Eight complete seasonal menus with more than 50 recipes honor Mediterranean-style winter treasures – ruby blood oranges, hardy greens, and a rare treat of precious black truffles. Around candlelit tables, families savor deep, complex flavors that only patient winter cooking achieves. Pascale Beale transforms this contemplative season into culinary joy through time-honored Provenal recipes that warm body and spirit against the crisp winter air, proving that Mediterranean winter cooking offers its own unique pleasures.As winter settles over Provence, the Mediterranean reveals its most intimate season. Chef and author Pascale Beale celebrates this quieter time when coastal villages embrace gentle chills perfect for slow, soul-warming cooking. Crackling olive wood fires illuminate kitchens while aromatic braises simmer – rich beef stew with winter vegetables, or lamb tagine cooked with lemons, herbs and perfumed with saffron. The season calls for hearty dishes capturing the essence of a winter garden.