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Ciao Italia
Mary Ann Esposito, host of the longest-running cooking show on public television, travels around the United States and Rome, Italy in search of recipes that can be prepared in thirty-minutes or less for a busy audience that has time to enjoy great Italian food but doesn' t always have time to prepare it "the old way."
Upcoming Broadcasts:
Linguine with Clams, Two Ways - Linguine al Vongole, Due Maniere (#1820)
Duration:
26:40 CC Stereo TVG
Nothing says "Pasta" like pasta. But instead of going the meatball route, why not check out Mary Ann does with clams. Her creamy-rich Spaghetti and Clams with Whole Wheat Pasta in White Sauce is a sensation. So is her spicy hot, Clams in Red Sauce. These mighty mollusks belong in your kitchen, on your plate and in your stomach.
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Antipasti Party- Festa Di Antipasti (#1821)
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26:42 CC Stereo TVG
Providence Rhode Island Mayor David Cicilline invites Mary Ann to march in the Columbus Day Parade, but there's a hitch: he's hosting a party afterward and needs help. They head for his kitchen and swing into action to create Stuffed Pepper Boats, Prosciutto and Arugola Pizza, Tuna and Chickpea Salad, and Fontina and Mortadella Panin just in time for the hungry parade goers who stop by afterward.
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Quick Tarts - Le Torte Rapide (#1822)
Duration:
26:47 CC Stereo TVG
Searching for great party recipe with no time to spare? The secret is pre-planning and puff pastry. Mary Ann uses both to create a luscious Tomato Herb Tart. Then she whips up an eye-appealing Stained Glass Tomato Tart that will rival the one in Notre Dame Cathedral, with one exception. You can eat this one.
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Trendy Tiramisu - Tiramisu Di Moda (#1823)
Duration:
26:02 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann takes the all-time favorite Italian dessert and put a sweet twist on it by adding Bing cherries to make Cherry Tiramisu. No store-bought ladyfingers for this dessert. Mary Ann shows you how easy it is to prepare your very own Savoiardi for a classic recipe with a yummy twist.
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Bread and Cheese Casseroles - Timballi di Pane e Formaggio (#1824)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann takes her time to prepare two hearty, cheese-filled casseroles that will have you coming back for seconds and thirds. Her Bread and Cheese Casserole marries Aziago, Swiss and Fontina cheeses with tomatoes in a slow baked masterpiece. Her Scamorza Cheese Casserole is simplicity itself but a complex wonder to eat. Sit back and relax. You're having casseroles tonight.
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Peaches N' Cream - Pesche E Panna (#1825)
Duration:
26:17 CC Stereo TVG
Here's a peach of an idea; Mary Ann creates three great recipes featuring luscious peaches, starting with her classic Peaches and Cream with white peaches and amaretti cookies. Then Iced Peaches to cool you down on a hot summer's day. Then she finishes with her famous Stuffed peaches with Amaretti Cookies. A perfect after dinner dessert when company comes or it's just you.
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Cooking Live with Brandon Boudet (#1826)
Duration:
27:25 CC Stereo TVG
It's springtime! And what better way to celebrate it than by cooking two great dishes featuring this thorny veggie with a heart of gold on stage before a live audience? Mary Ann prepares a Sicilian Artichoke and Cheese Casserole, while California celebrity chef Brandon Boudet warms things up with his Deep-Fried Shrimp and Artichokes with Mint, Capers and Lemon. In a word: yum.
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How Do You Make Homemade Wine? - Come Si Fa Vino Di Casa? (#1901)
Duration:
27:30 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann visits Christina Musto, who runs a local winemaking supply store, to learn the ins and outs of choosing just the right grapes and the proper equipment to make homemade wine. Then, with bottles of red and white wine in hand, she goes nella cucina to prepare a savory Lombardy Style Stewed Beef, and a simple but delicious Chicken in Padella. Cin, cin!
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Fantastic Pasta Casseroles - Le Casseruole Favolose di Pasta (#1902)
Duration:
26:59 CC Stereo TVG
Nothing comforts you better than a casserole, and Mary Ann's making two of them! Her Whole Wheat Penne with Meat Sauce has a creamy filling of ground meat, cherry tomatoes and provolone, and her Molded Macaroni Casserole is filled to bursting with prosciutto di Parma, ground pork, provolone and mozzarella. Seconds? Thirds? Fourths?
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Preserved Eggplant and Tomatoes - Melanzane e Pomodori Sott'Olio (#1903)
Duration:
26:55 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann getting ready for the winds of winter by heading up to Guy's Garden to gather up an abundant harvest of eggplants and tomatoes. After preserving both in olive oil, she makes a hearty Bruschetta with Dried tomatoes and Eggplant, and a spicy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce tossed with farfalle pasta, guaranteed to make you remember summer when the snow flies.
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Fish In Salt - Pesce In Sale (#1904)
Duration:
26:38 CC Stereo TVG
Master Seafood Chef Jasper White is the salt of the earth -- and the sea -- when he arrives nella cucina to show Mary Ann how to bake Whole Fish in Salt. It may look odd on the outside, but the moist and tender inside is heavenly. Then Mary Ann transforms salted cod into a mouthwatering Salted Cod and Potato Salad with Capers, Cherry Tomatoes and Green Beans, and much more. One taste and you'll be hooked.
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Piedmont Cooking - Cucina Piemontese (#1905)
Duration:
26:43 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann travels to the Piedmont region with her friends to sample the sights and sounds and foods of this northernmost part of Italy. While there, she and her friends prepare a cornucopia of Piedmont regional favorites, including Rabbit in Sweet Red Pepper Sauce, Classic Rice Dish from Novara, Mushrooms in Green Sauce, and Peach Cake.
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Garlic for Health - Aglio Per La Salute (#1801)
Duration:
26:08 CC Stereo TVG
A world without garlic? Impossible to imagine, especially for Mary Ann after she harvests a bumper crop of garlic from Guy's garden and heads nella cucina to make a hearty Garlic Potato Soup, Roasted Garlic, some warm and crunchy Garlic Bread and finally a Saturday night treat: Pasta with Garlic and Olive Oil. You can't ever have enough garlic.
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Cooking Live with Robert Irvine (#1907)
Duration:
26:40 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann takes to the stage before a live audience with FoodTV Celebrity chef Robert Irvine and pastry wizard Chef Lynn Mansel to create an autumn-themed program. In between laughter and good natured teasing they create a hearty Minestrone, a Stuffed Turkey Breast with prosciutto di Parma. Mozarella and Apple Carmel Bread Pudding.
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Homemade Cannelloni - Cannelloni Fatti In Casa (#1908)
Duration:
26:55 CC Stereo TVG
There's nothing better than homemade pasta -- unless you're filling that pasta with a creamy mixture of spinach, prosciutto di Parma and veal, and then rolling it into Cannelloni so delicate and rich that you'll think you're royalty when you sit down at the table and take that first bite, and then the second, and then the third. All hail, Canneloni!
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Sicilian Cookies - Biscotti Siciliani (#1909)
Duration:
26:40 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann and Master Pastry Chef Nick Malgieri join forces to create two classic Sicilian cookies. Nick's Biscotti Regina cookies are a vanilla-and-sesame-seed memory from childhood, while Mary Ann's Cuccidatu cookies honor her childhood memory of her mother making these fig-filled cookies for the neighbors and anyone else who happened by. Lucky them, and lucky you!
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Potato Casseroles - Le Casseruole Di Patate (#1910)
Duration:
26:46 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann visits her friend Cindy Jones's garden to harvest fall potatoes and create a feast of casseroles based on this terrific tuber. She begins with a cheese-filled Piedmont Potato Casserole, then gives a modern day twist to her spinach-filled Grandma Galasso's Potato Casserole, and finishes things off with an extraordinary, Osteria Luchin's Potato Meatloaf.
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All Fruit - Tutte Le Frutta (#1911)
Duration:
27 CC Stereo TVG
What could be more fruitful than a program dedicated to fruit? Mary Ann starts with a surprising addition of pepper to her Pears with Vanilla and Black Pepper. Next, she transforms the famous Prosecco and peach Bellini cocktail into modern day dessert. She finishes with a Pear Torta to die for, and what else? Fruit Cocktail, of course.
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Thanks, Mom - Grazie, Mama (#1912)
Duration:
26:37 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann receives a prestigious award honoring her as an Italian American food educator. She goes nella cucina to make "Mom's Sponge Cake" as her way of honoring the people in her life who helped make this award possible: her late mother who inspired her to cook, and the Ciao Italia culinary supervisors who support her in her television kitchen.
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Gourmet Pizza - Pizza Di Buongustaio (#1913)
Duration:
27:09 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann and good friend Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams meet at his favorite pizza parlor to watch Baker Antonio prepare his favorite pizza. Then Mary Ann goes nella cucina to create a Whole Wheat Pizza with Salad Greens, and a Mixed Mushroom Pizza. Order in the kitchen. All rise for pizza!
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Little Vegetable Tarts - Tortine Di Verdure (#1914)
Duration:
26:31 CC Stereo TVG
Sometimes smaller is better, especially when it comes to making tasty tarts from the summer garden. Mary Ann starts things off with Little Artichoke and Zucchini Tarts, then some spicy Soppressata and Tomato Tarts, and then finishes off the party with Sweet Red, Yellow Bell Pepper Tarts with Olives.
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Cooking Live with Rocco Dispirito (#1915)
Duration:
26:40 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann is in a sandwich mood, and so is celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito, who joins Mary Ann and Chef Michael Luboff for an Italian sandwich cook-off before a live audience that enjoys good food and good chefs, mixed well -- with a hearty dash of fun and laughter on the side.
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The King of Cheese - Il Re Del Formaggio (#1916)
Duration:
26:52 CC Stereo TVG
The crowned king of cheese is featured when food educator Nancy Radke joins Mary Ann nella cucina to create a table filled with delicious antipasti featuring Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Prosciutto di Parma ham, starting with Prosciutto di Parma Wrapped Fruit with Parmigiano Reggiano, Parmesan Cheese and Almond Wafers, and Spicy Fava Bean Spread.
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Garden Soups - Zuppa Dell'orto (#1917)
Duration:
27:01 CC Stereo TVG
It's summer time and the living may be easy but the gardening is going full blast as Mary Ann picks some crispy leaves of Cavalo Nero (Black Cabbage) to use in her famous Black Cabbage Soup. She doesn't leave the garden until she's got a basket filled with tender, fresh onions for her equally famous Roasted Onion Soup. Grab your spoon and bring your appetite.
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Eggs in Purgatory and Heaven - Uove in Purgatorio e Paradiso (#1918)
Duration:
26:55 CC Stereo TVG
Mary Ann visits Yellow House Farm in Barrington, NH to learn about heirloom Italian chicken breeds. She leaves a smarter person than when she arrived, plus she has a dozen eggs to help her make a humorously named recipe called Eggs in Purgatory. Then she changes addresses to prepare Paradise Soup, and then finishes things off right here on earth with Pavia's Poached Egg Soup.
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Homemade Bread - Pane Casereccio (#1919)
Duration:
27:02 CC Stereo TVG
Master Bread-Maker Peter Reinheart joins Mary Ann nella cucina where they make two fantastic breads. Peter begins with a healthy Whole-wheat Cibatta that's easy to make and bakes up light and delicate. Next, Mary Ann's classic Sicilian Bread takes center stage as she demonstrates the classic technique of preparing one of Sicily's proudest possessions.
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More Piedmont Cooking - Piu Cucina Piemontese (#1920)
Duration:
26:43 CC Stereo TVG
The city of Torino is a vibrant focal point of northern Italy. Mary Ann travels there to explore the city and to teach her eager students how to prepare even more classic dishes from this northernmost region of "the boot." In almost no time they prepare Agnolotti, (a type of Ravioli) Beef in Barolo Wine, Stuffed Onions, and Hazelnut Cake. Lets hear it for the Piedmont!
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Know Your Grains - Sapere Vostri Grani (#1921)
Duration:
26:54 CC Stereo TVG
Do you know your grains? Mary Ann takes you beyond the obvious and explores the world crunchy, fried Farro Cakes. Then she prepares a hearty and filling Barley Salad. What's the best thing to take the chill off a winter's day? Try some of her Lentil Soup. Grains; they're a tasty addition to your table, plus they're and good for you too.
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Cooking with Five Ingredients - Cucinando con Cinque Ingredienti (#1922)
Duration:
26:52 CC Stereo TVG
Who says cooking has to be complicated? Mary Ann proves that it's easy as 1...2...3...4...5, when she creates three fantastic recipes using only five ingredients for each one. Cooking doesn't have to be complicated. It just has to be good. In less time than you would ever dream, she prepares Potato Gnocchi, Stuffed Flounder, and Chocolate Hazelnut and Banana Tartlets.
