WINTER IN TUSCANY: Cozy Recipes and the Quanto Basta Way published by Thames & Hudson will be released in October.

We love this new book, and the cook and food writer Amber Guinness (Italian Coastal, A House Party in Tuscany) who celebrates Tuscany’s rich culinary and cultural traditions while bringing the region’s fall and wintry flavors to the home kitchen with recipes for hearty Tuscan soups, homemade brothy entrees, rustic pastas, delicious main courses and side dishes, and enticing desserts.

Amber spotlights the quanto basta approach—Italy’s intuitive method of “just enough”—which applies not only to cooking, but also life. Her book presents a sensory tour through Southern Tuscany, from Siena and Florence to her hometown of Buonconvento, during the quieter seasons, when the crowds have thinned, which allows for a deeper, more intimate connection with the culture, food, and landscapes. In discovering treasures off the beaten path, Amber highlights the richness of exploring at a gentler pace, when Tuscany truly reveals itself.

The book is filled with an array of hyperlocal, traditional recipes for the home cook: from antipasti, zuppe―thick, hearty Tuscan soups―and brodo, brothy mains that bring comfort on colder days to rustic pasta, rice, and secondi―meat and vegetable dishes that celebrate the season.

Whether you’re strolling beneath Della Robbia’s cherubs or simmering a hearty soup on a cold winter’s night, Winter in Tuscany is an invitation to slow down and appreciate the beauty in small moments and big flavors. Illustrated in color throughout.