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The Christmas Eve Cookbook
by Ferdie and Luisita Sevilla Pacheco
In this beautifully illustrated collection of nearly 200 recipes and 19 holiday stories, Ferdie Pacheco and Luisita Sevilla Pacheco create a holiday melting pot of immigrant lore and cuisine in America.
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the Pacheco�s know, however, the beauty of American holiday celebrations is
their rich diversity, and so they range well beyond Ybor City, collecting
recipes and stories- old and new- from Cuban, Spanish, Italian, Sicilian,
Mexican, and Jewish friends around the country.
A master story-teller, Pacheco recounts tales that are by turns hilarious, moving, and inspiring. Known to many as �Fight Doctor,� Pacheco includes a delightful Nochebuena story about his daughter Tina and Muhammad Ali.
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��� Together these recipes, stories, and Ferdie Pacheco�s own wonderful� illustrations remind us that while no two Christmas Eve or Chanukah� celebrations in America are ever quite the same, they all have in common� the love of good food and a good story. The Christmas Eve Cookbook� offers enough of both to make the holidays last all year round.
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