The high prices also frightened grandmother Aurelia Caria, 81, so much so that she had to confess to her grandchildren that this year she would not be able to put gifts for them under the tree.

But with the complicity of her niece Maria Carta, she has organized a surprise for her family: a recipe book with the delicacies she has been cooking for a lifetime.

«Grandma was very sorry that she couldn't give us a gift – says Maria – I proposed the creation of a recipe book, and so the adventure began».

Aurelia on the phone dictated the instructions on the preparation of the dishes, on the other hand her niece wrote, layout and printed. The booklet was unwrapped on 25 December by the unaware Martina, Michela, Nicolò, Lucia, Mauro, Paolo, Gabriela, Liliana and Francesco. Under the eyes "Grandma Aurelia's recipe book", volume one, because the expert cook promises: "There will be others too".

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