The Italian Garden Cookbook is about cultivating as well as cooking the four most popular vegetables amongst Italians: Tomatoes, Zucchini, Peppers and Eggplants. Each section is prefaced with how to grow each vegetable, based on the personal experience of the author, Anna Bruni Benson, who has grown vegetables as well as flowers for most of her life. The recipes are Italian classics with clear instructions that are easy to follow.