The latest cookbook from Tessa Kiros focusing on her life in Italy: It’s molto bellissimo!

No one does beautiful cookbooks like Tessa Kiros, and her track record speaks for itself. In Recipes for an Italian Life, much-loved author Tessa Kiros celebrates the heritage of the country she has chosen to call home. This whimsically feminine book is a tribute to the women in our lives–mothers, mothers-in-law, grandmothers–and the important lessons we learn from them. With accessible, delicious recipes ranging from robust family dishes to quirky cakes and old-fashioned sauces and preserves, this book is a precious heirloom for today. The chapters are based on rooms and items in the home, such as the bread oven; vegetable patch; snack box; pasta pot; meat, fish, and chicken in the dining room; and the ice box. Some of the recipes include: Basil Liqueur, Sweet Pizza, Artichoke and Herb Soup, Potato and Truffle Purses, Roast Rabbit with Grapes, Chickpeas with Prawns, Marmalade Cake, and Cappuccino Ice Cream.

Con 'Appretto & limoncello' Tessa Kiros celebra la cultura gastronomica dell'Italia, il Paese che dopo una vita da globetrotter ha scelto come casa. Un libro femminile, un tributo alle donne della nostra vita - madri, suocere, nonne - e alle importanti lezioni che sanno insegnare. Ricette deliziose, che spaziano da sostanziosi piatti di famiglia a conserve d'altri tempi fino a torte inconsuete, e tanti piccoli consigli. 'Appretto & limoncello' è un 'corredo' di piatti e preparazioni che ogni madre offre alla propria figlia come bagaglio prezioso. Tessa le ha ricevute dalla suocera, a cui dedica il libro insieme alle donne speciali che ha incontrato nella sua vita e che rivivono in questo libro attraverso parole e ricette. Piatti, consigli, foto d'epoca e tavole che descrivono un'Italia senza tempo, che ci appartiene ancora oggi. 8 capitoli dedicati alle conserve da dispensa, pani e prodotti da forno, alla pasta, alle cene in famiglia, ai dolci da custodire gelosamente in una scatola di biscotti, alla semplicità degli snack mediterranei e delle verdure di stagione e a tutto ciò che di gelato può essere servito come dessert. Per aprire il libro, un capitolo dedicato all'organizzazione della settimana, dalla cucina alle pulizie domestiche - che oggi come una volta risultano ancora molto utili.

Food, culture, celebration, and memory are inexorably tied together inside Tessa Kiros's Food from Many Greek Kitchens. As the follow-up to her best-selling Venezia and Falling Cloudberries, Food from Many Greek Kitchens explores Kiros's Greek-Cypriot heritage and takes readers on a colorful journey into the Greek kitchens of her friends and family as she catalogs the traditional foods for fasting, festivals, and feast days.

Recipes like Vassilopitta New Year Wish Cake, Lamb in a Flowerpot with Dill and Red Wine, Yamopilafo Wedding Rice, and Easter Soup are accompanied by short introductions that explain each dish's cultural significance. In addition, lavish full-color photographs take readers on a tour from the local Mediterranean fishmongers and markets into Greek family homes and kitchens to experience the best in authentic Greek cooking.

With a glossary and more than 200 classically prepared Greek recipes, Food from Many Greek Kitchens adds a greater depth of flavor to each dish through Kiros's warm anecdotal introductions like the following passage for Vassilopitta:

'In Greece, everyone has a vassilopitta (cake) at New Year. The wonderful thing about this cake is that a flouri (coin) is added before baking. If you're lucky to get the piece with the coin, you'll be blessed for the year. Don't you love that sense of celebration the Greeks have?' --Food from Many Greek Kitchens

To Tessa Kiros, Venice isn't just a place to visit, it is also a place to discover inspiring magical moments. She shares these special moments with foodies and fans in Venezia: Food and Dreams.

This stunning book is so much more than a cookbook. It's a personal journal, a travel guide, and a memoir about Tessa's love for Venice, Italy, and its special place in her heart--and palate.

In Venezia, cooks awake to 105 amazing recipes and 120 four-color photographs focusing on the fascinating city and its famous fare. Chapters include Eating in Venice, Essential Recipes, Cicchetti (small bites), Antipasti, Zuppa/Pasta/Gnocchi, Risotto, Secondi, Contorni (sides), and Dolce (sweet things).

'Venice is like when you hear a piece of music that scoops down into your soul, or notice a real tear getting ready to drop from the eye of an unlucky child. One of those rare moments when you grasp the magnificence of this world. Yes, Venice is one of those places.' --Tessa Kiros

The New York Times calls Tessa Kiros's work 'exuberant and colorful.' And that is just what her gem, Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes, is. The book is full of personal touches and stories. It is a beautiful collection of family anecdotes, history, and traditions all documented with stunning photography, unique illustrations, and a warm dialogue that will simply pull you in.

Kiros's Apples for Jam, was called 'a lovely quilt snuggled softly against your cheek' by the Times Herald-Record of Hudson Valley, New York.

You'll find Falling Cloudberries in the Cookbook section, but it could also easily be found in the World Cultures or Travel sections because the recipe collections give a unique taste of Finland, Greece, Cyprus, South Africa, and Italy all in one.

This is possible because of Kiros's life. She takes us on a global journey of taste and experience with her eclectic compilation of 170 simple and delicious recipes that reflect her world travels, multicultural heritage, family traditions, and amazing cooking combinations.

Taste the world without leaving your kitchen.

* Destination: delicious. Kiros inspires home cooks with a broad offering of dishes from Finland, Greece, Cyprus, South Africa, and Italy.

* Recipes are organized by country and are complemented with 185 four-color photographs and gorgeous illustrations. A handy index makes it easy to find specific foods and recipes.

* The book even has a lovely illustration of the author's family tree, which gives home cooks an inside look at the author's diverse and world-spanning family and their food traditions.

* The bold packaging and robust photography are just as inviting as Tessa's tasty dishes.

Tessa Kiros has circled the globe working in restaurants in Australia, Greece, Mexico, and London. Her extensive travel and multicultural background lend authenticity to more than 200 recipes, which are grouped by color and presented alongside vibrant photographs, sound cooking advice, and heartwarming anecdotes about friends, family, and the whimsies of childhood.

Kiros shares a bevy of diverse and easy-to-prepare dishes playfully themed in colored chapters. An index references both specific foods and recipes. With memories of daisy chains, ice cream cones, circuses, and four-leaf clovers, Kiros shares her belief that good food sparks cherished memories that intensify life's melting pot of flavor. A sampling of the flavors includes:

·Sage and rosemary mashed potatoes

·Pecan butter cookies

·Roast rack of pork with fennel & honey

·Pomegranate sorbet

·Roasted zucchini and tomatoes with thyme

Pan-fried sole with lemon butter

Tessa Kiros ha raccolto in questo volume tutte le ricette che hanno segnato in maniera indelebile la vita della sua famiglia, sviluppando una grande capacità di ricondurre chi legge all'infanzia, ai giorni spensierati caratterizzati da cibi semplici e gustosi, delizie dolci e salate, spuntini da portare a scuola o da consumare in giardino. Ogni capitolo è percorso da un unico colore che dà il tema a tutte le ricette: giallo come il limone e l'uovo, verde come i broccoletti e il pesto, rosso come il pomodoro e le fragole, bianco come la ricotta e i porri...

Tessa Kiros è italiana d'adozione, ma ha sangue per metà finlandese e per metà greco, è cresciuta in Sudafrica e ha sposato un toscano. Con uno stile fresco, Tessa 'racconta' le ricette inframezzandole con aneddoti, ricordi d'infanzia e immancabili consigli della mamma e della nonna.