About this title: In a green and secret valley in Tuscany, life is firmly moulded by the past. In this beautiful account of traditional life and cooking, Elizabeth Romer introduces the Cerotti family who farm one section of the valley and vividly describes, month by month, the Tuscan year - January's prosciutto and salame, cheese-making in March, threshing the corn in high summer, the game and chanterelles of autumn, the chestnut woods and zabajone of November and December. In the heart of the Cerotti house, wonderful meals are prepared using fresh and simple ingredients, governed by the rhythms of the ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1989-05-01
ISBN-13:9780865473874ISBN:0865473870
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Publisher: Orion mass market paperback
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780752817149ISBN:0752817140
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780865473874ISBN:0865473870
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: North Point Pr, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780865473874ISBN:0865473870
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Wraps have only slight wear, spine is unbent. Pages are clean with no markings in text. Gummark on front. read more
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Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780297787440ISBN:0297787446
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Phoenix
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781857999822ISBN:1857999827
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Orion mass market paperback
Date Published: 1998
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: North Point Pr
Date Published: 1996-10-01
ISBN-13:9780865473874ISBN:0865473870
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: North Point Press
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780865473874ISBN:0865473870
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Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780297787440ISBN:0297787446
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Publisher: Phoenix, Great Britain
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9781857999822ISBN:1857999827
Description: Very Good. * Very Good Octavo(8vo), approx.8" Trade sized paperback, in a near very good condition. Solid, clean and tight copy with light creasing to spine & cover, light edgewear and slightly yellowed pages. We answer questions and, if required, supply scanned images or further info, within 24 hours. read more
"This book follows the year month to month in a Tuscan farmhouse kitchen from curing proscuitto to making cheese. It was fascinating to me since I have little experience with the real nitty-gritty of farm living."
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