Cucina Rustica

A go-to, no-fuss cookbook for anyone who loves Italian food but needs a a simple repertoire of country-style recipes that don't require a lot of preparation or cooking time. 

Cucina Rustica, "the rustic 'kitchen," is Italian food at its simplest and freshest—a celebration of the complete Italian meal from soup to dessert. With more than 250 recipes that use readily available ingredients in deliciously creative combinations, culinary multitaskers Viana La Place and Evan Kleiman offer a style of cooking and eating that's inviting, easy, and elegant.