgeously illustrated book that is a definite must for cookbook collectors and lovers of Italy. Oct 21, Oh!

Paper Pages rated it it was ok. Cucina Provera is a cookbook that focuses on Italian peasant food. The introduction is too long and leaves the reader feeling like she is reading a narrative rather than a cookbook. While some of the recipes are interesting, the majority do not excite the audience enough to attempt the dishes. The biggest drawback of the cookbook is the extreme lack of photos.

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I do not understand why each dish does not have a photo to accompany it. If I am making a dish, I want to know what it will look like upo Cucina Provera is a cookbook that focuses on Italian peasant food. If I am making a dish, I want to know what it will look like upon completion. Dec 02, Foodloverforlife added it.

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Joseph's the carpenter workshop. This book is more than a collection of recipes of "good food for hard times. Oct 08, Tina rated it liked it Shelves: The recipes are just the type I make myself every day in my own Umbrian inspired kitchen, and I think anyone that appreciates simple, Italian country cooking will love this book. Nothing was wasted; it could be considered the symbol of cucina povera. The recipes and stories connected with them change from the high, cold mountains of the Apuane where chestnuts were a mainstay, to the coastal plain of la Maremma and focus on the seasonal and wild foods available to poor Tuscans during extremely difficult times.

This is a beautiful and thoughtful book. Check out her videos on http: Dec 01, MomIsReading rated it it was amazing.

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Beautiful book and photos. A wonderful book for foodies to have for their collection. Can't wait to try some of these recipes. Dec 02, Julie rated it it was amazing Shelves: So many stories and history with mouth-watering recipes. Aug 05, Joostnixon rated it it was ok. Sep 03, Deb rated it really liked it Shelves: A compact cookbook full of simple homey Tuscan recipes.

Beautiful photos of the food and Tuscany.

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My full review is coming soon to the blog. Mary rated it it was amazing Aug 23, Heike rated it it was amazing Dec 15, Kristi Richardson rated it it was amazing May 20, Ardala Evans rated it really liked it Feb 28, Dini rated it really liked it Jan 05, Elizabeth Minchilli rated it it was amazing Aug 25, Tuddypum rated it it was amazing Apr 06, Erin rated it really liked it Jun 09, Natashya KitchenPuppies rated it really liked it Sep 03, Brendan Chapman rated it it was ok May 22, Kaitlyn rated it it was amazing Jun 27, Jack rated it really liked it Oct 03, Chris Clark rated it it was amazing Nov 12, Kelly rated it really liked it Sep 10, Panzanella is part of the cucina povera toscana.

Tuscan cuisine is known for its simplicity typically using only four to eight ingredients. In Tuscany, the elaborate preparation of dishes is not popular. Instead, Tuscans take great pride in the quality of ingredients that are used in their cooking. Nothing is left to waste, as the inhabitants of ancient Tuscany could not afford to throw anything away. Typically, the ingredients include olive oil, bread and produce that is in season.

The ingredients may be simple, but there is an art to cooking Tuscan food. The ingredients used simply must complement each other. Bread is the main ingredient of many Tuscan dishes, using left over bread in many recipes.

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Vegetables used in cooking include all types of greens, artichokes, asparagus, fava and green beans. Wild porcini mushrooms and truffles add flavor to any Tuscan dish. Fresh fruit is also widely used. In Tuscany, meat dishes often include wild game, including wild boar, duck and rabbit. Sauces made from wild boar are very popular.

We have tasted exquisite wild boar sauce in Pienza, Montalcino and Pitigliano. If you are going to cook a Tuscan dish, you must know how to make a "soffrito" which means under-fried in Italian. Finely chopped vegetables lightly fried in olive oil are a main ingredient of many sauces, soups and other Tuscan recipes.

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If you really want to learn to cook like an Italian, be sure to join a cooking class in Tuscany and don't stay in the kitchen the entire time. Stendahl Syndrome in Florence. Finally the summer heat has yielded a delicious crop of tomatoes — plump heirloom, sweet cherry, meaty San Marzano. I wait patiently all season for