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…
Vacation in Paradise
Whenever I think of a vacation the lyrics to the song by the 'go-go's.."vacation is all I ever wanted, vacation have to get away"..always come to mind. Traveling to an…
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…
Abruzzo- a quick guide to my favorite spots
I have just returned again from my 'pied a terre' in the mountains of Abruzzo, just about an hour away from Rome. Still emotionally drunk with all the food, wine and beauty…
Todi-elegant Medieval city
As I am working on the preserves this weekend from the fresh plums in our farm and testing out some new focaccia recipes, I wanted to send you a photo…
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…
A visit to Rome, part 1
Ahh Rome the eternal City!! The Spring sun always reminds me of the city of Rome. It seems as though Rome is almost always sunny or I'd like to believe…