Tortino di Melanzane
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…
Santo Stefano & Upside Down Apple Pie
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…
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…
The Classic Italian Cookie-Pizzelle
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…
The Feast of the Seven Fishes
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…
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…
My Salmon Post
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…
Thanksgivings' past and Holiday Panettone
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Potato Gnocchi and The Italian Culinary Foundation
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…
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…
Antipasto anyone??
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…
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…
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…
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. …
