Download or read book A Very Italian Christmas written by Giovanni Boccaccio and published by New Vessel Press. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic and contemporary Christmas stories by great writers from Boccaccio to Strega Prize winner Anna Maria Ortese to Nobel laureate Grazia Deledda. The third in the very popular Very Christmas series, this volume brings together the best Italian Christmas stories of all time in a vibrant collection featuring classic tales and contemporary works. With writing that dates from the Renaissance to the present day, from Boccaccio to Pirandello, as well as Anna Maria Ortese, Natalia Ginzburg, and Grazia Deledda, these literary gems are filled with ancient churches, trains whistling through the countryside, steaming tureens, plates piled high with pasta, High Mass, dashed hopes, golden crucifixes, flowing wine, shimmering gifts, and plenty of style. Like everything the Italians do, this is Christmas with its very own verve and flair, the perfect literary complement to a Buon Natale italiano. Includes stories by: Luigi Pirandello ·• Camillo Boito • Matilde Serao • Anna Maria Ortese • Andrea De Carlo • Grazia Deledda • Giovanni Verga • Giovanni Boccaccio • Natalia Ginzburg

Download or read book The Legend of Old Befana written by Tomie dePaola and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this beloved classic picture book, Tomie dePaola retells and illustrates an Italian Christmas folk tale, breathing warmth and humanity into the character of the lonely Old Befana and her endless search for the Christ Child. Every morning and every afternoon, Old Befana sweeps with her broom. “Cranky old lady,” the children say. “She is always sweeping!” Sweep, sweep, sweep. But when a brilliant star glows in the eastern sky one night, and Old Befana encounters the glorious procession of three kings on their way to Bethlehem, her world will never be the same.

Download or read book Italian Christmas Nights The Count s Christmas Baby The Italian s Christmas Proposition Secret Prince s Christmas Seduction written by Carol Marinelli and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Christmas to remember The Count’s Christmas Baby - Carol Marinelli Sicilian chambermaid Antonietta prides herself on her discretion — so she’s mortified by her inappropriate reaction to her hotel’s newest guest! Antonietta has no idea Rafael is the notorious Prince of Tulano, and their unexpected connection floors cynical Rafe. All he can offer is a temporary seduction. But unwrapping their connection changes everything... The Italian’s Christmas Proposition - Rebecca Winters The hours Sami spent in the arms of Italian stranger Ric Degenoli were incredible. Until tragedy ripped him from her embrace, leaving her grieving and expecting his child. Ric is thrilled to discover he’s a father, but he has news for Sami too: he’s now a Count...and locked into a convenient, loveless engagement. Against the odds, can Sami and Ric become a family in time for Christmas? Secret Princevs Christmas Seduction - Cathy Williams Tycoon Matteo has one goal this Christmas — to land the deal of the century. Rescuing enchanting stranger Rosie from a romantic scandal is honourable. Yet when it puts his deal in jeopardy, Matteo sees only one solution — making this English beauty his fake fiancée! But will the red-hot, yet unexpected, connection they share tempt Matteo to put a ring on Rosie’s finger for real?

Download or read book Lidia s Celebrate Like an Italian written by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 781 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved TV chef and best-selling author offers the only cookbook you'll need to give any gathering—from a dinner for two to a wedding—a delectable, welcoming Italian flavor. No one throws a party like Lidia Bastianich! And now, in this delightful new cookbook, she gives us 220 fantastic recipes for entertaining with that distinctly Bastianich flare. From Pear Bellinis to Carrot and Chickpea Dip, from Campanelle with Fennel and Shrimp to Berry Tiramisu—these are dishes your guests will love, no matter the occasion. Here, too, are Lidia's suggestions for hosting a BBQ, making pizza for a group, choosing the perfect wine, setting an inviting table, and much more. Beautifully illustrated throughout with full-color photographs and filled with her trademark warmth and enthusiasm, this is Lidia's most festive book. Whether you're planning a romantic picnic for two, a child's birthday party, a holiday gathering, or a simple weeknight family dinner, Lidia's flavorful, easy-to-follow recipes and advice will have you calling to your guests: "Tutti a tavola a mangiare!"

Download or read book Italian Christmas Nights written by Carol Marinelli and published by Mills & Boon. This book was released on 2022-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Christmas Night With Consequences written by Sharon Kendrick and published by Mills & Boon. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unexpected Christmas gift

Download or read book An Italian Christmas Eve Recipe Book written by T. Irvolino and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-09 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside this book are some of my favorite recipes to help you transform your Christmas Eve dinner into a magical night.New exciting flavors, making new traditions and enjoying your family and friends over delicious tasting dishes.

Download or read book South of Somewhere written by Robert V. Camuto and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert V. Camuto sets out across modern Southern Italy in search of the "South-ness" that defined his youthful experience and views the world through wine, food, and families.

Download or read book Italian American Holiday Traditions written by Lori Granieri and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dreaming Sophia written by Melissa P Muldoon and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dreaming Sophia is a magical look into Italy, language, art, and culture. It is a story about turning dreams into reality and learning to walk the fine line between fact and fantasy. When tragedy strikes, Sophia finds herself alone in the world, without direction and fearful of loving again. With only her vivid imagination to guide her, she begins a journey that will take her from the vineyards in Sonoma, California to a grad school in Philadelphia and, eventually, to Italy: Florence, Lucca, Rome, Verona, Venice, and Val d'Orcia. Through dreamlike encounters, Sophia meets Italian personalities--princes, poets, duchesses, artists, and film stars-- who give her advice to help put her life back together. Following a path that takes her from grief to joy, she discovers the source of her creativity and learns to love again, turning her dreams into reality.

Download or read book Merry Christmas Strega Nona written by Tomie dePaola and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this holiday follow-up to Tomie dePaola’s Caldecott Honor–winning Strega Nona, our favorite Grandma-Witch is back and bringing her magic to Christmas with a town feast—can she count on Big Anthony as her only helper? It’s Christmas time in Calabria and with Strega Nona’s annual feast around the corner, she has no time for her usual magical tasks. Christmas has a magic of its own, and no one knows magic like Strega Nona does, especially Big Anthony. But with the clock ticking on her preparations, will Big Anthony finally be able to prove that he can be counted on with some magic of his own? With warm illustrations in Tomie’s classic folk-art style, this refreshed addition to the Strega Nona series is a must-have for fans of all ages.

Download or read book Nigella Christmas written by Nigella Lawson and published by Knopf Canada. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nigella Christmas comprises reliable, practical, easy-to-follow recipes and inspiring and reassuring advice, presented in a gorgeous package that will make this the ultimate gift to yourself, your family and friends. Nigella Christmas will surely become an all-time perennial favourite, the book we will all reach for – for minimum stress and maximum enjoyment – at holiday season. Recipes include everything from Christmas cakes and puddings to quick homemade presents (cookies and chutneys); food to cook and freeze ahead; oven slow-cooking; “hero” ingredients; as well as party food and drinks. And, of course, exciting and inspiring variations for the Main Event – from traditional turkey, festive ham and special trimmings; to a Swedish or Polish Christmas à la Nigella; to a vegetarian Christmas feast.

Download or read book Feast of the Seven Fishes written by Daniel Paterna and published by powerHouse Books. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel Paterna's Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn-Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food and Family is a timely reminder that a shared memory of food draws upon and enriches our souls. In Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food and Family, Daniel Paterna takes you on magical journey into a hidden world. Through recipes handed down in his family, stunning photos taken by the author himself, and three-generations of memories, Paterna reveals the soulful, humorous, and always delicious history of Italian-Americans in Brooklyn. Paterna is the real deal, a second-generation Italian-American, whose family has preserved their culture from the shores of Naples to the streets of Bensonhurst. He'll show you how to make long-forgotten recipes like stuffed calamari and he'll take you to the stores, restaurants, and bakeries where artisans are still doing things the old way. This is an intensely personal book that powerfully illustrates the essence of the American experience: the ways food, family, and memory are preserved and changed by the immigrants who brought them to our shores, and the children of those immigrants who keepthe flame alive.

Download or read book La Befana written by Sunday Frey-Blanchard and published by . This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poetic adaptation of the tradition of La Befana, and the Italian Epiphany celebration. La Befana is an old woman who hears of the birth of Christ from several visitors who knock on her door late at night looking for supplies and directions to the new "child king". She sends them away, preferring to be left to her cleaning, but then she sees the star in the heavens and has a change of heart. It starts her on a quest and she begins delivering gifts to the children she passes as she searches for the Christ child.

Download or read book Jamie Oliver s Christmas Cookbook written by Jamie Oliver and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Canada: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., 2016.

Download or read book Feast of the Seven Fishes written by Deborah Lugo DeMatteis and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deborah Lugo DeMatteis, Personal Chef and Owner of Divine Delectables by Deborah is a firm believer that taste, along with presentation are fundamentals with awakening an eclectic palate. It doesn't matter if it's a Monday night dinner with the family, an intimate dinner party, or a holiday celebration, she believes they should all be memorable experiences. In Deborah's new cookbook, not only does she take you on another journey of telling the stories behind her family's Italian-American and Puerto Rican heritage, she also shares with you some of her most cherished memories of her childhood Christmas and Sunday traditions, along with many of her Italian and Puerto Rican family recipes

Download or read book Lidia s Italian Table written by Lidia Bastianich and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1998-09-02 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lidia's Italian Table LIDIA MATTICCHIO BASTIANICH "Let me invite you on a journey with me from my childhood ..." beckons Lidia Bastianich, hostess of the national public television series Lidia's Italian Table. And what an incredible journey it proves to be. Lidia's Italian Table is overflowing with glorious Italian food, highlighted by Lidia's personal collection of recipes accumulated since her childhood in Istria, located in northern Italy on the Adriatic Sea. Hearty and heartwarming Italian fare is what Lidia understands best, and each chapter of this gorgeous cookbook is infused with Lidia's warm memories of a lifetime of eating and cooking Italian style. Since good Italian food is based on good ingredients, Lidia includes an eloquent discourse on those products that are the cornerstones of Italian cuisine: olives (and their green-golden oil), Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, salt, porcini mushrooms, truffles, tomato paste, and hot peppers. She also explains the importance of regional wines and grappa (in flavors from honey to dried fig) in the Italian food experience. Her recipes are filled with these Italian delicacies--Fennel, Olive, and Citrus Salad; Tagliatelle with Porcini Mushroom Sauce; Seared Rabbit Loin over Arugula with Truffle Dressing; Asparagus Gratin with Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese-, and Zabaglione with Barolo Wine. Lidia explores every corner of Italian cuisine: from fresh and dry pasta to gnocchi and risotto to game and shellfish, all of which Lidia transforms into exceptional Italian dishes. But that is only the beginning. There are Italian soups to savor, like hearty minestre, bread-enriched zuppe, and the light and flavorful brodi. Polenta's delicious versatility is revealed through Polenta, Gorgonzola, and Savoy Cabbage Torte and White Creamy Polenta with Fresh Plums. And Lidia's luscious dolci, or desserts, invite your indulgence with Sweet Crepes with Chocolate Walnut Filling, Blueberry-Apricot Frangipane Tart, and Soft Ice Cream with Hazelnuts. Lidia attributes her passion and appreciation for Italian food to her family. Lidia's Italian Table is filled with stories of learning to make Easter bread with her Grandma Rosa in the town's communal oven; touching and smelling her way through the food markets of Trieste with her great-aunt Zia Nina; fishing for calamari with her uncle Zio Milio; and collecting briny mussels and sea urchins along the Istrian coastline with her cousins. This gastronomic adventure is more than just a cookbook: It is an exploration into the heart of Italian cuisine.