2008 - The Basic Art of Italian Cooking

Healthy Fettucini Alfredo-Sunday Dinner

By maria October 4, 2008Cucina, RecipesNo Comments

Copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati The Basic Art of Italian Cooking https://www.marialiberati.com/ https://www.marialiberati.com/blog2 A crowd pleaser on the menu in most Italian restaurants is fettuccini alfredo, a deliciously creamy mixture of…

Genoa, Liguria , Chickpea Flat Bread

By maria October 3, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, History of Foods, Liguria, RecipesNo Comments

Make My Healthy Halloween Muffins..

By maria October 2, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Feast Your Eyes Campaign, Holidays, RecipesNo Comments

copyright, 2021 Art of Living, Prima Media Inc/Maria LiberatiOctober is here and Halloween is lurking around the corner and so are the pumpkins. I am working on a healthy eating…

Start your day with a MelaMania!

By maria September 30, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, RecipesNo Comments

One of my stops this summer, while in Italy, was a fashionable coffee bar in the EUR neighborhood of Rome, and today my memory was there because I began my day…

The Basic Art of Cooking..peach cobbler & Coolio!

By maria September 29, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Celebrity Interviews, Cucina, RecipesNo Comments

It seems that more and more everyone is realizing that cooking is an art and many other artists in related fields are excited to show off their culinary skills. I…

Atlantic City Gourmet Food & Wine Show-Oct 18th,2008

By maria September 28, 2008Events & Appearances, Info LIne 641-715-3900x48423, Upcoming AppearancesNo Comments

Atlantic City Gourmet Food & Wine ] Show promises to be a great event as usual with a selection of some of the finest wines and gourmet foods on the…

A Banquet of Unforgettable Flavors

By maria September 27, 2008Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments

copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati As I was thinking back to almost 3 weeks ago, and the wedding celebration I attended in the beautiful, medieval city of L'Aquila, my mind became…

How to Serve Wine..

By maria September 25, 2008Cooking School in Tuscany, Cucina, Facts, Recipes, Risotto, Tuscan, WineNo Comments

copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati Tonight, I finished up one of my wine education and wine pairing events at a winery. Something that no one seemed to have a clue about was…

Risotto-A perfect Autumn dish..culinary poetry

By maria September 22, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Recipes, RisottoNo Comments

copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati What perfect way to bring in Fall than with a dish of risotto...perfect for those chilly, fall evenings. Risotto, culinary poetry for the senses. Risotto is…

Abruzzo- a quick guide to my favorite spots-in the mountains

By maria September 18, 2008Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Features, Recipes, Tagliacozzo10 Comments

So hopefully you are following me along on this trip to Abruzzo..and now to the mountains. My favorite little 'citta d'arte' in the mountains is Tagliacozzo. It is neatly tucked away…

Abruzzo- a quick guide to my favorite spots

By maria September 16, 2008Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), History of FoodsNo Comments

I have just returned again from my 'pied a terre' in the mountains of Abruzzo, just about an hour away from Rome. Still emotionally drunk with all the food, wine…

Risi e Bisi- a dish from Venice

By maria September 14, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Features, Mediterranean Culinary Cruise, Recipes, Special Occasions, WineNo Comments

I am going to be hosting a culinary cruise throughout the Mediterranean in April '09- leaving from Venice on April 26th and traveling to Dubrovnik, Greece, Istanbul and Bari, Italy. …

Fritte Miste

By maria September 10, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Recipes, Special Occasions, Weddings in ItalyNo Comments

Fritte miste serves as a fitting appetizer for any special occasion. It is one of my favorite appetizers and always fun to have when it is made right in front…

Weddings, L'Aquila, and Fritte Miste

By maria September 9, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Weddings in ItalyNo Comments

fritte miste San Silvestro Weddings in Italy..you can only think of one thing when you hear those words-'never ending food' or endless buffet, and this was no exception... This past weekend I…

September 2008 – The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm

By maria September 1, 2008Newsletter/ezineNo Comments

THE BASIC ART OF ITALIAN COOKING by Maria Liberati tm September 2008, Volume 2, Issue 9 all contents copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati To reprint any material contained herein email us…

Cool Aperitifs for Eating 'Al Fresco'

By maria September 1, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, Holidays, RecipesNo Comments

The last holiday of the summer season is here, well not here, but in the US. We don't celebrate Labor Day in Italy of course. The biggest ending to the…

How to Make Cappuccino at Home

By maria August 29, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, History of Foods, RecipesNo Comments

copyright., 2008. Maria Liberati The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm https://www.marialiberati.com Editor: Michela Pompeo Cappuccino at Home I have to admit that one of my favorite…

Barolo on the Beach

By maria August 27, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Travel & customs, UncategorizedNo Comments

While enjoying pranzo on our beachfront flat here in the seaside resort of Pescara-we also enjoyed a bottle of Barolo. My souvenir today is the indescribable beauty of the colors…

How to Choose Olive Oil

By maria August 23, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cooking School in Tuscany, Cucina, Facts, Features, History of Foods, Todi, Tuscan1 Comment

Copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati Editor: Suzanne Russo The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm https://www.marialiberati.com In my travels in the past few weeks here in Italy I…

Spaghetti Cacio & Pepe and the Rural Life

By maria August 20, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), History of Foods, Recipes1 Comment

Ahh the Italian countryside..beautiful and so rustic, quiet. But work still goes on... I have been getting so many emails from colleagues, assistants and more telling me how they wish…

Eggplant, Zucchini Ratatouille and My Voglio

By maria August 19, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, RecipesNo Comments

(Photo credits : http://www.mets-de-provence.fr) Have you ever had a 'voglio'? A voglio is the way Italians express a strong desire for something- someone that you love, a food, a dish,…

The Perfect Summer Crostata

By maria August 19, 2008Cooking School in Tuscany, Cucina, Recipes, Tuscan, UncategorizedNo Comments

copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm The plums are growing faster than we can pick them. The summer sun in August is…

Picking Plums, Fresh Pasta and Palio of Siena

By maria August 17, 2008Cucina, Events & Appearances, Recipes, Special Occasions, Tuscan, Uncategorized2 Comments

copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm As I began my morning very early yesterday to finish picking our fresh plums and 'susine'…

Todi-elegant Medieval city

By maria August 16, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), TodiNo Comments

As I am working on the preserves this weekend from the fresh plums in our farm and testing out some new focaccia recipes, I wanted to send you a photo…

Happy August 15th-Ferragosto (part 2)

By maria August 13, 2008Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Holidays, RecipesNo Comments

Buon Ferragosto Picnic (Second Part) copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm Editor: Michela Pompeo Here is the second part of the…

Happy August 15th-Ferragosto (part 1)

By maria August 8, 2008Cucina, Entertaining, Facts, Features, Holidays, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments

The August sun has been intense here in Italy, hot and intense is the only way to describe it. It is the sun that was meant for August in Italy. The…

Cerasuolo, Fresh Figs and a Terrazzo in the August Sun

By maria August 2, 2008Cucina, Entertaining, FeaturesNo Comments

The souvenir I am sending from Italy is the fresh summer meal eaten outside on the terrazzo under the warm August sun. Our terrazzo overlooks the mountains of Abruzzo so…

Est!Est! Est!-The Wine That Became Legend

By maria August 1, 2008Cucina, Entertaining, Recipes, UncategorizedNo Comments

copyright,2008, Maria Liberati The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Today's lunch was a light pasta dish with dried porcini mushrooms, fresh parsley and extra virgin olive oil, (If you want the…

How to Cicchetti in Venice

By maria July 31, 2008Features, Travel & customs, UncategorizedNo Comments

I have taken some of the staff and editors of The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm to my office in Italy and some are traveling around…

Visiting Umbria..

By maria July 28, 2008Uncategorized1 Comment

Stay tuned...the editorial staff of The Basic Art of Italian Cooking will be visiting the region of Umbria, a vineyard, cooking school, agriturismo, olive grove and more. We will be…