A stunning seasonal Italian cookbook from the creator of the award-winning blog Hortus Cuisine, featuring 125 delicious all-vegetarian recipes from the author's family farm in northeastern Italy.
As the daughter of an Italian farming family, Solfrini grew up eating
fresh, local, seasonal foods, but when she moved to New York City to
study design, she quickly felt the damaging effects that came with
eating a new diet filled with processed foods, too much meat, and too
few vegetables. When she returned to Italy, she embraced the seasonal,
vegetable-friendly foods of her youth once more, and after eliminating
meat from her diet, felt better than ever. Surrounded by the countryside
and living on her family's farm, the inspiration to live naturally and
healthfully was everywhere and she started her blog to show the world
just how fresh, beautiful, and healthful vegetarian Italian cooking
could be.
Naturally Vegetarian is an extension of
Hortus Cusine,
and will be filled with more of Solfrini's arrestingly beautiful
photography of rural Italian scenery, authentic tales of Italian farm
life and customs through the ages, and more of the delicious vegetarian
recipes her fans have come to know and love.
Naturally Vegetarian will
offer readers a glimpse of a year on an Italian farm and the recipes
that come with the changing of the seasons. She also shares how to stock
a whole foods Italian pantry, introducing them to new ingredients like
chestnut flour, farro, and tomato passata, and the fundamental recipes
and techniques for preparing and cooking fresh pasta.
Filled with
exquisite recipes like:
- Creamy Sunchoke Soup with Golden Onions
- Chickpea
Crespelle with Spring Vegetable Ragu
- Piadina Romagnola with Grilled
Vegetables and Tomato Pesto
- Pistachio and White Chocolate Tiramisu
- and
so many more
Naturally Vegetarian is a celebration of Italy's colors, smells, and flavors and will show readers a new side to the traditional Italian kitchen.