Italian Funerals and Other Festive Occasions

It was fortunate for Giovanni that he didn't discover his family's secrets until now. As an adult, he can laugh about it. The Mafia at his doorstep, a scary grandmother with "special powers" and his favorite aunt who knitted him sweaters and smuggled gin: New York in the twenties seemed so normal to the seven year old boy. Now, with warmth and humor, Mr. Miranda shares not only his family secrets with us, but also twelve of his secret family recipes going back five Sicilian generations. Goo...