Little Surprise Packages / Piccoli Pacchetti a Sorpresa
ciao italia

Mon, Jan 13 1:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)  

Mary Ann takes to the streets to enjoy one of Sicily's favorites: Panzerotti Palermitani, freshly made dough, stuffed with mozzarella "pearls" and tomato sauce, shaped like a turnover and then fried to a golden crisp. Then chickpeas take center stage for a sweet ravioli filled with chocolate, cinnamon, citron, honey, and toasted almonds. Y.U.M.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 48 seconds

Episode Number: 2911

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Mon, Jan 13 1:00 P.M. Little Surprise Packages / Piccoli Pacchetti a Sorpresa     NHPBS (11.1)

About Ciao Italia:

Mary Ann Esposito, host of the longest-running cooking show on public television, travels around the United States and Rome, Italy in search of recipes that can be prepared in thirty-minutes or less for a busy audience that has time to enjoy great Italian food but doesn' t always have time to prepare it "the old way."


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Tue, Dec 10 1:00 P.M. Eat and Enjoy! / Mangia E Divertiti!     NHPBS (11.1)
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