Zuzu Bailey's It's a Wonderful Life Cookbook [Hardcover]

Newly updated in honor of the 75th anniversary of It’s a Wonderful Life!
 
Celebrating one of the most beloved, heartwarming American Christmas films of all time, director Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, this book is replete with movie lore and recipes meant to delight cooks, tempt their friends and families, and entertain movie buffs and collectors alike--presented by the actress who played star Jimmy Stewart’s youngest on-screen daughter…
 

 

From savory main courses to festive desserts, within these pages you’ll find 250 old-fashioned recipes inspired by life in fictional Bedford Falls, including Violet's Spicy Chicken, Silver Bells Christmas Cookies,Henry Potter Pot Pie, Fifty-Cents-on-the-Dollar Chuck Roast, Harry Bailey Hero Sandwich, Mrs. Martini's Creamy Linguine, Clarence Oddbody's Heavenly Hot Mulled Wine, Zuzu, My Little Gingersnap” cookies, and many others to warm your heart, and please your palate.

As a bonus, the book is filled with stills, bits of trivia from the movie, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and reminiscences from the stars of the film and others who helped make it. This updated version will contain even more of these fun film anecdotes!
 Karolyn Grimes, the actress who played Zuzu Bailey in the Christmas classic, It's a Wonderful Life, starred in eighteen movies as a child actress with many of the greats, including John Wayne, Cary Grant, and Bing Crosby. Orphaned when she was fifteen, she was sent from Hollywood to the Midwest where she later became a med tech, a wife, and a mother. She continues to spread the hope and cheer of It's a Wonderful Life, and helped found both the annual It's a Wonderful Life Flc9