Festa del Giardino; A harvest of recipes and family memories [Paperback]

Sally Maraventano (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1999

A collection of 125 Italian vegtable recipes from antipasti to dolci. Inspired by Sally Maraventanos traditional SICILIAN heritage and her culinary tours to the cooking schools of Italy.

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A Bountiful Harvest of Recipes and Family Memories I -- Inside Fairfield County, June 1999

About the Author

Sally Maraventano studied Italian language and culture at Georgetown Universitys School of Languages and Linguistics and the University of Florence, Italy. She is the founder of Cucina Casalinga, a regional Italian cooking school in Wilton, Connecticut. For the past seventeen years, Ms. Maraventano has specialized in teaching homestyle Italian cooking in her popular daytime and evening adult classes, and in her Kids Cook Italian series. Since 1991 Ms. Maraventano has been leading culinary tours to cooking schools throughout Italy, including Lorenza de Medicis program at Badia a Coltibuono in Tuscany and Anna Tasca Lanzas World of Regaleali in the heart of Sicily. She has made guest appearances on Connecticut Cable Televisions The Exchange and on the NBC Weekend Today Show. Ms. Maraventano's Pasta Sauces, a collection of her family's favorite pasta sauce recipes inspired her to write, Festa del Giardino, A Harvest of Recipes and Family Memories. She lives in Wilton, Connecticut, with her husband, Ralph Kirmser, a cardiologist. They have three children, Frances, Joseph, and Anthony.

Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: Cardinal Publishers Group (May 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893127990
• ISBN-13: 978-1893127999
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,577,039 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Festa del Giardino, February 9, 2000

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Terri Greenfield (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Festa del Giardino; A harvest of recipes and family memories (Paperback)

This is a wonderful cookbook, chock full of fresh from the garden recipes that have pleased my family. From soups, to slads, and other vegetarian dishes, this book reads like a dream! The history the author shares about her family is heartwarming, and any Italian/Sicilian family will relate to it whole heartedly. I enthusiastically reccommend this cookbook to anyone who loves fresh wholesome foods. I have given it to many friends and relatives, and everyone has enjoyed it immensly! Hats off to Sally! This is a quality cookbook you will turn to over and over again.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good cooking! Good memories!, June 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Festa del Giardino; A harvest of recipes and family memories (Paperback)

A lovely cookbook - just the kind I look for to find simple recipes and lots of inspiration. Ms. Maraventano has captured a perfect balance between memoir and cookbook. I bought it because it promised lots of practical uses for the great summer bounty of Jersey vegetables -- tomotoes, zucchini, basil, etc. I found that and much, much more. Each recipe has a simple introduction that reminded me of my own Italian family. It's the collection of recipes I wish I'd kept myself. Whether for a summer supper of beautiful vegetables or for a cozy, "safe from the storm" pasta dish that I associate with fall evenings, I found comfort, nostalgia and the desire to cook in "Festa Del Giardino." Go out and buy it! Enjoy summer. Enjoy fall. Every season. Enjoy life!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best!, September 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Festa del Giardino; A harvest of recipes and family memories (Paperback)

I love this book - it has wonderful personal appeal and great recipes. I was forever looking for good Italian vegetable recipes and this is the best book of them I have found.