For thirty years Mary Ann Esposito has traveled Italy from its top to the tip of its boot and down to Sicily, roaming its markets, cooking schools, cheese farms, butcher shops, and the kitchens of Italian home cooks, all while observing changes and trends. She’s don…
A recent poll placed lasagna as one of the most popular pasta dishes that we crave. No surprise there. It shows up as a party favorite to serve a crowd; it is the feature at many potluck suppers and knows no season. It is elegant tasting even reheated. I like the ritual o…
It’s apt to be cold on Valentines Day so warm up a bowl of bean and potato soup for your sweetie. Be Mine Valentine Bean SoupServes 6 Two 15 ounce cans cannellini or kidney beans drained and rinsed.1 tablespoons olive oil1 onion, minced1 large clove garlic, minced…
Hmmm. What to do for your sweetie on Valentine's Day. Honestly, I am running out of ideas. I have done the candy, flowers, surprise dinner out, fine wine and gushy cards. I am keeping it simple this year offering these homemade decadent, delicious and sinfully rich coconu…
Every cooking magazine of late seems to be having a love affair with cupcakes. Giant cupcakes, mini cupcakes, two-flavored cupcakes, cupcakes for weddings instead of a huge cake! There’s no denying their new found popularity. Well, as I have always said, there is n…
Mary Ann Esposito and her latest book, Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy, are featured in the latest issue of Capital Region Living Magazine. The article's author Rebecca Whalen has this to say: "Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy…
Sub shops and pizza delivery trucks will be on overdrive this week and chicken wings and barbequed ribs will be hard to find as we await the BIG GAME. And while these game foods are tasty and predictable choices, it might be nice to mix it up with something a little diffe…
Without fail every Christmas season, I make panettone, the classic sweet yeast bread that is studded with dried fruit and that Italians love to give as gifts at Christmas time. And every year I receive imported panettone from friends and family. Some I stash in the freeze…
Mary Ann recently made an appearance on The Connected Table Live. You can listen online or download the podcast of the show here.
Now that the holidays are over and the diet gurus have come out in full force to curb our appetite and check us back into reality, you might want to consider one pot main dishes for a change of pace. One of my favorites is stuffed cabbage. I like to think of them as the n…
Mary Ann's newest book contains over 150 recipes, 60 gorgeous food photos, and many scenic pictures of Italy taken by Mary Ann on her travels through the years.
Order using this link and receive a signed book plate.
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