Bitter Almonds: Recollections & Recipes from a Sicilian Girlhood
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (883 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0688124496 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 8 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Americans accustomed to rich excesses and scads of chocolate in their desserts may not find much to excite them here. As researched by Mary Taylor Simeti, author of several books on Sicily, the reminiscences of hardships endured during Grammatico's girlhood, spent as an orphan in a Sicilian cloister, give poignancy to the uncomplicated, sweet pastries that make up her life's work now. And the bittersweet recollections of Grammatico, a renowned pastry cook and shopkeeper in Erice, Sicily, lend depth to this slender volume of Italian recipes. From Publishers Weekly Bitter almonds lend depth of flavor to the buttery cookie doughs prepared by nuns in the south of Italy. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. But those who savor fine pastry and Italian artistry in marzipan and baking will apreciate the enormous effort necessary to translate Grammatico's recipes for use in our kitchens. Recent voyagers to the south of Italy may find themselves feeling slightly homesick for the simp
Memoirs of a Sicilian woman's childhood--spent in a harsh convent where she learned to make incredible pastries--are combined with recipes, written down for the first time, for such delectable treats as biscotti, tarts, cakes, marzipan confections. $25,000 ad/promo.. 35,000 first printing
Bitter AlmondsSweet Read Anthony W. Peraino To sit in Maria Grammatico's world-famous pastry shop in stunningly beautiful Erice, on the top of a mountain in northwest Sicily, having a caffe and eating her delicious Genovesi, is to be a little nearer to heavenfiguratively, if not literally. Her feistiness and strength of character mitigated a rather difficult early life and made Maria into the success she is today. This brief, but delightful, autobiography (aided by Mary Taylor Simeti, a wonderful author in her own right), along with her terrific and not particularly difficult recipes, forms a sweet read.. Five Stars Booklover Very interesting especially as we will be traveling to this area of italy. A Customer said Remarks from a Sicilian Girl. I have just returned from Sicily where I visited Maria's shop and saw the convent where her childhood was spent. I wish I would have read the book before my visit. The smell of almond pastries led me right up the narrow street and to the pastries and candies in her shop, and they are marvelous. The convent is just a short walk up the street from her shop, in the square. The recipes she shares in the book are uncomplicated and simply delicious. Her story is not embellished. There is no polished prose. It is as she saw it and lived it and has told it with her unique Sicilian expression. I enjoyed reading it and I will continue to