Holiday Gifts and Wild Mushroom Risotto
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Holidays are almost here and at The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Kitchen we are up to 'our ears' in new and interesting and great…
Torta Rustica..a recipe for a delicious summer lunch..
Lunch (per my previous post today) was a treat for the taste buds and the recipe for the Torta Rustica-which literally means- rustic pie. A few tips on Torta Rustica-this…
Sacher Torte, part 1
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Today, (here in the mountains of Abruzzo, Italy) while I was enjoying my colazione (breakfast )with radio station centocinque (105) 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…
A Banquet of Unforgettable Flavors
copyright, 2008, Maria Liberati As I was thinking back to almost 3 weeks ago, and the wedding celebration I attended in the beautiful, medieval city of L'Aquila, my mind became…
Risi e Bisi- a dish from Venice
I am going to be hosting a culinary cruise throughout the Mediterranean in April '09- leaving from Venice on April 26th and traveling to Dubrovnik, Greece, Istanbul and Bari, Italy. …
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…
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…
Chocolat..Cioccolata..Chocolate
copyright, 2008 Maria Liberati If you liked the recipe for Italian Chocolate pudding from the last post..here is another recipe to satisfy any chocolate craving. Always use dark chocolate with…