This engaging, accessible everyday Italian cookbook features 100 simple recipes highlighting fresh, seasonal ingredients. The recipes are divided into six chapters, which are organized by course. Author Domenica Marchetti#x19;s lively voice shines through in the evocative text, which grounds us in place and season. The food is rusticloose and not perfectly composedand the recipes use familiar ingredients but are also modern, offering a subtle element of surprise through interesting flavor pairings and the use of a wide range of produce and Italian pantry stapes. There is a festive vibe to the recipes and textthis is food to share in a casual setting with family and friends. Wine pairings are offered for every recipe, adding to the convivial feeling of the book. Sample recipes: Antipasti Pickled Cauliflower with Chile Bread Crumbs Burrata with Roasted Peppers and Coppa Crostini with Spicy Broccoli Rabe and Pecorino Meatballs In Swiss ChardTomato Sauce Cambozola-Stuffed Dates Wrapped In Prosciutto Zuppe e Insalate Carrot and Winter Squash Soup with Pancetta Wild Rice Soup with Porcini and Escarole Tuscan Bread Salad with Caper Dressing Citrusy Shrimp and Calamari Salad Arugula with Figs, Honey, and Sovrano Cheese Pasta, Risotto, e Pizza Bucatini with Caramelized Onions Cavatelli with Zucchini Blossoms Fettuccine with Pistachio Pesto Baked Penne with Eggplant and Smoked Scamorza Prosecco Risotto with Radicchio Roman-Style Pizza with Spinach and Olives Individual Grilled Pizzas Pesce e Carne Clams with White Wine, Tomatoes, and Sausage Roasted Branzino with Herbed Farro Tuna-Stuffed Grilled Sardines Butterflied Chicken Roasted with Lemons Pork Rib Ragu with Polenta Tuscan-Style Steak with Crispy Potatoes Contorni Roasted Delicata Squash with Sage Asparagus and Asiago Gratin Balsamic-Braised Cippolini Onions Spicy Saut#xC9;ed Chickpeas with Kale Roasted Potato and Mushroom Strata Dolci Melon Granita with Basil Pistachio Gelato with Shaved Chocolate Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Roasted Rhubarb Shortbread Wedges with Rosemary Plum-Almond Cake Grilled Nectarines with Pecorino