The Italian farmer's table : authentic recipes and local lore from northern Italy

__The Italian Farmer's Table__ is a sumptuously illustrated cookbook featuring authentic recipes from over thirty __agriturismi__ (working family farms that provide room & board to travelers) in northern Italy, where the cuisine served epitomizes the farm-fresh movement underway in the United States, the UK, and beyond. Visitors to __agriturismi__, who come from all over Europe and North America, indulge in such delights as fresh ricotta cheese made the same morning, prosciutto from free-range pigs, and organic vegetables picked minutes before serving. Professional chefs who are fluent in Italian, Matteo and Melissa have transcribed more than 150 authentic northern Italian recipes from these family farms—few of which are found in cookbooks available outside of Italy. Full-color photographs and anecdotes about the farms and their residents bring Italy's glorious countryside to life and complement such recipes as Onion Tarts, Fried Butternut Squash Ravioli, Piemontese Beef Stew, and Goat Cheese Gnocchi with Walnut Butter. All recipe ingredients are given in both U.S. and metric measurements.

150 recipes from northern Italy’s agriturismi, with beautiful full-color photographs

The Italian Farmer’s Table is a sumptuously illustrated cookbook featuring authentic recipes from more than thirty working family farms in northern Italy. These agriturismi provide room and board to travelers and offer cuisine that epitomizes the farm-fresh movement underway in the United States, the United Kingdom, and beyond. Visitors come from all over Europe and North America to indulge in such delights as fresh ricotta cheese made the same morning, prosciutto from free-range pigs, and organic vegetables picked minutes before serving.
 
Professional chefs Matthew Scialabba and Melissa Pellegrino have transcribed 150 northern Italian recipes from these family farms—including many that are seldom found in cookbooks outside of Italy. Full-color photographs and anecdotes about the farms and their residents bring Italy’s glorious countryside to life and illustrate such recipes as:

 Swiss Chard and Ricotta Tarts

 Lavender Encrusted Chicken with Pancetta

 Fried Butternut Squash Ravioli

 Goat Cheese Gnocchi with Walnut Butter Sauce

150 recipes from northern Italys agriturismi, with beautiful full-color photographs. T he Italian Farmers Table is a sumptuously illustrated cookbook featuring authentic recipes from more than thirty working family farms in northern Italy.