Youtube sensation clara cannucciari shares her treasured recipes and. Clara shares stories and wisdom from the depression as. Pour the yeast and warm water in the center, then combine. This is one of the last videos we made to be included in her. Great depression cooking with clara video 2009 release. We like that this recipe uses the same budgetfriendly ingredients that were popular during the great depression, and we love that it tastes incredible.
From frugal depression era desserts to common dinner recipes from the great depression, here is a list of 16 affordable and delicious recipes to try at home. Skaneateles grandmother cooks up memories on youtube. Cannucciari shares stories about her childhood during the great depression in each of her cooking shows. But as far as im concerned, the government can keep its bailout packages and stimulus plansive got clara. Learn to make depression era recipes with 93yearold clara. Great depression cooking with clara 2009 video release info.
August 18, 1915 november 29, 20 was an actual angel sent to earth by king neptune himself. Shes my new favorite 90somethingyearold woman who, in a nearclairvoyant move, started a video series on youtube called depression cooking with clara in 2007. It truly altered the way of life for many families. Claras kitchen wisdom, memories, and recipes from the. She gives wonderful recipes and tips as well as recalling the difficult times during the great depression. Nana always substituted fish for other meats during lent and good friday.
In 2007, her grandson christopher cannucciari began filming clara preparing her mothers depression meals and assembled the footage into the youtube series great depression cooking with clara. Apr 29, 2009 cant say we didnt see this one coming. Many preppers are looking to the tried and true recipes of the great depression period which began in august 1929 and lingered through approximately 1941 in the united states and europe. Pour flour into a large bowl and create a hole in the center. Clara was a teenager living in chicago with her italian american family during the great depression and recounts her parents journey from palermo sicilia. Even in the pre depression boom of the 1920s very few americans dined out, restaurants were mostly cheap places for lunch or where you stopped at on a trip. In claras kitchen, she gives readers words of wisdom to buck up americas spirits, recipes to keep the wolf from the door, and tells her story of growing up during the great depression with a tightknit family and a pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
Mar 04, 2009 now clara s depression meals, which on average cost 50 cents a serving, are a surprise hit on the internet. Clara s mother found inventive ways to stretch the familys meals and they emerged from the depression safe and healthy. Our grandmothers knew how to stretch their food budget while feeding the family well. I cant imagine olive oil groves would have existed in the usa in the twenties.
Wisdom, memories, and recipes from the great depression and released a dvd with all her episodes and bonus footage. Enter claras kitchen, the cookbook by calogera bonfani cannucciari or clara cannucciari for short whose sole focus is on sharing depression era italian american recipes and stories. Clara even published a book entitled clara s kitchen. Sep 20, 2016 frugal depression era recipes to help you feed your family for less. These 9 depressionera recipes taste so good youll want to try. In each one, clara prepares a meal she recalls from the 1930s.
My original inspiration in this was the great depression era and the cooking show i saw on youtube by clara cannucciari of claras kitchen. The 93yearold shares a lifetime of savings tricks on her web videos, along with family. Clara was the host of the web series great depression cooking with clara and author of the book claras kitchen. Her youtube great depression cooking videos have an army of devoted followers.
Publishers marketplace reports that clara cannucciari, the 93yearold great grandmother whose youtube videos of depression era cookery have swept the food blogs, has signed on with st. Clara even published a book entitled claras kitchen. This easy casserole recipe is inspired by 1930s food, when home chefs had to make tasty dinners with ingredients that were affordable. Fig cookies while youre stuck at home, make the most of your time by learning a new language, skill, or even train for a remotework job with our new premium online courses. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Im clara, im 95 years old and today were going to make meals from the depression. Great depression cooking host clara bonfanti cannucciari was born in melrose park, illinois on august 18, 1915. Keeping enough food on the table for a family of seven including three teenagers. A 94 year old woman cooks family recipes from the depression. Clara has a cookbook called clara s kitchen as well as a dvd. It was the worst recession of the western industrialized world. A couple of weeks ago i found this wonderful youtube channel. It is a great way to use last nights left over rice. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes while listening to stories from the great depression.
Fig cookies, 2 part 2 of 2 how to make meals from the great depression. Great depression cooking the poormans meal higher resolution 765,220 views 1 month ago clara s poormans meal is one of my favorite dishes. Now shes on youtube teaching a new generation how to make the simple, inexpensive food that her family used to eat. Great depression cooking depression breakfast youtube. Many of you may remember clara cannucciara, a 94year old woman who lived through the great depression and enjoys sharing frugal recipes from that time period. Clara cannucciari is a 94 yearold internet sensation. Great depression cooking with clara 2009 video plot. Id love to know what cooking oil would they have used back then. It even has some that they don t show on their youtube channel. Great depression cooking clara answers your questions. Instead, add some cinnamon, evaporated milk, raisins, and other tasty ingredients to make it a delicious breakfast or dessert.
Rice pudding is still one of my favorite frugal desserts to this day. In claras kitchen, she gives readers words of wisdom to buck up americas spirits, recipes to keep the wolf from the door, and tells her story of growing up during the great depression with a tightknit family and a pull yourself up by your bootstraps philosophy. Her most popular video, great depression breakfast, has 3. The depression was not fun, the late youtube star, clara cannucciari, states in the very first episode of her great depression cooking web series, above. Register now to save all your favorites in your recipe box. Chef grandma mary making her world famous potato salad recipe. Pasta with peas great depression cooking clara s recipe from episode 1.
Youtube sensation clara cannucciari shares her treasured recipes and commonsense wisdom in a heartwarming remembrance of the great depression. But i assume that olive oil would have have been too expensive for those suffering in the great depression. Great depression cooking with clara is the popular online cooking show created by christopher cannucciari and starring the 93 year old, clara. Her site, features a blog with great depression recipes and information about her dvd and books. Depressionless cooking with clara article video finecooking. She is a 94 year old grandmother making recipe videos about depression era recipes and memories. Youtube sensation clara cannucciari shares her treasured recipes and commonsense wisdom in a heartwarming remembrance of the great depression clara cannucciari is a 94 yearold internet sensation. Over the years, great depression cooking amassed 15 million views and over 190,000 subscribers. She is first generation sicilianamerican, and grew up in the chicago suburb of melrose park.
And the diet was, for rich and poor, remarkably plain and simple by modern standards. I just watched all of clara s cooking shows on youtube. This week miss maddy and i decided to try out her baked apple recipe. Shes no stranger to making hearty meals with a lean budget. Wisdom, memories, and recipes from the great depression by clara cannucciari 422 ratings, 4. Great depression cooking the poormans meal youtube. Here are some recipes that were actually used during the great depression. Fans great depression cooking with clara public group facebook. Great depression cooking posted by jason kottke nov 17, 2015 born in 1915, clara cannucciari survived the great depression and, when she was in her 90s and with the help of her grandson, made a youtube series about meals and cooking techniques used in that era. It even has some that they dont show on their youtube channel.
Mar 23, 2009 clara cannucciari probably didnt plan to become an internet celebrity when her grandson christopher began filming her cooking in her kitchen. In each episode clara prepares recipes that her mother made during the great depression. Her first recipepasta with peaswould likely give your average urbane foodie hives, as would her knife skills, but clara, who started making these videos when she was 93, takes obvious satisfaction in the outcome. Great depression cooking with clara video 2009 plot. The official home of clara cannucciaris great depression cooking youtube series and book clara s kitchen. But thats exactly what has happened, as hundreds of thousands are now watching her cooking series, great depression cooking, available on youtube, and recently collected on a dvd, now in presale mode.
Clara was born in 1915 and grew up in chicago during the great depression. Mar 05, 2009 clara cannucciari is a 93yearold cook, great grandmother, and great depression survivor who graciously invites us into her kitchen in her great depression cooking youtube series. Wisdom, memories and recipes from the great depression. May, 2016 try these depression era recipes to stretch your grocery budget without compromising on flavor. Depression era recipes from claras kitchen a teaspoon and. Clara has kept those great depression recipes alive. Depressionrecession era cooking okay, so i have shared with you that i am going to cook recipes for this time of recession. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates usa 7 august 2009.
She so cute, funny and the recipes sound really good to boot. She was also the host of the web series great depression cooking with clara and author of the book clara s kitchen. August 18, 1915 november 29, 20 was the host of the web series great depression cooking with clara and author of the book claras kitchen. Depression cooking with clara is a youtube cooking show headed up by 93yearold clara cannucciari. Clara hopes that none of us ever have to experience what she did during the depression. Great depression cooking eggplant parmesan youtube. Born in melrose park, illinois, on august 18, 1915, cannucciari went on to live through americas.
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