Keeping House : a Novel in Recipes (SUNY Series, Women Writers in Translation)

Part Autobiographical Novel And Part Cookbook, Keeping House Tells The Story Of A Young Italian Woman Struggling To Find Self-definition And Self-identity. Born Into A Prominent Jewish Italian Family Full Of Strong Personalities And Colorful Figures, Clara Narrates The Humorous, Dramatic, And Often Poignant Events That Inform Her Life. Intertwining Recipes With Her Narrative, Clara Uses Food As Markers For The Cornerstones Of Her Life, Allowing Her To Discover And Remember Both Public And Private Events - A Yom Kippur Dinner, Fascism And Antifascism, The Early Years Of The Young Italian Republic, The Politics And Culture Of The Italian Left, The Openness Of The 1960s And '70s, And The Retreat Into Privacy Of The 1980s.--jacket. Translators' Note -- Introduction -- For A Baby -- Appetizers -- First Courses -- Second Courses -- Eggs -- Vegetables -- Sweets -- Preserving -- Notes -- Works Cited. Clara Sereni ; Translated From The Italian By Giovanna Miceli Jeffries And Susan Briziarelli. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 149-150). Keeping House......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Translators’ Note......Page 12 Introduction......Page 14 1. For a Baby......Page 34 2. Appetizers......Page 38 3. First Courses......Page 50 4 Second Courses......Page 80 5. Eggs......Page 110 6. Vegetables......Page 120 7. Sweets......Page 130 8. Preserving......Page 144 INTRODUCTION......Page 158 CHAPTER 1......Page 159 CHAPTER 5......Page 160 CHAPTER 8......Page 161 Works Cited......Page 162 Keeping House 4 Contents 6 Preface 8 Acknowledgments 10 Translators’ Note 12 Introduction 14 1. For a Baby 34 2. Appetizers 38 3. First Courses 50 4 Second Courses 80 5. Eggs 110 6. Vegetables 120 7. Sweets 130 8. Preserving 144 Notes 158 INTRODUCTION 158 CHAPTER 1 159 CHAPTER 2 160 CHAPTER 3 160 CHAPTER 4 160 CHAPTER 5 160 CHAPTER 7 161 CHAPTER 8 161 Works Cited 162 Food and its preparation play an integral role in this novel of a young Italian woman struggling to find her own identity in a family of strong personalities and colorful figures. I fill a frying pan halfway with the flours and let them brown on medium heat, stirring with a wooden spatula until they brown but don't burn.