In claras kitchen, she gives readers words of wisdom to buck up americas spirits, recipes to keep the wolf from the door, and tells her story of growing up during the great depression with a tightknit family and a pull yourself up by your bootstraps philosophy of living. Keeping enough food on the table for a family of seven including three teenagers. I also had a great cook named clara for a grandmother she was german though and clara so reminds me of her sweet nature and great sense of humor. The great depression caused many hardships, but the cuisine that came from it proves how resilient people can truly be. Wisdom, memories, and recipes from the great depression cannucciari, clara. Aug 05, 2018 i had heard of clara s cooking show on youtube years ago but during a recent random search on youtube, i found her videos. Youtube sensation clara cannucciari shares her treasured recipes and commonsense wisdom in a heartwarming remembrance of the great depression. From frugal depression era desserts to common dinner recipes from the great depression, here is a list of 16 affordable and delicious recipes to try at home. The meals were simple and delicious, the stories were a mixture of misfortune and comedy, and in the end clara kept us both entertained and stuffed to the gills. During these difficult times, her freshly emigrated sicilian american parents giuseppe and giuseppina bonfanti were hit especially hard by americas economic woes.
Youtube sensation clara cannucciari shares her treasured recipes and commonsense wisdom in a heartwarming remembrance of the great depression clara cannucciari is a 94 yearold internet sensation. Great depression cooking with clara pasta and peas. Great depression cooking with clara is a series on youtube of. The autographed book and dvd goes to the case family of anchorage alaska. Faced with limited funds and governmentimposed food rationing, the. Sep 20, 2016 frugal depression era recipes to help you feed your family for less. Faced with limited funds and governmentimposed food rationing, the depression era cook learned to work magic in the kitchen. Clara cannucciari, 98, of skaneateles passed away at st.
These depressionera recipes are proof that food from the 1930s is worth revisiting. Her first recipepasta with peaswould likely give your average urbane foodie hives, as would her knife skills, but clara, who started making these videos when she was 93, takes obvious satisfaction in the outcome. The great depression in the 1930s was a time of hardship, but it was also a time of creativity. This book has more of a variety of recipes, although it is not nearly as professionally done as clara s book. My wife and i continue to enjoy this dish today, particularly for brunch. This pizza recipe helped her survive the great depression. Great depression cooking the poormans meal higher resolution 215,996 views 1 week ago clara s poormans meal is one of my favorite dishes. Clara hoped that none of us ever have to experience what she did during the great depression. Our grandmothers knew how to stretch their food budget while feeding the family well. The official home of clara cannucciaris great depression cooking youtube series and book claras kitchen. Oct 27, 2009 for another book of recipes from the great depression i highly recommend stories and recipes of the great depression of the 1930s by janet and rita van amber paske. At that time, cooks measured ingredients in pinches, dashes and dibs.
May, 2016 try these depression era recipes to stretch your grocery budget without compromising on flavor. Cannucciari and her grandson have created an absolutely delightful little book. But thats exactly what has happened, as hundreds of thousands are now watching her cooking series, great depression cooking, available on youtube, and recently collected on a dvd, now in presale mode. Wisdom, memories, and recipes from the great depression kindle edition by. She was also the host of the web series great depression cooking with clara and author of the book claras kitchen. August 18, 1915 november 29, 20 was an actual angel sent to earth by king neptune himself.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sep 29, 2017 claras pasta with peas is a very clear example of the simplicity of these depressionera meals. Buy a cheap copy of great depression cooking with clara book. Just had a great time watching all of clara s cooking shows on you tube. It is just eggs, milk, vanilla extract, flour, salt, and baking powder. Born in melrose park, illinois, on august 18, 1915, cannucciari went on to live through americas great depression. Depressionless cooking with clara article video finecooking. Through my research of depression era recipes, i realized that dessert was a big deal to them during this time, and did they ever know how to make some delicious desserts out of very few ingredients. Clara cannucciari 1915 20 was the author of claras kitchen. With the downturn of the economy, people are very interested in being frugal.
Nana always substituted fish for other meats during lent and good friday. Wisdom, memories, and recipes from the great depression kindle edition by cannucciari, clara, cannucciari, christopher. In 2007, her grandson christopher cannucciari began filming clara preparing her mothers depression meals and assembled the footage into the youtube series great depression cooking with clara. Depressionera recipes that are good enough to eat today. My grandma clara also had many stories about the depression. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Wisdom, memories, and recipes from the great depression and hosted the web series great depression cooking with clara. Great depression cooking clara answers your questions youtube. Clara shares recipes and stories from her own life during the great depression. Clara cannucciari went on to live through americas great depression. Great depression era real food recipes more with less mom. The goal is to alleviate depression by boosting positive activity, increasing goal. But through the years, accurate amounts were noted.
Clara was the host of the web series great depression cooking with clara and author of the book claras kitchen. It simply consists of a simple stew just water and milk as the liquid backbone of potatoes, onions, peas, and a bit of tomato sauce with some salt and pepper cooked together with pasta, providing you plenty of nutrients and its incredibly cheap. Mar 23, 2009 clara cannucciari probably didnt plan to become an internet celebrity when her grandson christopher began filming her cooking in her kitchen. Weird great depression food that reflects 1930s recipes. Here are some recipes that were actually used during the great depression. In clara s kitchen, she gives readers words of wisdom to buck up americas spirits, recipes clara cannucciari is a 94 yearold internet sensation. Mar 15, 2009 have you seen clara of depression coooking with clara on the news lately. Cooking and baking are pursuits that fit a type of therapy known as behavioral activation. Born in melrose park, illinois, on august 18, 1915, cannucciari went on to live through americas. She has over 92,000 subscribers on her great depression cooking youtube channel and a wildly popular book titled claras kitchen. Today clara answers viewers questions in a new video. She also has announced the winner of the great depression cooking picture contest. She is 93 years old and has her own blog and several videos on youtube.
Clara cannucciari 8181914 112920 was well known for not only her delicious recipes, but her stories and accounts of cooking during the great depression. Oct 27, 2009 youtube sensation clara cannucciari shares her treasured recipes and commonsense wisdom in a heartwarming remembrance of the great depression clara cannucciari is a 94 yearold internet sensation. This is one of the last videos we made to be included in her. August 18, 1915 november 29, 20 was the host of the web series great depression cooking with clara and author of the book claras kitchen. Great depression cooking host clara bonfanti cannucciari was born in melrose park, illinois on august 18, 1915. Ironically enough, watching claras depression cooking videos has done nothing but cheer me up. Wisdom, memories, and recipes from the great depression by clara cannucciari, christopher. Cooked meat filling, how restaurants cook spaghetti, vegetarian lasagna, etc. Wisdom, memories and recipes from the great depression. She met her husband, dino, when he was touring with the vatican choir in chicago in the 1940s. Honestly, every school age kid should have to read this book. Her youtube great depression cooking videos have an army of devoted followers.
Great depression cooking with clara is a series on youtube of videos that clara s grandson took of her cooking the easy and cheap recipes that kept her family fed during the great depression. This is the second part of claras pepper and egg recipe. Clara cannucciari is a 94 yearold internet sensation. These depression era recipes are proof that food from the 1930s is worth revisiting.
The depression was not fun, the late youtube star, clara cannucciari, states in the very first episode of her great depression cooking web series, above. Her first recipepasta with peaswould likely give your average urbane foodie hives, as would her knife skills, but clara, who started making. In claras kitchen, she gives readers words of wisdom to. She is dearly missed by her family and the many fans she has acquired from her online cooking show, great depression cooking. Publishers marketplace reports that clara cannucciari, the 93yearold greatgrandmother whose youtube videos of depression era cookery have swept the food blogs, has signed on with st. Over the years clara imparted her great depression experiences to her grandchildren as she cooked meals from the era. The official home of clara cannucciaris great depression cooking youtube series and book clara s kitchen. Apr 29, 2009 cant say we didnt see this one coming.