Telling Stories with Tomie “Food as Storytelling”
There are stories in many foods.
Tomie
dePaola talks about his favorite memories and the food associated with his
fifth birthday in a YouTube video from Jim Henson’s Company at:
https://youtu.be/tTnT1O7rYWI. Start your own food traditions.
Strega Nona has always been a
favorite story and sometimes it is fun to share a literary meal with friends and to make your own memories. In Strega Nona’s first book spaghetti plays a
major role -- Strega Nona is Italian and so is Tomie dePaola. Together they make a great pizza. If you want
to make Strega Nona’s pizza with Tomie dePaola and Italian chef Mary Ann
Esposito take a look at the four episodes on Ciao Italia which aired on New
Hampshire public television. Episode
2726: Easy Homemade Ricotta-Strega Nona's Pizza-Strega Nona's -
Calzones-Tomie's Pizza Dough.
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Panettone is another Italian favorite. It is the traditional
tall, fruit-filled (candied citron, lemon zest, and raisins) Italian sweet
bread that is served at Christmas. Panettone can be made up to two months in advance, wrapped tightly
and stored in heavy-duty foil and refrigerated.
Tomie dePaola
provides the story behind it in
Tony’s Bread: An Italian Folktale. The book shares the origin of the Christmas
bread, panettone, and tells the story of
Tony who dreams that one day he'll become the
most famous baker in northern Italy. His poor daughter Serafina wants to be
allowed to marry. Each of their dreams can come true.
There are several read alouds on YouTube - this one is read by Ms. Linda at Go Read! https://youtu.be/oTmHoCOdxGI
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