Lentils, Pomegranates,Grapes Bring Good Luck in the New Year
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati A Happy New Year or Tanti Auguri (Best Wishes)! For the luckiest New Year, legend has it here, you must partake of lentils ,12 pomegranate seeds,…
Panettone or Pandoro..that is the question
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Yes... the Holidays are still moving along here and with one down and 3 more to go (New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and La Befana)…
Happy Holidays from the Country House (Part 2)
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Today here is 'Santo Stefano' Day, in Canada and England it is Boxing Day and in other parts of the World it is just the day…
Merry Christmas from the Country House (part 1)
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Christmas has deliciously arrived at the house in the country, branches of fresh rosemary for decoration and a roaring fire in the caminetto, the scents our…
A Tasty Viennese Holiday Waltz..
The Holidays always have me daydreaming about my visits to the Christmas markets in Vienna and Strasburg, in Austria. On New Year's Day I am always in Rome where we eat New Year's…
Tuscan Roasted Chicken and Savory Herb Bread Pudding
Copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc and Maria Liberati Hope you enjoy our continuing posting of yummy Holiday recipes. Share your favorite Holiday recipe with us here or email to us…
Holiday Roasted Fig Salad & Holiday Gift Guide
Copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc. The Holiday Season is in full blast, especially now that much of the US got their first dose of Holiday snow this weekend.…
Calzone with Locally Grown Cauliflower
Copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc, Maria Liberati I love being able to get locally-grown produce and one of my favorite places to shop is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania at…
Happy National Leftover Day & A Free Book
Here are some great ways to make use of all those leftovers: http://tinyurl.com/n8ta9a http://tinyurl.com/clfcqc http://tinyurl.com/dfrofn FREE BOOK The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays &Special Occasions with over 140+ Holiday…
Happy Thanksgiving & A Free Book
Happy Thanksgiving! Here are some short simple tips for Thanksgiving dinner: *If possible, prepare some of your dishes or a part of a dish the night before the big meal…
Happy Thanksgiving, An Avocado Goes to Parma!
copyright 2021 Art of Living, Prima Media Inc/Maria Liberati Thanksgiving is upon us again and in Italy it is known as Ringraziamento, well anyway you say it still means 'to…
Kitchen Design
Many design books wow readers with inspirational projects, but Kitchen Design for the 21st Century is far more a practical advice guide for homeowners. The book is filled with "news you…
Special Gifts & A Sunset in Rome
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc, Maria Liberati Special gifts are sometimes the simplest things... At The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm, we are getting ready…
Chocolate Tartufi and My Favorite Holiday Gift
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc, Maria Liberati For those of you that came to my book reading /signing at the Warren Twp Library in Warren, NJ, here is the…
A Perfect Tuscan Salad
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc Maria Liberati If you are planning your Holiday menus here is one for a light Holiday appetizer, it's from my latest book The…
Holiday Gifts and Wild Mushroom Risotto
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Holidays are almost here and at The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Kitchen we are up to 'our ears' in new and interesting and great product…
Meet The Croissant's Italian Cousin | Making Italian Cornetti
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati After many of my posts praising the little-known Italian cornetti (as compared to its' French cousin -the croissant), my long flight into Rome is spent with…
Food & the World Series…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Being a foodie when I think of the World Series, it doesn't bring to mind baseball but brings food to mind. Not just any food; Philly…
Italian Interior Design
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Editor: Marsha Huber Italians are known to have a flair for design. Their love for their home goes above the norm. Italian homes, no matter what…
Italian Cuisine..not just pizza and pasta…
Italian Cuisine When thinking about Italian cuisine, most people think about pasta, and pizza, pizza, pizza... but potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, and maize, introduced in the 18th century, are often…
The Italian Cookie
If ever there were an Italian dessert that works both as a gift for oneself and others, it is the pizzelle. The breakable deliciousness that comes with every bite is…
Halloween Traditions…Cauldrons, Cuisines, & Carnevale
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati One of the most engaging holidays of the season, Halloween, has been carving out ghoulish jack-o-lanterns and the likes of trick-or-treaters for centuries.…
Sicily's Beautiful Temples
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc Editor: Marsha Baum Sicily, which is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, has a history dating back to the Greek and Phenician…
Christmas Around the Corner
By: Elsa Brown It’s October, and you know what that means: Halloween decorations are everywhere. But while Halloween marks the beginning of fall for some, it also marks the impending…
Much needed 'Amalfi' Therapy..
copyright, 2009, art of living, PrimaMedia, Inc; Maria Liberati Editor: Marsha Baum On a dreary, rather chilly day on the East Coast my therapy is to think about the colorful…
Make Your Own Flavor Combinations
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Whether fresh or dried, herbs and spices are the essence of life—particularly life in the kitchen! Fresh dill complements any salad; and what is tomato sauce without…
Shopping for Appliances Online
By: Elsa Brown We often hear that in order to get the best deals, you have to shop online. But once you log on, the options can be overwhelming. How…
Anginetti-Italian Comfort Food
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati These cookies are one of my favorite, sort of like an Italian style comfort food. I can remember having these after school with a glass of…
Crazy for Pizza
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati A passion for pizza, what's all this talk about great pizza! David Letterman decided to take Madonna to the restaurant next door to his studio for…
As You Ponder Your Next Cappuccino…
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc Here's a familiar scenario: It's 7 AM on a Tuesday and you're making that daily commute when you decide to stop off for a…
