Atavismo! My Home in Italy

Discover an Italian American woman's journey in going back to her roots. Anns journey to learn about her Italian heritage evolved into loving Italy with its wondrous food, medieval stone villages built into the sides of mountains, the colorful confetti shops in Sulmona, the tartufo festival in Succiano, the town celebration of Feragosto, and the festas in Goriano Valli.The adventure of exploring off-the-beaten-track hidden itineraries, cooking in the church kitchen of a monk, shopping at the local markets in San Demetrio and LAquila, buying food from trucksters who delivered right to the front door, seeing ricotta being made in a shepherds shack, picking artichokes in her cousins garden, and living like an Italian in the village she was born in opened the door to a heritage and family previously unknown to her.She learned of a scandal in her parents family, never known to her American family, and heard moving stories of unrequited love and wartime heroism.From the fabulous cooks in her family, recipes for chinghiale, zucchini flower fritters, carbonara, chicken cacciatore, milk of almond from the times of Michelangelo, polenta on the board and many other recipes are included in this book.