Great Depression Era Cooking With Clara Cannucciari
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What Is It About Cooking With Clara Cannucciari?
Mrs. Cannucciari was born on August 16, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois and lived through the Great Depression in America. Her Sicilian American parents were hit hard by the tough economic times and her mother came up with some pretty great ways to save money on meals. These ways worked for them and their family was safe and healthy after the Depression.
Christopher Cannucciari (Mrs. Cannucciari's grandson) filmed Clara cooking her mother's meals in 2007 and posted them online on YouTube. The number of people searching for Depression and Depression food ideas helped the YouTube series become an online hit.
On this page, you will find some more information about the interesting Clara Cannucciari, part of her web series of YouTube videos and information about her fascinating book. If you are looking for some easy, budget-friendly meals, you might want to try some of Ms. Cannucciari's recipes.
"Welcome to my kitchen.
I'm Clara. I'm 94.
I've written a book to help you
get through the hard times."
Great Depression Cooking Show With Clara Cannucciari Videos
Including many recipes for a recession.
Clara's Kitchen: Wisdom, Memories, and Recipes from the Great Depression, The Book
Written by Clara and Christopher Cannucciari
Meet Clara. Clara is a unexpected 94-year old sensation. In her Youtube Depression Era cooking videos she shares her recipes, her words of wisdom and her stories from the years in which she was a young member of a family without much money. She shares lots of advice on making meals for less money and includes recipes for dishes like pasta with peas and eggplant parmesan. It was definitely a simpler time and certainly to me seems like a more difficult time. The book is definitely an interesting read for anyone interested in learning about what people went through during the Depression and for anyone looking for some simple, economical recipes and meal ideas.
Amazon Customer Reviews of the Book, Clara's Kitchen
"Clara is the Grandmother everyone should have! I viewed her DVD, Youtube segments and her blog. Yes, Clara blogs! When I saw she had a book due out, I think I was the first to pre-order it. I stayed up all night just to read her book. What an awesome lady! Would love to meet her in person. I'm picking up a few copies for family and friends.
God bless you Clara!" ~~ Rosi Creen
Amazon customer reviews include words like touching and well-written.
The reviews are written by people who have seen the YouTube videos and been charmed and delighted to find a book on the subject.
They celebrate the peek into the memories, photos, and recipes of this 1920s and 30s Italian immigrant family.
They celebrate simple recipes like Dandelion Salad, Eggs and Potatoes, Pasta with Beans, Pasta with Broccoli, Pasta With Escarole. Meals with inexpensive ingredients like pasta, greens, eggplant, eggs, potatoes and tomato sauce.
They celebrate the nutritional common sense which includes plenty of fresh vegetables and minimal meat., which was done in those years for economical reasons but is celebrated today as a good way to eat.
They celebrate the fact that Clara remains cheerful and practical throughought the book even though she shares the struggles and stresses of life in a family trying to make ends meet.
"I ordered several copies of this book. I had watched her videos and of course was charmed. I started to read one of the copies I bought and got through 30 pages and knew I was going to buy more for gifts before Christmas.
Thank you Clara for sharing." ~~ P. Duncan
Read all of the Amazon customer reviews by clicking right here.
Great Depression Cooking with Clara Season 1 DVD
Starring Clara Cannucciari
On this DVD you will find Clara's recipes for Pasta with Peas, Egg Drop Soup, Poorman's Meal, Peppers and Eggs, Homemade Bread, Cooked Bread, Depression Breakfast, Poorman's Feast, Twice Baked Potato and the Holiday Episode plus SIX DVD EXCLUSIVES: Pasta with Garlic, Fried Fish, An Afternoon with Clara, Great Depression Survival Tips AND Behind the Scenes.
"This is a wonderful DVD that I am eager to share...Clara is a delightful, feisty and kind personality whose kitchen is a joy to visit. I love the stories she tells about life during the depression while adeptly cooking up her recipes. The meals are so basic that they will seem almost exotic to modern palates, but they exemplify making the most of what you have and appreciating it. Every episode left me with a smile and a desire to do a better job in all areas of my life." ~~ Natalie Shadows
Click here to order Season 1 of
Great Depression Cooking with Clara Season
from Amazon.
Clara Cannucciari would be a pretty interesting lady to meet, isn't she?
Clara and Christopher Cannucciari's Official Site
- Great Depression Cooking With Clara
Great Depression Cooking with Clara is the popular online cooking show created by Christopher Cannucciari and starring the 94 year old cook, Clara. In each episode Clara prepares recipes that her mother made during the Great Depression
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My recipe pages are my my best-ever recipes, a lot of them ones that I cook for special occasions. My Best-Ever Sloppy Joes Recipe page is probably the most 'frugal' of my recipes and it is simple, delicious and nutritious. I'll have to consider doing some more economical pages in the future like Clara Cannucciari's Past and Peas, Pasta and Beans, and so on. In any case, I am happy to share some of my favorite recipes with you.
An Apron Was A Very Important Piece of Kitchen Equipment or Kitchen Tool
Because it was much easier to launder a dirty apron than a dirty dress!
By the time I came along the Great Depression was long since over but she taught me one of the tricks she liked and that was to make an apron out of a dress that was no longer useable as a dress. I think that was pretty special and remember that fondly. (Not that I could do it today.) Maybe that is why I have enjoyed reading and writing about aprons so much these last few months.
If you are interested in aprons, I am sure you will enjoy these apron pages. One is a fantastic resource for making an apron; the other an index page which will show you my complete collection of apron pages, which include seasonal aprons like Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas and so much more.
Let's hear it for Clara Cannucciari and all those women that made do during the Great Depression!
How are you making do now?
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RobinDM
Nov 30, 2011 @ 3:38 pm | delete
- She's an amazing little lady! Thanks for sharing!
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sorana
Jan 21, 2011 @ 6:38 am | delete
- So interesting. Clasa is definitely an inspiration. Great lens.
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marsha32 Dec 18, 2010 @ 9:14 pm | delete
- This would be so great....we all should get back to basics and living on the cheap.
Blessed by a Squid Angel
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Cindy Felix
Aug 12, 2010 @ 11:29 am | delete
- I believe Clara is an inspiration to all of us. She is precious and I trust she is doing very well at this time. She was born the same year as my father. I have her DVD and her book and look forward to new episodes as they come out. God Bless Clara and her family.
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Nochipra
Jan 30, 2010 @ 12:33 am | delete
- I love this lady! She reminds me of my grandmother who is now 89 yrs old and also a good cook! Thanks for bringing her to my attention:-) I've subscribed to her on my youtube channel.
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