El Marsam Cookbook: An Umbrian Farmhouse and its Kitchen

This is not simply a cookbook! Throughout its pages, Ginda Simpson, author and artist, offers readers tasty tidbits of everyday life in the Umbrian countryside where she lives. In short story vignettes, she paints a lively image of the people that teach her everyday to celebrate the food that graces her table. As Ginda gratefully acknowledges - famed chefs, friends, neighbors, peasants and strangers alike have all contributed in their way to her intimate knowledge and deep respect for the age-old traditions of an Italian cuisine that is simple and wholesome, satisfying and nurturing to both body and soul. The recipes are clear, the ingredients simple, the outcome worthy of a party! Cook up some goodness and invite your friends to dinner! 120 pages – 14 stories – 70 recipes – spiral bound, soft cover Limited edition available from: http://www.gindasimpson.com/El%20Marsam%20Cookbook.htm