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Ciao Everybody, Focus Features-the company that produced and is now distributing The American starring George Clooney asked me to contribute an article on the cuisine of Abruzzo! You can read my article and those of other fellow culinary experts by clicking the link below: Feel free to share the link with your friends, foodies, acquaintances, on Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon, Google, etc. Thank you! warm wishes, maria It was a thrill when Terry David Mulligan contacted me to interview me about my book “Breaking Bread in L’Aquila” for his radio show The Tasting Room. The Tasting Room is heard on various radio stations, including CKFR AM 1150 in Kelowna, British Columbia and CFUN AM 1410 in Vancouver. It was so much fun breaking bread with Terry! Terry’s easy going and relaxed style made me feel right at home in my kitchen. Terry is referred to the “Dick Clark of Canada”, the youngest living Canadian teenager! I hope you enjoy! Click here to listen to the interview. maria! It happens to the best of us! I got a little intimidated when I decided to cook a bowl of pasta to my wonderful friends from Rome (they are great cooks)! I added porchini mushrooms to my simple tomatoe sauce while I slow cooked fresh Italian sausage and chicken breasts. Just before I was ready to serve….I pulled a “Ralph Cramden” – getting a little stage fright…… A reminder that “if” it happens to you, take a deep breath and tell yourself that you poured a lot of love into the pot! After serving my pasta, my friends cheered: Complimenti Maria! Brava! I had a sip of red wine and with a toast with my guests: Buon Venuti and Buon Appetito! Maria! ps – my apologies…..forgot my camera but will post this tasty dish, photo and proper recipe measurements soon!
The secret of the perfect seafood salad is timing. When your favorite fish is cooked to perfection, add a little extra virgin olive oil (live a little …experiment with infused oils or a drop of truffle oil). Add: fresh lemon wedges, fresh italian flat parsley (chopped), 1 clove of minced garlic and juice of one lemon. DONE! I sometimes like to add olives, marinated mushrooms (or whatever I see in the pantry, counter or refrigerator). Adding a little of this and that makes it your signature dish! Serve over a bed of greens as the perfect antipasto or light lunch or dinner! The recipe is my book “Breaking Bread in L’Aquila” – I serve it in decorative martini glasses, garnished with radicchio! Don’t forget to serve with your favorite white wine or rose wine. a presto, maria
Once again, it was a great welcoming at CHCH TV 11. Had a blast with Bob Cowan as we broke bread and talked to our viewers about grilled vegetables or oven roasted vegetables and my savory Pasta alla Caprese! I’m looking forward to joining CHCH on Monthly Monday’s with Maria. It’s home! talk soon, maria! |
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