Sunday, January 11, 2009

The Best of Virginia Farms Cookbook and Tour Book or My Tuscany

The Best of Virginia Farms Cookbook and Tour Book: Recipes, People, Places

Author: CiCi Williamson

The Best of Virginia Farms uses a variety of writing features (interviews, sidebars, tours, essays, and recipes) along with unique illustrations and maps to convey America's fascinating agricultural story. The book reveals the intimate relationship between a state's agriculture and its overall identity.
America's oldest farm state, Virginia has a fascinating farming history. In addition to the expected crops, readers will also find information on wine and spirits, Christmas trees, and Virginia's famous horse farm industry. Whether it's a tour of Virginia's historic plantations or a traditional holiday recipe from Colonial Williamsburg, The Best of Virginia Farms will provide a unique perspective on the Old Dominion.
Filled with fun and practical how-to information, thisbook will inspire readers to prepare a recipe, take a tour, or enjoy a new product they have never tried. Promising to enrich the spirit, this book taps into the traditions and mystique that surround farming in Virginia and celebrate the family bonds and rugged individuality of rural life.



New interesting book: Beauty and the East or Womens Cancers

My Tuscany: Recipes, Cuisine, Landscape

Author: Lorenza deMedici

Blending personal narrative, regional recipes, and breathtaking photography, celebrated cook Lorenza de'Medici takes us on a journey, province by province, through her native Tuscany. Along the way, she offers marvelous depictions of the region's towns and villages, anecdotal accounts of local customs, and tasting notes on local wines. Of course, lavish attention is given to the prodotti tipici--Tuscany's culinary treasures--and there are 30 authentic recipes, all photographed in Lorenza's own Siena kitchens. Enhanced with 120 color photos, a veritable feast for the eyes, this is a book for anyone who has ever visited Tuscany and fallen in love with its landscape, its food, and its people. Lorenza de'Medici, author of 30 Italian cookbooks and former host of a popular PBS Television series, now runs the famous Tuscan cooking school The Villa Table at Badia a Coltibuono.



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