Download or read book Stephanie Alexander and Maggie Beer's Tuscan Cookbook written by Stephanie Alexander and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six years ago Stephanie Alexander and Maggie Beer went to Italy to run three cooking schools. For two months they lived in the heart of Tuscany, in a beautiful villa nestled among the vineyards and fields south of Siena. They immersed themselves inTuscan culinary traditions. Central to the cuisine are olive oil, bread, tomatoes and wine, and grilling over a fire.The fresh and delicious recipes in this book are based on the local cuisine. The breathtaking photography by Simon Griffiths captures the food, culture, countryside and people of the region in a book that glows with the light of Tuscany.