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Nancy Wilson
Louisiana's Italians, Food, Recipes and Folkways
9781589803183
Regular price $15.95 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Blending recipes, personal memories, and cultural history, this volume offers a delectable celebration of Lousiana’s Italian heritage.
After decades of collecting stories and recipes from Italian immigrants throughout Louisiana, Nancy Wilson shares her findings in this spirited and multifaceted collection of Italian food and folkways. Undertaken to preserve her children’s Italian heritage and inspired by her mother-in-law, a first-generation Italian American, Wilson presents cultural traditions and anecdotes alongside lively personal commentary and historical and cultural facts.
Included here are authentic, user-friendly recipes ranging from Mama’s Italian Bread to eggplant casserole, homemade wines, olive salads, codfish balls, osso bucco, St. Joseph’s Day breadcrumbs, biscotti, and more. Wilson also includes a glossary and an illustrated how-to for making your own mud oven to bake authentic Italian bread.
Shannon Colaianni Tinnell
Fairmont's Feast of the Seven Fishes
9781467172073
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%What began as a humble Christmas Eve meal became a story of heritage, resilience, and rediscovery.
Every December, the Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival brings to life the rich holiday tradition of La Vigilia as it journeyed from Southern Italy to the heart of Appalachia, where immigrant families transformed a sacred seafood supper into a vibrant expression of identity and community. It all began when a forgotten family feast was revived in a coal-town kitchen and a grassroots festival grew into a beloved regional celebration—eventually inspiring an unlikely comic strip and a feature film.
Blending cultural history with deeply personal storytelling, Shannon Colaianni Tinnell captures the laughter, labor, and love behind an enduring Christmas ritual while offering over one hundred authentic, time-honored recipes drawn from more than twenty years of Festival Cucina. Warm, vivid, and unforgettable, this is more than a book about food—it’s a celebration of the stories we carry and the meals that keep them alive.
