Michelangelo, DaVinci: Food & Art & Life
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati Editor: Patrick Coyne The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Food, Art, Life...all related topics, cooking is an art...the way we eat is an art, the way…
When Life Hands You Lemons-Make Limoncello!
Limoncello Editor: Kate Hollinger copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati If you’ve never had the pleasure of trying the Italian classic limoncello, you are missing out! Limoncello, a “digestivo” or…
Cappuccino, Macchiato, Latte, Americano…
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati Editor: Patrick Coyne Here's a familiar scenario: It's 7 AM on a Tuesday and you're making that daily commute when you decide to stop off for…
Sigaromanzia
Last weekend I did an onstage appearance at a large consumer trade show for cooking and foods. It was difficult to concentrate on what I was cooking...in the front row…
Holy Cannoli !!
Holy Cannoli! Editor: Kate Hollinger Copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm https://www.marialiberati.com/blog2 A cannoli, which is Sicilian for "little tube", is an ever-…
Indulgence in the Eternal City..
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati It is amusing to sit and watch how people that are extremely cold warm up. Some will stare in disbelief at their reddened hands, almost frozen…
Olive Oil, Etruscans & Romans
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati Editor: Kate Hollinger Umbrian olives have been known as the best olives in Italy since ancient Roman times. Even today, Umbrian olives are notorious for making…
Italian or French?….
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Editor:Kate Hollinger https://www.marialiberati.com French cuisine would not be what it is today if it weren’t for the influence of Italy,…
Anyone for a Morning Cappuccino???
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Living in Italy has taught me so much about appreciating some of the simpler pleasures in life. Things that are truly…
A Taste of Venice & Carnevale
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Our short trip to Venice was enough inspiration for many delicious Venetian treats. Carnevale is in the air and many…
Sacher Torte, part 3 & Apricot Clafoutis
Sorry it took a few days to get back about the tasting of the Sacher Tortes we made here in The Basic Art of Italian Cooking kitchen. They were as beautiful…
Sacher Torte, part 1
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Today, (here in the mountains of Abruzzo, Italy) while I was enjoying my colazione (breakfast) with radio station centocinque (105)…
Vino, Vidi, Vici & More
Italy has always been considered the land of wine and rightly so. It was the Romans who further perfected wine for their use as a military strategy. Great concept, no…
Sismano, La Veranda & Fettucine al Tartufo…
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking After our cooking program in a little town called Baschi, right outside of Orvieto (more on that tomorrow) and meeting…
Happy "La Befana" from Italy…
Today will be another day in the US, but for most children in Italy it marks the last day of the Christmas Holidays. The day the good witch known as…
Tartufi, food of the Gods..
copyright, 2008, art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Tartufi (truffles) are considered by many to be a 'mystery of nature'. Gaio Plinio Secondo known as Plinio…
Only in Italy…& La Matriciana
Only in Italy can we get away with criticizing Italian food..who else in the world would consider doing that? Italians take for granted the exquisite artisan treats such as Parmigiana-Reggiano cheese,…
Buon Capo D'anno (Happy New Year)
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…
Umbria Jazz and the bubbly…
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 …
Light Up Your Kitchen, Light Up Your Life…
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…
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…
Giardinera at Le Cordon Bleu-Boston
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tiramisu..the recipe, the legend and lighter Tiramisu
copyright,2008, Maria Liberati,The Basic Art of Italian Cooking editor: Joseph McVeigh If cannoli is the champion of Italian desserts, tiramisu is the challenger. Although it may seem that tiramisu…
