Quattrocento: Andrea Palladio Andrea Palladio, son of miller, Petrol della Gondola and Marta “la zota” was born in the Padova, the “Saint’s City”, Padova, in 1508. He worked in…
https://www.marialiberati.com/knives/spices.php Last night, I wrapped up warm on the couch and popped a dvd in with some mysterious title written in Greek. Its cover pictured an older man with a…
Spaghetti: an old favorite Technorati Tags : pasta, tomatoes, spaghetti https://www.marialiberati.com My sister's big birthday was yesterday. As the youngest in the family she has finally passed that milestone marker…
The joys of shopping local farmer's markets! Whenever I travel outside the States I seek out the local farmer markets in the towns and cities I tour. These open-air food…
This past weekend I dashed over to London to meet an old friend for lunch. Even though it was only my second visit to London, we skipped the usual tourist attractions…
Chocolate Italian Easter Eggs As Easter approaches images of the Easter Bunny, pastel colored chicks and duckies, and the marvelous Easter egg in all its glory pop up. As a symbol…
In our figure-watching, constant dieting society it seems pasta has earned a bad reputation as an evil carbohydrate. But let us remember why pasta has persisted as a dietary staple…
As a child my favorite part of our family pasta dinners was the memory of fresh parmigiano-reggiano cheese that was grated generously on my dish. And even though I like…
Today, as I sit here in my office and daydream my way out of dull office tasks that I have been putting off for months-unfortunately life can not be made…
I want to wish you all and your families the Happiest and Healthiest New Year in 2022! Thank you all so much for joining me and helping me to make The Basic Art of Italian Cooking and The Maria Liberati Show a success! I can’t wait to share my next book (The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Diaries: Seasons) with you, it will release in late Spring/early Summer.