The Feast of the Seven Fishes-Real or Myth?
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…
Buon Natale..Merry Christmas..Sweet Treats
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…
Panettone & Holiday Delights
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…
Cook Your Stress Away
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…
The Thanksgiving Opera
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…
Pasta with Tuna
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…
What's In Your Fridge?
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…
Orvieto & Tagliatelle al Fresco
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…
Sformata di Parmigiana at Le Cordon Bleu
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,…
World Pasta Day 6-Pasta Pasta!!
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…
World Pasta Day-part 5
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…
World Pasta Day-Part 3
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,…
World Pasta Day, Part 2-Fettucini Alfredo
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…
Blog Action Day for World Poverty
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
