Palladio-the master of architecture
Quattrocento: Andrea Palladio Andrea Palladio, son of miller, Petrol della Gondola and Marta “la zota” was born in the Padova, the “Saint’s City”, Padova, in 1508. He worked in the city…
Flavors,spice and life
https://www.marialiberati.com/knives/spices.php Last night I wrapped up warm on the couch and popped a dvd in with some mysterious title written in Greek. Its cover pictured an older man with a…
Spaghetti..that comfort food of ours
Spaghetti: an old favorite Technorati Tags : pasta, tomatoes, spaghetti https://www.marialiberati.com My sister's big birthday was yesterday. As the youngest in the family she has finally passed that milestone marker into adulthood…
To Market ..to market..
The joys of shopping local farmer's markets Whenever I travel outside the States I seek out the local farmer markets in the towns and cities I tour. These open-air food markets hold all…
The legends of Tiramisu..
This past weekend I dashed over to London to meet an old friend for lunch. Even though it was only my second visit to London, we skipped the usual tourist attractions…
Pasqua. Easter and more Chocolate
Chocolate Italian Easter Eggs As Easter approaches images of the Easter Bunny, pastel colored chicks and duckies, and the marvelous Easter egg in all its glory pop up. As a symbol of…
A bowl of pasta..
In our figure-watching, constant dieting society it seems pasta has earned a bad reputation as an evil carbohydrate. But let us remember why pasta has persisted as a dietary staple…
Childhood Memories of parmigiano-reggiano…
As a child my favorite part of our family pasta dinners was the memory of? fresh parmigiano-reggiano cheese that was grated generously? on my dish. And even though I like…
Pasqua and Pasquetta..chocolate eggs and more…
Today, as I sit here in my office and daydream my way out of? dull office tasks that i have been putting off for months-unfortunately life can not be made?…