In this 250 page book filled with colourful photographs of her adventures, the author vividly describes her experiences of Tuscan culture, art, history, food and the slow pleasant way of life in small towns and villages here.
In the charming little village of Pergine, she writes about gathering ingredients for a tasty Tuscan antipasto:
“We start the day, as the village women do, with early morning food purchases. The village square is just behind our piazza and we stroll down the stone pavement to the bakery for an integrale…multigrain bread, then to Marta’s Frutta e Verdura, where the lovely young proprietor personally selects the best for la signora, and patiently explains that she doesn’t sell rosemary because everyone grows their own, but she will bring me some from home.
Next, we stop at the butcher where Vittorio deftly cuts our turkey scaloppini’s. His shop is also the source of eggs, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, wine, and the incredible Tuscan Pecorino…a cheese made from sheep’s milk, pungently delicious. It is in these small shops that we buy the ingredients for our first evening meal...an Italian antipasto.”.
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