Gelato..oohh soo cold

Yes it is still winter and cold temps almost everywhere but what could be more delicious than a scoop of gelato. And more of an experience if you can have your scoop at one of the elegant coffee bars in the center of Rome,Italy...
Hers is a luscious way to combine the flavor of coffee in gelato and for more on gelato go to http://www.marialiberati.com/blog2

Gelato Al Caffe
*2 cups cream
*2 cups coffee
*3/4 cup sugar
*pinch of salt

Place in a saucepan the cream, coffee and salt. Place over low heat and bring to a boil. Remove from heat when it begins to boil.Add in sugar and let dissolve and mix in well.
Place mixture in the refrigerator. When cool place in ice cream or gelato maker and follow instructions.

Join me at The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm cooking school in Italy Sept 26th -October 3rd. Enjoy La Dolce Vita at the villa or the castle..
Enjoy 4 cooking classes, tours to local wineries and olive groves,sightseing and more all while relaxing at the villa or luxury suites at a nearby castle. For mroe info email us at events@marialiberati.com
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Mangia Bene, Vivi Bene,
Maria

Cappuccino this Morning..

Join me in my morning cappuccino at home...

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Can I offer an Espresso??

So polite that sounds but usually that is often heard in many coffee bars here in Italy..someone may also be doing your health a big favor by offering a coffee.
My research has been telling me that there are findings about the health qualities of coffee.
The aroma of coffee according to a US Study is an elixir against cancer. In fact this study done in San Francisco found that there are over 300 anti-oxidants in the smell of coffee.
Moderate consumption of coffee also helps negate the efffects of depression and it was even found to help keep the arteries from not clogging up...
Many of the artists and writers of Europe used coffee for their inspiration and today many literary talents look to coffee for their inspiration.
http://www.trifter.com/Practical-Travel/World-Cuisine/A-Trip-to-Caffe-Greco-in-Rome-Italy.67362

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Today's souvenir I am sendng to you,while here in Italy, is not a recipe but is a town-Sora.

It is one of my favorite towns to take an aftenroon 'passegiata'. It happens to be the birthplace of a talent synonymous with Italian cinema-when it was the real Italian cinema-Vittorio De Sica and also made famous by an award winning film with Sophia Loren- known in Italian as La Ciociaria- which in dialect means the women of Sora. (By the way when you are there you will notice how many coffee bars and establishments are called "La Ciociara"). I still love to just walk up and down the streets and enjoy the scenery where some of the film was made. At that time Sora was just mainly fields and not much around.

But today we enjoyed a stroll incenter of town and in the piazza where the children were throwing colorful paper confetti in their costume for Carnevale. A quick stop at the only coffee bar open in town for a shot of espresso to go with freshly made 'bugie' ( a fried pastry traditional for Carnevale).

Enjoy..

Ciao for now..

Maria

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