Retro is Back..
Retro food is in..from comfort foods ,to preparing things from 'scratch'. In the US of course we have macaroni and cheese,apple pie, meatloaf. In Italy retro is coming back in…
Perugia and a Sweet Baci…..
Perugia was filled with sweet memories...follow our trip there and some recipes at http://mariaandco.blogspot.com/ P.S. baci is the word in Italian for kiss but it is also the name of famous…
A Taste of Venice & Carnevale, part 2
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Halloween, Mardi Gras where did it all come from- from Venice of course. Well the Romans had a type of Carnevale…
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…
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…
Saluti da Orvieto… Food, Wine & Conversation!!!
Here in the little town of Baschi....right outside of Orvieto for The Basic Art of Italian Cooking school and the one coming in September. Last night, we had a wonderful…
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,…
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 undescribable beauty of 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 Italy…
How to Order Coffee in Rome..
copyright 2008,. art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc How to order coffee in one of the most famous coffee bars in Rome Italy and experience the ambiance of Antico Caffe Greco here. How…