Category: Cooking

Updated on August 6, 2021 Penne Pasta with Corn, Shrimp and Avocado This weeks recipe is an ultimate summer Penne pasta salad with shrimp, fresh summer corn and avocado Serves 4 Boil water for pasta. When water has come to rolling boil add in pasta and cook according to directions on box (should be al…

Updated on August 12, 2021 Zaletti (Cornmeal Cookies) Excerpted from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: DaVinci Style Beat eggs with sugar till creamy, add in eggs one at a time, beating after each addition, then add in vanilla. In a separate bowl whisk together flour, cornmeal,salt, baking powder. Mix ,a little at a time,…

Updated on August 16, 2021 Although they say when life gives you lemons..make lemonade.. I say make a yummy lemony pesto instead..In the Ode to the Lemon, Poet Pablo Neruda called  the juice of a lemon ‘nature’s most intense liqueur’…. Lemons. Lemons, this week is all about the lemon.. and my interview with charismatic actor Charly…

Caro Diario (dear diary): today is the 14th of August, the day before the biggest summer holiday for the Italians. It is a holiday known as Ferragosto or 15th of August. It dates back to the ancient Roman days and is celebrated all over Europe. Most everyone goes to the beach or the mountains. It…

Wow, summer is soon coming to an end my book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Diaries: Seasons will soon be here.I wanted to share my diary and a risotto recipe from the upcoming books in honor of summer’s past. Share Your Favorite Summer Food and Stories with us…. Do you have a favorite summer…

Rosemary extract broccoli pesto: Did you know you can make your own herbal extracts at home? Gourmand World Award-Winning author and celebrity chef Maria Liberati creates a delicious scratch-made broccoli pesto pasta featuring homemade rosemary extract courtesy of the Ousia Fountain. This revolutionary tabletop device allows you to craft your own essential oils and extracts, elevating the kitchen…