Winter in Tuscany

Winter in Tuscany: Cozy Recipes and the Quanto Basta Way by Amber Guinness is a warm and inviting look at the Italian winter—an ode to slowing down, cooking with intuition, and finding comfort in the simple pleasures of the season.

This carefully designed book takes readers into the quieter side of Tuscan life, where mist drifts through olive groves, fires glow in farmhouse kitchens, and each meal follows the Italian philosophy of quanto basta, “just enough.”

Blending heartfelt stories with over seventy comforting recipes, Amber Guinness captures the rhythm of the Tuscan countryside in its most intimate months. Discover bowls of ribollita simmered low and slow, game stews shared with friends around long wooden tables, and citrus-scented desserts that brighten the short winter days. Each recipe is rooted in place and season, reflecting the resourcefulness and generosity of traditional Italian cooking.

More than a cookbook, Winter in Tuscany is a journey through the landscapes, markets, and kitchens of Southern Tuscany and Florence. With beautiful photography and a focus on atmosphere Guinness shows life lived in harmony with nature where cooking is a mindful act, and beauty is found in simplicity.

Whether you’re stirring soup on a dark evening or dreaming of hillside towns wrapped in morning fog, this book is a companion for slow living and soulful eating. Winter in Tuscany is an invitation to savour the season, to cook, to gather, and to embrace the art of doing just enough.