Feast Your Eyes..
It has been so rewarding for me to be involved as a healthy chef/spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Feast Your Eyes Campaign. This is a campaign that promotes…
The Thanksgiving Opera
copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati My grandmother (nonna) Maria loved the Italian opera..she loved to sing all the Italian classics and to this day, when I hear an opera cd -you…
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…
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 World…
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 a media…
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 prepared…
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…
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…