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Welcome to More Maria !

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

This is my food blog and more, a place to be creative and 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 Waterbury, Connecticut bakery, Sweet Maria’s or from my writing in Intermezzo Magazine. Happy to see you here!

Here is where you’ll find fresh ideas for baking, along with some “not sweet” recipes for delicious food, cocktails, and travels.