Amore De Vino..part due
Today, someone wrote to find out how they could be prepared for last minute parties and what are the best ingredients to have on hand. You know it really is…
Broccoli Rabe Day..
Yesterday I received a message from a new website that is dedicated to promoting Made In Italy food and food products. A message telling me that a feature article about…
Athena Isle & Second Life
A big thank you to those of you that attended my appearance on Athena Isle and Second Life. The roundtable discussion and interview on my book and Italian Cooking was…
Overheard in Italy..
copyright, Maria Liberati 2008 As I am still working out of my office in Italy and not only testing my own recipes for my book but have also been invited…
Today's souvenir is..
Take a clay pot, a pound of speckled beans (borlotti beans), 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 200 grams of fresh short pasta, can of plum tomateos, pinch…
Oranges to your Health…
Here in Italy we are getting ready for the Appointment with Oranges for your Health (L’Appuntamento con L’arance della Salute). This is held every January 26th to emphasize the health…
Here in the Mountains of Abruzzo..today's lunch is…..
In ‘il mio laboratorio’ as we now call our cucina now filled with ingredients for testing of recipes for my upcoming books. For today’s lunch we had a choice of…
Vino, Vidi, Vici copyright, Maria Liberati 2007
I wine, I saw I conquered.. I think that any trip to Italy could best be described in these words. Each day has its own special wine and I attempt…
Buona La Befana!!
And the Holidays continue here (in Italy) we are now coming to our last Holiday of the Christmas season- the Epiphany or La Befana.. La Befana, the good Christmas witch will…
Happy New Year from the Mountains of Abruzzo
Here's wishing that you all had a wonderful Christmas and hopefully you were able to include some of the special recipes we have included this past month. I am writing…