Bitter Almonds is a remarkable memoir, a tribute to Sicilian food and culture, and the record of an historic and vanishing craft. At the heart of the book are forty-six recipes of unique Sicilian specialities, written down for the first time.In the early 1950s, Maria Grammatico and her sister were sent by their impoverished mother to the San Carlo, a cloistered orphanage in Erice, an ancient hill town on the western coast of Sicily. It was a Dickensian existence - beating sugar mixtures for six...
Antipasti (Carluccio's Collection)
by Antonio Carluccio and Priscilla Carluccio
Italian cuisine still holds first place in the hearts and minds of food-lovers all over the world. Drawing from natural supplies of creamy cheeses, plump olives, a vibrant wealth of fruits and vegetables, nuts, interestingly shaped pasta and bountiful seafoods, the different regions of Italy have all developed their own specialities. Each area has a mixture of both rustic and refined cuisine, adapted to suit the availability of local produce. Italian cooking is generally very healthy, consisting...
This cookery book is by the owner of the original Harry's Bar in Venice, Arrigo Cipriani. Welles, Hemingway, Bogart, Bacall, Coward, Toscanini, the Windsors and the Burtons were all regulars. This book allows readers to sample its pastas, risottos and carpaccio at home, in nearly 200 recipes direct from Harry's Bar. The dishes are clearly explained and easy to prepare and cook.
Fish and Shellfish (Carluccio's Collection)
by Antonio Carluccio and Priscilla Carluccio
Anyone who lives in the Philadelphia area knows that the Ninth Street Italian Market is an incredible place to shop. Packed into a six-block stretch are stands piled with fresh fruit and vegetables, fish markets, the city's best cheese stores, butcher shops, fresh pastas and imported oils, delicious baked goods, and sandwiches. But the Italian Market is also a wonderful place just to visit. In operation for more than a hundred years, it still retains its original charm and flavor and is one of P...