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…
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…
World Pasta Day,part 1 (or Eat pasta Like a Local in Venice)
copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati Editor-Michaela Pompeo It only figures that the Italians would invent a Holiday to honor their most revered of foods...PASTA. So one of my favorite Holidays has become…
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…
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…
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'…
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…
Visiting Umbria..
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…
A coffee by any other name..in Hawaii??
In Italy we are all professed coffee experts or we like to think so and a coffee that has a specific brand on it- like a designer label-is always looked…
The Basic Art of Choosing Olive Oil…
copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm https://www.marialiberati.com Editor: Suzanne Russo The Italians have been cultivating olives since the Fifth Century. They have refined the…
Basil-the King of Herbs?
Copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati The Basic Art of Italian Cooking https://www.marialiberati.com https://www.marialiberati.com/blog2 Editor: Joseph McVeigh Basil: a kingly herb? Basil is a widely used herb in the Italian cuisine, a…
How to Make (Light as an Angel) Anginetti Cookies
copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Editor:Sara Harris What is it about cookies (dolci- in Italian) that have even the harshest food critics saying, Mmm! Whether…
Espresso, Coffee, Capuccino..oh my…
copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm Editor: Sara A. Harris There’s nothing quite comparable to the first sip of a…
Toast of the Coast event, Atlantic City, NJ
Editor: Valerie O'Shea Atlantic City, NJ, June 18th, 2008 - Former international supermodel Maria Liberati knows a thing or two about staying fit. In her best selling book, The Basic Art…
Hot Peppers, Ravioli and Family Memories…
Contributed by Alexis Popov Copyright 2008, Maria Liberati, https://www.marialiberati.com/ http://www.marialilberati.com/blog2 As I danced around my Uncle Donny's basement as a child, I was told to stay away from the long…
Busy Life, easy recipes..
If you want to give your family or yourself home cooked meals but feel you don't have the extra time, check out my last blog on a special slow cooker…
Slow Food, Slow Cooking….
By now everyone knows that I am a proponent of the Slow Food movement; cooking and eating foods in a slower pace. But there is also slow cooking in a…
Buona Domenica!!
Buona Domenica and if you did not check out my steak pie recipe in the last blog, check it out, it will make a perfect addition to a Sunday Brunch!!…
A visit to Rome, part 1
Ahh Rome the eternal City!! The Spring sun always reminds me of the city of Rome. It seems as though Rome is almost always sunny or I'd like to believe…
Crepes Italian Style
French Crepes also have an Italian twin- we call them crespelle. They are typically made with less butter and can be used in many recipes. Now that the warm weather…
How to Grow Your ….SPRING HERB GARDEN
Increase Flavor and Decrease Cost with Your Own Herb Garden by Maria Liberati, copyright 2008 http://www.marilaiberati.com/ editor: Lauren Scheller Herbs are quintessential to Italian cooking and everyone knows that the…
Insalata Primavera
My approach to food has always mirrored my approach to fashion-simple yet elegant, not too cluttered, not too heavy, classic minimalist approach, not too many ingredients, each ingredient should be…
Recipe for Style..
There are recipes for everything in life... a recipe for success., even a recipe for style. I have often said that putting together a recipe or a dish is similar…
Strawberries and Cream
Spring is almost upon us! It is difficult to believe when all we see are visions of snow. But I believe in the power of positive thinking... Think of Spring…
Slow Food and a Healthy Dose of Tiramisu!!
Slow food is really a healthy food concept that originated in Italy and now boasts chapters all over the world. It is what the original Mediterranean diet was based on.…
Apsaragus & Great Wines for Spring..
Great wines and asparagus: a spring of flavours From St Joseph's feast day, 13th March, to Saint Anthony's, 13 June: spring in Friuli Venezia Giulia has a special taste -…
San Valentino #3
Thanks to all of you that attended my round table discussion on Athena Isle at Second Life today. What a fun experience and my first on Second Life. In honor…
