Mary Angela’s Kitchen

FREE Ebook in Kindle Unlimited! A short foodie story with recipes. A reclusive, Italian widow is drawn into baking bread for a corner restaurant. Her husband who haunts her kitchen sees it as a recipe for disaster. If bread, Italian food, and longing to connect with loved ones is on your list, this story should be too. Also available in print, it's a great gift idea for those who loved movies like Big Night, Babette's Feast, or Chocolat. Couple it with the ingredients for the 4 easy Italian recipes in the book to help satisfy your hunger. Come with me, down into Mary Angela's Kitchen. Read more for details…

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Sure to delight fiction lovers who enjoy foodie films and stories like Babette’s Feast, Big Night, or Mostly Martha. A reclusive Italian widow, Mary Angela is drawn into baking bread for a high-end corner restaurant in her gentrifying neighborhood. Her husband who haunts her kitchen sees it as a recipe for disaster.

In this short foodie fiction, Mary Angela longs to hold on to a past she loved, while hoping for a more certain future. Included with her short story are four authentic Italian recipes, allowing readers to recreate Mary Angela’s kitchen, a place that conjures up garlic and ghosts.

“An intriguing testament to the ritual of baking in Italian-American culture. It emphasizes the importance of daily living traditions which provide therapy, meaning, artistic expression, comfort, and nutrition in our daily lives. A thoroughly enjoyable read.”
– Amy Riolo, Award Winning, Best Selling Author, Chef, and TV Host

“As someone whose fondest memories are inextricably braided with food and bread, it was a pleasure to step into Mary Angela’s kitchen and sense the warmth and love that resides there.”
–Evrim Dogu, Sub Rosa Bakery (featured Tastemaker, Garden&Gun Magazine) and founding member of the Common Grain Alliance