Celebrations, Italian Style: Recipes and Menus for Special Occasions and Seasons of the Year

By Mary Ann Esposito

From the host of Ciao Italia comes a book of recipes and menus for Italian-style celebrations, including a Traditional Sicilian Buffet, a Do-Ahead Engagement Supper, and A Winter Meal in a Pot. Mary... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688130380
• ISBN13: 9780688130381
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Interesting and good recipes

I enjoyed the book except that living in a small midwestern town a number of ingredients are not available to me.

Celebrations, Italian Style

The best cookbook ever! My favorite cookbook by far and each recipe in here is delicious, (i've tried just about all of them!). highly reccommend it, and now purchase this book for everyone I know who enjoys Italian food and cooking!

Remember Grandma's cooking?

Mary Ann Esposito has dotted her collection of Italian-American recipes with stories from her childhood, reminding me of my own family's history. These recipes are practical, requiring easily found ingredients, written in an explanatory style. There are many little "hints" to turning out the dish in fine style, serving suggestions, new ways to incorporate Italian cooking methods into everyday meals. The Torta Nuziale (Wedding Cake) is a masterpiece! Buttermilk, almond oil, hazelnuts, coconut combine to create a dense cake that will become a family favorite. The cream cheese icing is easy and tasty. Sra. Esposito has given us a handbook of Italian-American cooking, spiced with her personal stories. It is a combination that makes for good reading.

A wonderful way to recapture fond Italian memories

When I received "Celebrations, Italian Style", I was so very overwhelmed with fond and wonderful memories of my mother. The explanations of the special holidays/celebrations were exactly as I remembered them as a child growing up. These recipes produce the same mouth-watering aromas that used to fill the whole house. You knew the minute you approached the house that Mama was cooking up something special. Each time I prepare one of these recipes, I feel my mother is right there beside me. When I read this book I am completely absorbed by the foods, the smells and the traditions that I hope to pass on to my own children. I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to be taken back to recapture their favorite Italian memories. Enjoy!!