Anginetti-light delicate bits of heaven
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…
Healthy Fettucini Alfredo-Sunday Dinner
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
copyright 2021 Art of Living, PrimaMedia Inc This is a recipe typical of Liguria the strangely arch-shaped region in the north west of Italy (capital: Genoa), in whose gulf (the…
Make My Healthy Halloween Muffins..
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!
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!
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
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
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..
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
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…
