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Year: 2008

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Buon Capo D'anno (Happy New Year)

Posted by By maria December 30, 2008Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Facts, Features, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Special Occasions, Trivia, Umbria, WineNo Comments
 copyright 2008-2009, Maria Liberati The Basic Art of Italian Cooking I will be spending New Year's Eve  (known as San Silvestro) and New Year's Day here in Italy between Abruzzo…
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Tortino di Melanzane

Posted by By maria December 29, 2008Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, RecipesNo Comments
copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati Here in the mountains of Abruzzo I am finishing up some new recipes before I go back to Umbria to finish up the culinary tour I…
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Umbria Jazz and the bubbly…

Posted by By maria December 29, 2008Posted inCucina, Entertaining, Facts, Features, Holidays, Special Occasions, Trivia, Umbria, Upcoming Appearances, WineNo Comments
Umbria jazz festival is in town (Orvieto). This year the festival is highlighting gospel music and the music of Duke Ellington..but one never knows who will show up. One year-Sting-who …
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Light Up Your Kitchen, Light Up Your Life…

Posted by By maria December 29, 2008Posted inAbruzzo, Cucina, Facts, FeaturesNo Comments
As I am enjoying my Holidays here in my mountaintop office in Abruzzo, I can't help but drift back to The Basic Art of Italian Cooking kitchen back in the…
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Santo Stefano & Upside Down Apple Pie

Posted by By maria December 28, 2008Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Features, Holidays, RecipesNo Comments
The day after Christmas was the feast of Santo Stefano. In Abruzzo, what is known as the traditonal cement of Santo Stefano- arrived and covered much of the region; the…
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The Feast of the Seven Fishes-Real or Myth?

Posted by By maria December 25, 2008Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Facts, Features, History of Foods, Holidays, TriviaNo Comments
Buon Natale as I am writing here from my office high in the mountains of Abruzzo. Yesterday was a whirlwind of Christmas celebrations-from Rome to Umbria and Abruzzo. The culinary…
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Buon Natale..Merry Christmas..Sweet Treats

Posted by By maria December 19, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Holidays, Recipes, UncategorizedNo Comments
The Basic Art of Italian Cooking kitchen  here is bustling with last minute holiday recipes. and my assistants are still working on the recipes for my next book The Basic Art…
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The Classic Italian Cookie-Pizzelle

Posted by By maria December 16, 2008Posted inAbruzzo, Cucina, Holidays, RecipesNo Comments
Holiday cookies are overflowing and The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Kitchen is filled to capacity! A typical Italian cookie that is made for the Holidays is the 'pizzelle'. The…
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The Feast of the Seven Fishes

Posted by By maria December 14, 2008Posted inHolidays, Recipes, Special Occasions, UncategorizedNo Comments
One of my favorite nights of the year is Christmas Eve because of special  memories from Christmas Eve dinners of the past. Most Italians have the Feast of the Seven…
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Panettone & Holiday Delights

Posted by By maria December 13, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Holidays, Recipes14 Comments
Why is it that we wait till the Holidays to make special foods and dishes? You can enjoy these dishes any time of the year. Here is a Holiday favorite…
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Feast Your Eyes..

Posted by By maria December 7, 2008Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
It has been so rewarding for me to be involved as a healthy chef/spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Feast Your Eyes Campaign. This is a campaign that promotes…
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Cook Your Stress Away

Posted by By maria December 3, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, RecipesNo Comments
 copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati Stress is caused by many things including not taking time out to do things that we enjoy. Today yes, most people are living their lives on…
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My Salmon Post

Posted by By maria December 1, 2008Posted inCucina, Entertaining, Recipes, WineNo Comments
copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati Salmon is a 'healthy for you to eat' dish and even though this weekend was made up of turkey, turkey and more turkey. We 'squeezed' in…
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Thanksgivings' past and Holiday Panettone

Posted by By maria November 28, 2008Posted inCucina, Entertaining, Holidays, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
Thanksgiving and each one -no matter how they are spent is always one for the memory books.  This year I was fortunate to have my feast with close friends and…
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The Thanksgiving Opera

Posted by By maria November 23, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Holidays, Special Occasions, Uncategorized1 Comment
copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati My grandmother (nonna) Maria loved the Italian opera..she loved to sing all the Italian classics and  to this day, when I hear an opera CD -you…
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Pasta with Tuna

Posted by By maria November 19, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), RecipesNo Comments
A perfect dish -for anytime, delicious and healthy at the same time. But like all authentic Italian it is made up of only a few key ingredients and is uncomplicated…
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What's In Your Fridge?

Posted by By maria November 14, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Celebrity InterviewsNo Comments
This past month I had the pleasure of interviewing Linnyette Richardson Hall from the Style Channel and Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? The interview is appearing in this month's The…
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Orvieto & Tagliatelle al Fresco

Posted by By maria November 12, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cooking School in Tuscany, Cucina, Entertaining, Recipes, Umbria, UncategorizedNo Comments
Our November newsletter will be released soon so many of you will be receiving it shortly, but we are going to post excerpts of the newsletter here. We are so…
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Giardinera at Le Cordon Bleu-Boston

Posted by By maria November 6, 2008Posted inCucina, Entertaining, Events & Appearances, Facts, Features, Recipes, Special Occasions, UncategorizedNo Comments
Here is  another recipe Chef Enea Barbanera shared while I was at Le Cordon Bleu in Boston last week. The event was in conjunction with the Italian Culinary Foundation and…
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Sformata di Parmigiana at Le Cordon Bleu

Posted by By maria November 1, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Celebrity Interviews, Cucina, Entertaining, Events & Appearances, Facts, Features, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
Mille Grazie!! to everyone at Le Cordon Bleu in Boston and Chef Enea Barbanera for hosting a wonderful event with the Italian Culinary Foundation  to promote the simplicity and flavors of authentic,…
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Potato Gnocchi and The Italian Culinary Foundation

Posted by By maria October 29, 2008Posted inCucina, Features, Recipes, Special Occasions, Upcoming AppearancesNo Comments
I am excited and looking forward to being a special guest at the Le Cordon Bleu School in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday for a special event that was organized by…
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World Pasta Day 6-Pasta Pasta!!

Posted by By maria October 24, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Facts, Features, Holidays, Recipes, Special Occasions, world pasta dayNo Comments
copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati  I  am continuing to receive a lot of emails from you all about the wonderful products and events for World Pasta Day. Keep those emails coming! As…
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World Pasta Day-part 5

Posted by By maria October 23, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Events & Appearances, Facts, Features, Holidays, Recipes, Special Occasions, world pasta dayNo Comments
A special thanks to everyone that came out to my book signing and 'Holiday Dinner in Tuscany' event at Whole Foods Market last night. It is always so nice to see…
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World Pasta Day-part 4

Posted by By maria October 22, 2008Posted inCucina, Entertaining, Holidays, Special OccasionsNo Comments
World Pasta Day is quickly approaching and I am continuing my series on Pasta and Pasta Recipes. Copyright,  2007, 2008 Maria Liberati ‘excerpted from The Basic art of Italian Cooking, Pasta!!Pasta!!…
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World Pasta Day-Part 3

Posted by By maria October 20, 2008Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Events & Appearances, RecipesNo Comments
I enjoyed meeting each and everyone of that you that come out to my appearance and book signing at the Atlantic City Gourmet Food & Wine Show with Tyler Florence,…
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World Pasta Day, Part 2-Fettucini Alfredo

Posted by By maria October 16, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Recipes, UncategorizedNo Comments
Continuing along for World Pasta Day here is another favorite recipe, but with a little 'tweaking' I have made it lighter, less fat, less calories. A crowd pleaser on the…
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Blog Action Day for World Poverty

Posted by By maria October 15, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Facts3 Comments
Not my usual post today! Today is Blog Action Day, to bring awareness to World Poverty. We are all citizens of this great big wonderful world and need to help…
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World Pasta Day,part 1 (or Eat pasta Like a Local in Venice)

Posted by By maria October 11, 2008Posted inCucina, Entertaining, Holidays, Uncategorized, VeniceNo Comments
copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati Editor-Michaela Pompeo It only figures that the Italians would invent a Holiday to honor their most revered of foods...PASTA. So one of my favorite Holidays has become…
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Antipasto anyone??

Posted by By maria October 9, 2008Posted inCucina, Feast Your Eyes Campaign, Features, Recipes, UncategorizedNo Comments
These days I have been busy putting together recipes for the Feast Your Eyes campaign of the American Academy of Ophthalmologists and Eye Care America as I am serving as…
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Anginetti-light delicate bits of heaven

Posted by By maria October 7, 2008Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Recipes, UncategorizedNo Comments
copyright, 2008,Maria Liberati Editor: Sara Harris What is it about cookies (dolci- in Italian) that have even the harshest food critics saying, "Mmm!" ? Whether these sinfully sweet desserts are…
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Happy Holidays, Happy New Year 2022!

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.

Lentil Soup Recipe for a Prosperous New Year.

New Years' Resolutions for Life

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