Party Cakes / Torte Per Feste
ciao italia

Mon, Aug 26 1:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)  

Simple is best. As proof, Mary Ann's recipe for Tuscany-inspired Prato Almond Cake is as simple to prepare as it is delicious to eat. Then it's on to the dark and mysteriously magical Dried Plum and Balsamic Vinegar Tart as intense to the taste buds as it is to the imagination. Vinegar. Who knew? Answer: Mary Ann.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 34 seconds

Episode Number: 2902

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Mon, Aug 26 1:00 P.M. Party Cakes / Torte Per Feste     NHPBS (11.1)

About 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."


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Mon, Jul 29 1:00 P.M. Fantastic Farro / Farro Fantastico     NHPBS (11.1)
Tue, Jul 30 1:00 P.M. Warm Up with Soup / Riscaldati Con La Zuppa     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Jul 31 1:00 P.M. Potato Ravioli / I Ravioli Di Patate     NHPBS (11.1)
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