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By Eileen Majors
It is high time in my opinion for the masses to begin looking towards those good old fashioned healthy foods that Grandma used to make. It is amazing how inexpensive and how healthy it is to prepare real old fashioned recipes from scratch. At least that’s what Chris Cannucciari thought when he began filming his 93 year old Grandma in her kitchen and placed the first cooking lesson on youtube. Clara Cannucciari became an instant hit as soon as her wisdom hit the world wide web. She even appeared with Katie Couric on CBS Evening News last March.
And wisdom she will give you. “Quit throwing things away! Fix ‘em.”, she exclaims while telling stories of life during the Great Depression. She shares with viewers the recipes her mom prepared during the Great Depression, still many of her family’s favorites today.
Grandson Chris, Producer of the show, now in its second season, always takes a few moments to interview her about how they all pulled together and made it through the Great Depression. Watch her for yourself at www.youtube.com/user/DepressionCooking. It is a kick. You will leave smiling with a new recipe and will have attained some of Clara’s clever wisdom.
If you missed the first season, not to worry, a DVD of it can be picked up for around $22. She has a facebook page and her own website at www.greatdepressioncooking.com and of course that show, well worth viewing, at www.youtube.com/user/DepressionCooking.
By popular demand, Clara’s Great Depression recipes have been archived by Clara and Christopher in their newly released cook book, published by St Martin’s Press. Clara’s Kitchen: Wisdom, Memories and Recipes from the Great Depression is available from local book stores.
