When Lidia was a child, she spent Christmas with her grandparents, where she learned to cook with her Nonna Rosa by preparing food in their smokehouse and kitchen. Lidia and her brother would also find a big beautiful juniper bush to cut down for their holiday tree. And they made their own holiday decorations with nuts, berries, and herbs they collected for their meals.
America's favorite Italian-American cook, Lidia Bastianich, shares the story of the Christmases she used to celebrate in Italy with her five grandchildren. This delightful picture book is filled with the story of Lidia's Christmas traditions, delicious recipes, and decorating ideas all perfected over the years by Lidia and her family.
"This lightly fictionalized personal remembrance becomes the framework for descriptions of how the whole family decorates the juniper bush with apples, tangerines, figs, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, and wrapped walnuts and almonds. Recipes for 16 delicious-sounding traditional Italian goodies make up the second half of the book....Narrative directions for the decorations are included, and notes convey her belief that food provides 'nourishment, pleasure, and communication at every family’s table.'" -- Julie Cummins, Booklist
Recommended Age | 4 - 8 |
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Author | Lidia Bastianich |
Illustrator | Laura Logan |
ISBN | 0762436921 |
Publication Date | Oct 12, 2010 |
Publisher | Running Press |
Language | English |