Author: Barbara Aquila
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1477202870
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 173
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By the author of RAISING SIX AND SOMEWHAT SANE, DON'T TOUCH THE TOMATOES is the story of where Barbara's Italian family began,in Cefalu',Siciliy. Giovanni Aquila who owned Aquila Fruits And Vegetables in Lexington Market, and Simone Brocato who owned Brocato Shoe Repair on North Avenue in Baltimore City in the 1920's, came to America as young boys from Sicily. Giovanni married Anna Battaglia and Simone married Rose Centineo who was to be the matriarch of the family. This is their story, Italian immigrants who lived a life of hard work, birthing babies, cooking for tons of relatives, making their own wine, and dancing to the music of the mandolin. The men served in the war and the women served their men.La sua famiglia faithfully loved one another and stuck together like glue through The Depression and two World Wars. It is a story of bravery and determination to make a life in Baltimore, Maryland in the early 1900's , not knowing the language or the customs of American life.
Author: Lauren Child
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763611880
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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A fussy eater decides to sample the carrots after her brother convinces her that they are really orange twiglets from Jupiter.
Author: William Alexander
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1538753316
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 285
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New York Times bestselling author William Alexander takes readers on a surprisingly twisty journey through the history of the beloved tomato in this fascinating and erudite microhistory. The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Stored in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, appropriated as wartime propaganda, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato is the Rodney Dangerfield of foods. Yet, the tomato is the most popular vegetable in America (and, in fact, the world). It holds a place in America's soul like no other vegetable, and few other foods. Each summer, tomato festivals crop up across the country; John Denver had a hit single titled "homegrown Tomatoes;" and the Heinz tomato ketchup bottle, instantly recognizable, is in the Smithsonian. Author William Alexander is on a mission to get tomatoes the respect they deserve. Supported by meticulous research but told in a lively, accessible voice, Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World will seamlessly weave travel, history, humor, and a little adventure (and misadventure) to follow the tomato's trail through history. A fascinating story complete with heroes, con artists, conquistadors and, no surprise, the Mafia, this book is a mouth-watering, informative, and entertaining guide to the good that has captured our hearts for generations.
Author: Jennifer Traig
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316028568
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 159
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Jennifer Traig's memoir Devil in the Details paints a portrait of a well-meaning Jewish girl and her good-natured parents, and takes a very funny, very sharp look back at growing up with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Recalling the agony of growing up an obsessive-compulsive religious fanatic, Traig fearlessly confesses the most peculiar behavior like tirelessly scrubbing her hands for a full half hour before dinner, feeding her stuffed animals before herself, and washing everything she owned because she thought it was contaminated by pork fumes. Jennifer's childhood mania was the result of her then undiagnosed OCD joining forces with her Hebrew studies-what psychiatrists call scrupulosity While preparing for her bat mitzvah, she was introduced to an entire set of arcane laws and quickly made it her mission to follow them perfectly. Her parents nipped her religious obsession in the bud early on, but as her teen years went by, her natural tendency toward the extreme led her down different paths of adolescent agony and mortification. Years later, Jennifer remembers these scenes with candor and humor. In the bestselling tradition of Running with Scissors and A Girl Named Zippy, Jennifer Traig tells an unforgettable story of youthful obsession.
Author: Franklin R. Longwood
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
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Author: L. Elizabeth Krueger
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983484219
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Author: Jenny Rosenstrach
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062080911
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 329
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Inspired by her beloved blog, dinneralovestory.com, Jenny Rosenstrach’s Dinner: A Love Story is many wonderful things: a memoir, a love story, a practical how-to guide for strengthening family bonds by making the most of dinnertime, and a compendium of magnificent, palate-pleasing recipes. Fans of “Pioneer Woman” Ree Drummond, Jessica Seinfeld, Amanda Hesser, Real Simple, and former readers of Cookie magazine will revel in these delectable dishes, and in the unforgettable story of Jenny’s transformation from enthusiastic kitchen novice to family dinnertime doyenne.
Author: Thomas Henry Barksdale
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tomatoes
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 1254
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Author: Sears Polydore Doolittle
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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