{"id":6648,"date":"2015-05-12T07:21:56","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T14:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\/?p=6648"},"modified":"2015-05-12T07:21:56","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T14:21:56","slug":"a-sunny-day-in-the-mountains-of-abruzzo-flowers-blooming-fresh-asparagus-with-crepes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2015\/05\/12\/a-sunny-day-in-the-mountains-of-abruzzo-flowers-blooming-fresh-asparagus-with-crepes\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sunny Day in the Mountains of Abruzzo &#124; Crespelle con Asparagus (Crepes with Asparagus)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>copyright 2015&nbsp; Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc\/Maria Liberati<br \/>\nA sunny Spring Day driving through the mountains of Abruzzo\u2026 enjoyed the sunny quiet hills of Sainte Marie<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ste-marie-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"ste marie 1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ste-marie-1_thumb.jpg?resize=244%2C184&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ste marie 1\" width=\"244\" height=\"184\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ste-marie-10.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"ste marie 10\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ste-marie-10_thumb.jpg?resize=184%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ste marie 10\" width=\"184\" height=\"244\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd the flower show in Tagliacozzo..with Spring colors all over the place..not to mention the sunny spring weather..an unusually warm but still ever so lovely day<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/m-day-d-05-14.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"m day d 05-14\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/m-day-d-05-14_thumb.jpg?resize=184%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"m day d 05-14\" width=\"184\" height=\"244\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mothers-day-a-5-15.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"mothers day a  5-15\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/mothers-day-a-5-15_thumb.jpg?resize=184%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"mothers day a  5-15\" width=\"184\" height=\"244\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nSo besides the flowers blooming. asparagus are in season and at their most delicious this time of the year..one of my favorite treats of Spring that adds a beautiful&nbsp; green to the scenery..and one of my favorite ways of using asparagus besides eating them steamed is a recipe that originates in Abruzzo..Crespelle con Asparagi..Crespelle are a version of crepes from Abruzzo..here is the recipe<br \/>\n<strong>Crespelle with Asparagus<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Serves 4.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>For crespelle: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup flour<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon butter<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup milk<\/li>\n<li>4 eggs<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Filling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb fresh asparagus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup fresh ricotta cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 cup fresh ricotta cheese<\/li>\n<li>freshly grated Parmigiano\u2013Reggiano cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 whole egg and 2 egg whites<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wash, clean, and steam asparagus. Cut off tips.<br \/>\nPlace&nbsp; ricotta, grated cheese, whole egg, egg whites, asparagus tips, and pinch of salt in a bowl. Blend with wooden spoon and set aside.<br \/>\nIn another bowl, place in all ingredients for crespelle. Blend with wire whisk. Heat a nonstick cr\u00eape pan and cook crespelle. Use 1 tablespoon of crespelle batter&nbsp; for each crespelle. When finished with batter, stuff crespelle with ricotta mixture.<br \/>\nLightly butter a casserole dish. Place filled crespelle in dish. Top with freshly grated&nbsp; parmigiano-reggiano cheese. Bake 10 minutes or until top of crespelle are golden and the cheese is bubbly Serve.<br \/>\n**Love hearing all your Spring Holiday Food Memories. Please don&#8217;t keep them all to yourself. Share them here with all our readers!!<br \/>\nFor more great recipes get your copy of the books in the Gourmand World Award Winning Series The Basic Art of Italian Cooking<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rsz_the_basic_art_of_italian_cooking_cover-22.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"rsz_the_basic_art_of_italian_cooking_cover (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rsz_the_basic_art_of_italian_cooking_cover-2_thumb2.jpg?resize=166%2C112&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rsz_the_basic_art_of_italian_cooking_cover (2)\" width=\"166\" height=\"112\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rsz_rsz_cover-21.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"rsz_rsz_cover (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rsz_rsz_cover-2_thumb1.jpg?resize=155%2C202&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rsz_rsz_cover (2)\" width=\"155\" height=\"202\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rsz_front_cover-2-da-vinci.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"rsz_front_cover (2) da vinci\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marialiberati.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/rsz_front_cover-2-da-vinci_thumb.jpg?resize=188%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rsz_front_cover (2) da vinci\" width=\"188\" height=\"244\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Join me for these upcoming events<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nWant to learn to cook in the mountains of Abruzzo, Italy?&nbsp; Some spots available now for private and semi private cooking classes, including culinary market tours here In Abruzzo, Italy? If interested, email for my schedule and availability at<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:info@marialiberati.com\">info@marialiberati.com<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong><u>Have you ever dreamed of being a food blogger<\/u><\/strong>?<\/span> Share your love of food with the world.. If so join me in my food blogging classes in the Philadelphia are in the<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> month of June<\/span><\/strong> at:<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">*Temple University-<\/span> Ambler Campus in Ambler Pennsylvania&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/noncredit.temple.edu\/search\/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&amp;courseId=3041214\">http:\/\/noncredit.temple.edu\/search\/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&amp;courseId=3041214<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">*Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.localwineevents.com\/events\/detail\/585584\/maria-liberatis-food-blogging-course-at-delaware-valley-university\">http:\/\/www.localwineevents.com\/events\/detail\/585584\/maria-liberatis-food-blogging-course-at-delaware-valley-university<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">*Bucks County Community College, Newtown, Pa<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.localwineevents.com\/events\/detail\/585582\/newtown-maria-liberatis-food-blogging-101-course-at-bucks-county-community-college\">http:\/\/www.localwineevents.com\/events\/detail\/585582\/newtown-maria-liberatis-food-blogging-101-course-at-bucks-county-community-college<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">*Burlington County Community College<\/span>-Food Writing-<a href=\"http:\/\/www.localwineevents.com\/events\/detail\/585588\/mount-holly-maria-liberatis-food-writing-course-at-burlington-county-college\">http:\/\/www.localwineevents.com\/events\/detail\/585588\/mount-holly-maria-liberatis-food-writing-course-at-burlington-county-college<\/a><br \/>\n*Private and Semi Private Food Blogging Classes also available in Abruzzo, Italy and Rome Italy at various venues upon my availability. Email for my schedule and information at :&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:info@marialiberati.com\">info@marialiberati.com<\/a><br \/>\n*See you at <strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Stratford Public Library in Stratford, NJ <\/span><\/strong>on June 11th, register here <a href=\"http:\/\/www.localwineevents.com\/events\/detail\/585589\/stratford-celebrity-chef-maria-liberati-cooking-demo-at-stratford-public-library\">http:\/\/www.localwineevents.com\/events\/detail\/585589\/stratford-celebrity-chef-maria-liberati-cooking-demo-at-stratford-public-library<\/a><br \/>\nOther Events Info:<br \/>\nSunday, June 7th, 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM,<strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> Secolari Artisan Oils and Vinegars<\/span><\/strong>,<br \/>\nThe Mall in Columbia, 10300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044, cooking demo, sampling and book signing<br \/>\n<b>Secolari The gift of artisan oils, vinegars &amp; other enrichments&nbsp; <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/secolarievoo.com\/\">http:\/\/secolarievoo.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThursday, June 11th, 2 PM to 3:30 PM, Stratford Public Library<br \/>\n303 Union Ave, Stratford, NJ 08084, cooking demo, sampling and book signing<br \/>\n<b>Stratford Public Library<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stratfordlibrarynj.org\/\">http:\/\/www.stratfordlibrarynj.org\/<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWould you like to be featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com\">https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com<\/a> ? email <a href=\"mailto:info@marialiberati.com\">info@marialiberati.com<\/a><br \/>\n*National PBS TV show sponsorship (<a href=\"http:\/\/thebasicartofitaliancooking.com\">http:\/\/thebasicartofitaliancooking.com<\/a>):<br \/>\nThe Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm is becoming a National PBS TV show, some sponsorship is still available, If interested in speaking to the production team about sponsorship contact : <a href=\"mailto:info@marialiberati.com\">info@marialiberati.com<\/a> and align your product with one of the most visible brands of Italian Culinary and Travel!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>copyright 2015&nbsp; Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc\/Maria Liberati A sunny Spring Day driving through the mountains of Abruzzo\u2026 enjoyed the sunny quiet hills of Sainte Marie And the flower show in Tagliacozzo..with&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,947,11],"tags":[69,905,1105,1591,1968,2098,2099,1298,1640,2100,2101,1342,1090],"class_list":["post-6648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caro-diariodear-diary","category-country-house-living","category-recipes","tag-abruzzo","tag-asparagus","tag-award-winning-author-maria-liberati","tag-celebrity-chef-maria-liberat","tag-celebrity-chef-maria-liberati-pbs-tv-show-host","tag-crespelle","tag-culinary-heritage-expert-maria-liberati","tag-former-international-supermodel-maria-liberati","tag-gourmand-world-award-winning-author-maria-liberati","tag-international-architect-alfonso-caroli","tag-sainte-marie","tag-spokesperson-maria-liberati","tag-tagliacozzo"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}