A house party in Tuscany

Amber Guinness

Book - 2022

"Showcasing inviting and lush photography of the farmhouse's interiors and exteriors alongside mouthwatering images of simple and flavorful dishes, A House Party in Tuscany collects recipes from 30 years of cooking and hosting at Arniano, exemplifying fundamental principles of Italian home cooking. With essential ingredients for an Italian pantry; feast curation; menu suggestions for every season; notes on Italian wines; day trips from Arniano; tricks and rules for cooking that can be applied to any lunch or dinner party, whatever the season; guidelines to seemingly effortless cooking and hosting, this is a book to make everyone feel welcome" --

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Subjects
Genres
Cookbooks
Published
New York, NY : Thames & Hudson 2022.
Language
English
Main Author
Amber Guinness (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
"Recipes, stories and art from Arniano."
Physical Description
287 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN
9781760762575
  • An Introduction
  • The Arniano Painting School
  • Hosting throughout the Seasons
  • A Note about Cooking and Ingredients
  • Kitchen Essentials
  • Recipes
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter
  • Sides and Staples for All Seasons
  • End Thoughts
  • Unnoticed Treasures: Day Trips from Arniano
  • Wines We Love
  • Conversions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Image Credits
  • Index
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

An 18th-century farmhouse turned artists' residence provides the bucolic backdrop to this enchanting look at cooking in the Italian countryside. Guinness spent her 1990s childhood cooking seasonal dishes with her mother at Villa Arniano, the family's home in Tuscany, where parties were a "feast for the eye as well as the palate." Combining that "magic" with the passion that later inspired her to turn Arniano into an artists' retreat, Guinness provides readers recipes for creating their own culinary escapes. In spring, artichokes appear in a béchamel pie as well as a quick rocket salad covered in parmesan shavings, while summer dishes skew simple: there's a soup of basil-infused tomato water, trofie pasta with pesto, and a salad of crisp apple slices with mint and grated dark chocolate. Autumn and winter, meanwhile, offer recipes such as a molded sformato--Italy's version of a savory, sturdy soufflé--made with ricotta, as well as a hearty cardoon gratin, "a wonderful vegetarian main for a winter's night." A guide to Guinness's favorite wine pairings (prosciutto and figs, she believes, are best washed down with fizzy prosecco) and recommendations for day trips nearby (Siena, a Benedictine monastery) only add to the book's allure. Life under the Tuscan sun proves exceptionally dreamy in this alluring collection. (May)

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