Welcome to More Maria !

I hope you’ll join me on another sweet journey.

It’s my food blog/journal and more, a place to create, share recipes and stories from the bakery and beyond.

I’m Maria, for thirty-ish years I have been a bakery owner, sometime food writer and an all -the -time food enthusiast. 

I love sharing recipes and traditions I grew up with in my close-knit Italian American family.  I’m inspired daily and find joy prepping in the kitchen and sharing food around the table.

I’m also an amateur food stylist. I love making real food look inviting and pretty.

Maybe you know me from my popular Waterbury, Connecticut bakery, Sweet Maria’s or from my writing in Intermezzo Magazine. Or from my slightly successful cookbooks.

Thanks for joining me here. Hoping you’ll visit often and find some fresh ideas for baking and some “not sweet” recipes for delicious food, cocktails, and travels.