Pizza is a Health Food!
As I was reading my emails I couldn't help but get distracted by the news of an impending special tax in specific States in the USA on Pizza calling it a Junk…
LOVE is the Secret Ingredient & Lasagne Melanzane
copyright, 2010, Maria Liberati "A torta (cake) made with love always bakes perfect and delicious!”..that was the conversation at a dinner we hosted . An acquaintance of ours recounted how…
Italian Cuisine..not just pizza and pasta…
Italian Cuisine When thinking about Italian cuisine, most people think about pasta, and pizza, pizza, pizza... but potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, and maize, introduced in the 18th century, are…
Make Your Own Flavor Combinations
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Whether fresh or dried, herbs and spices are the essence of life—particularly life in the kitchen! Fresh dill complements any salad; and what is tomato sauce without…
Pasta with Tuna in the City
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati A day in the city.Rome that is..always makes me hungry..and hungry enough for a plate of pasta with tuna and a tomato sauce. Best served…
Pizza & Poetry…
copyright 2009, art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc Someone once said that 'poetry is made up of memories and the act of recalling a special moment and without remembering or the act of…
September on the Beach & Pasta al Forno
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati As we approach September everything here becomes known as 'settembrini' ( loosely translated to mean 'septemberish'): The figs that are ripening now…
Linguine with Fresh, Local Tomatoes
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Aug/Sept 2009 issue of The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati ezine now ready at http://tinyurl.com/pfo8xb Here is a recipe being…
A House is A Home..with lots of food of course!
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati No matter how big or small or elegant or simple..a house-- and that is any house- from a villa to an apartment- is not a home…
When the Ordinary Becomes the Extraordinary..
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati I have always thought of Italian cooking as just that... always making something ordinary into something extraordinary..day old bread becomes an elegant appetizer with just a…