Great Depression Cooking with Clara

New Video

2010-04-14T11:27:00.002-04:00

Today Clara answers viewers questions in a new video.

She also has announced the winner of the "Great Depression Cooking Picture Contest." The autographed book and DVD goes to the Case Family of Anchorage Alaska.

Stay tuned for new videos.

Clara on CBS' "The Doctors"

2010-01-05T12:26:00.004-05:00

This Thursday (1/7/10) Clara's videos and book will be featured on a segment of CBS' hit daytime show, "The Doctors."

She will be featured alongside several other segments offering advice on eating and living well on a budget. Clara has certainly done both and is still healthy well into her 94th year!

Please tune in to CBS on Thursday (check local listings) for The Doctors.

Clara on Martha Stewart Radio!

2009-12-05T11:41:00.004-05:00

Tune in Monday morning at 7:30 (12/7/09) to hear Clara talking about her cooking show, book and life during the Great Depression.

Martha Stewart Radio is found on channel 112 on the Sirius Satellite Radio network.

Holiday Episode!!!

2009-12-05T11:09:00.007-05:00

Clara's 2009 Holiday Special!

Book now available at Barnes and Noble, Borders and on Amazon.com. Search "Clara's Kitchen."

Clara's first book signing!

2009-11-12T13:38:00.005-05:00

Clara will be doing a book signing near her hometown of Skaneateles this Saturday (November 14, 2009) at the Syracuse Carousel Center Borders bookstore.

Please join us if you are in the area.

Clara's Kitchen
November 14, 2009 2:00 PM
Syracuse - Borders
Carousel Center
Syracuse, NY 13290

Couscous, A Brand New Episode!

2009-10-29T23:03:00.002-04:00

This is an old Bonfanti favorite (my father Giuseppe Bonfanti especially). The recipe comes all the way from Tunis, Africa. I hope you enjoy it.

Brand new episode is uploading to youtube now!

2009-10-29T19:55:00.002-04:00

Be the first to see Clara's brand new "Couscous" episode. Check back at youtube later tonight.

A nice book reviewer

2009-10-28T17:33:00.003-04:00

Mikki from "The Not So Perfect Housewife" has written a nice entry about "Clara's Kitchen." She is even going to cook her way through all of the recipes. It sounds like an excellent way to experience all the old meals from the Great Depression. Please continue to check back to her website to see how she's doing.

Thanks again Mikki.

Meet Clara in New York City

2009-10-15T13:08:00.007-04:00

Clara will be in New York the week of November 16th instead of next week, so she will not be doing the book signing this coming November 4th at the West Village Barnes & Nobles. Stay tuned for more details.

Thanks

Just 2 weeks until the release of "Clara's Kitchen"

2009-10-13T12:12:00.005-04:00

Brand new Episode!!! BAKED APPLES!

2009-09-23T19:21:00.005-04:00

A perfect recipe for the season. Clara prepares her mother's "Baked Apple" recipe. It's a delicious desert.

Twitter

2009-09-23T01:24:00.002-04:00

Clara is now on twitter at: Clara's twitter page.

Please sign in and start following for the most up to date info on everything Clara.

New Episode

2009-09-18T17:25:00.002-04:00

New episode of Great Depression with Clara premieres on Clara's granddaughter, Therese's birthday, Wednesday, September 23.

Join us at Clara's youtube page

Commercial for Clara's new book

2009-09-11T22:19:00.002-04:00

Clara's first advert for her brand new book: "Clara's Kitchen" is now on youtube

New episode from Season II

2009-09-11T22:00:00.006-04:00

Clara has posted a brand new episode for her second season. Check out Clara's rendition of Eggplant Parmesan. And stay right here to see exclusive behind the scenes photographs.

Thanks for checking in.

DVD is now listed on Amazon.com and ships internationally

2009-08-09T21:10:00.005-04:00

We are happy to announce that the DVD is now listed on Amazon.com and for the first time it is possible to order DVD's to countries outside of the U.S.

Thanks everyone!

Clara's book now listed on Amazon.com

2009-07-04T09:24:00.005-04:00

Clara is currently enjoying a visit from her two great-grandsons and she is finally relaxing after we have finished writing the book.

She wants everyone to know how much she hopes you will enjoy her book which is filled with many, many new stories and recipes from her childhood during the Great Depression. Clara, her granddaughter in law, Abby, and myself had a great time upstate preparing all of her special meals and transcribing her amazing stories for this one of a kind book.

We know that you will enjoy these meals and stores as much as we do and we are happy to announce that the book will officially release on October 27, 2009. The book is even available for pre-order on amazon.com: Click Here

Keep checking back for some exciting news this summer,

Christopher

Big in Japan

2009-04-16T22:38:00.001-04:00

Clara has 1.5 million views!

2009-04-16T10:02:00.003-04:00

Great Depression Cooking with Clara has just surpassed the 1.5 million view mark on youtube. Her first video "Pasta with Peas" has also hit a milestone, breaking the 300,000 views mark.

Clara's DVD is now in stock!!!

2009-04-15T23:23:00.004-04:00

Thanks so much for waiting. We are excited finally have the DVD's to ship out to all of you who pre-ordered and now we are accepting all new orders.

Clara is pleased with how it turned out, and she is amazed that we got video onto all these small records!

We hope that everyone who pre-ordered is enjoying the DVD, thanks so much for your help in making this possible.

The New York Times is looking for fans of Clara's

2009-03-11T15:10:00.001-04:00

Their subject is:
MAKING A BRIGHT AND PRETTY HOME IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION — HOW DID YOUR FAMILY DO IT?

The Home section of The New York Times is doing a story about how people managed to brighten their homes in a time where there was often very little money for food and clothing, let alone home furnishings. If you have any memories about how your family brightened your home; I’d love to hear from you. E mail jwadler@nytimes.com Please include your phone number, Our deadline is March 25th. And thank you!

A nice article from Clara's hometown

2009-03-05T16:52:00.001-05:00

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/skaneateles_grandmother_cooks.html

Clara on CBS

2009-03-05T00:51:00.004-05:00

Clara had a great time with Michelle Miller from CBS Evening News. She continues to be astounded by the vastness of her notoriety. We are doing our best to get all her fans comments to her, but it's getting harder and harder the more popular she gets.

She sends a big thanks to everyone who has given her support.

Watch CBS Videos Online

Cook Book

2009-02-27T13:32:00.002-05:00

We are currently working on putting together all of Clara's recipes from the series plus many others for a Great Depression Cook Book.

Please be patient we want to make this book just as special as Clara's videos.

Thanks,

Christopher

Clara is going to be busy this week

2009-02-12T23:40:00.002-05:00

Clara will be filming some behind the scenes for her upcoming DVD. She plans to give us all some additional insights on the Great Depression along with a new recipe or two, exclusively for the DVD.

On top of all that Clara will be giving a very special interview to CBS Evening News for a future broadcast.

Stay tuned!

Great Depression Cooking now has a website

2009-01-28T11:50:00.000-05:00

Please check out Clara's new website. You will be able to find updates to her episodes, news and her upcoming DVD.