07/08/2022
Our latest project has been on the back burner for many years. In fact, when the closures started in 2020, there was a sense of relief we would have time to dedicate so it was a polished project.
Pieno di Grazia (Full of Grace) is a cookbook comprised of my grandmother Mary's recipes. I spent years with her learning and practicing our family's Italian recipes for decades.
Her recipes represent the chronological journey of Italian-Americans from her home village of Pitigliano in Tuscany in the late 1800s to Hershey, Pennsylvania where Italians settled to work for Milton Hershey in the early 1900s.
Her hometown of Pitigliano is known as Little Jerusalem, home to a population of Jewish Italians who greatly influenced the regional cuisine of this area of Italy, which is another unique layer to this collection of recipes.
Thirty-six years ago, I started typing her recipes and practicing the recipes with her. The result is approximately 180-200 pages of recipes including photographs. I gave particular emphasis to several traditional recipes which she prepared most often; especially for holidays and celebrations.
We are currently seeking representation for this project. Please visit www.accorsistudios.com for more information.
