A day spent looking for' funghi' (mushrooms) for a dish of hot polenta on a cold winter day.....a fun day to look for mushrooms because I encountered so many friends…
copyright 2010 art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Cassola is traditionally a Jewish dessert, but because the main ingredient is fresh ricotta cheese it is also a traditional cheesecake served…
After surviving another Feast of the Seven Fishes here in Italy (the meal typically celebrated in Italy and now all over the world for Christmas Eve with many seafood dishes)…
copyright 2010 art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati And the week continues on as one long Festa..today is Santo Stefano ( Saint Stephen).. this day has been a national Holiday…
copyright 2010 art of living/PrimaMedia,Inc/ Maria Liberati Posting on breaks between eating and cooking today...from the mountains of Abruzzo..from Vigilia( Christmas Eve) Feast of the Seven Fishes (and almost…
copyright 2010 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Anticipating my Christmas in Italy this year and planning my menu...I am reflecting (for lack of a better word)on(what will be) a continuing 24 hour…
copyright 2010 art of living, PrimaMedia, Inc. I love having a kitchen full of people to cook for, but every now and again I love to relax..and cook for one..Me!…
copyright 2010 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc. Here it is..just in time for the 12 Days of Christmas..our 2010 Annual Holiday Guide...filled with extra special 'foodie'products 'discovered' by our team of Editors…
My favorite thing in the kitchen has become my On Top of Spaghetti Doll (part of the Madame Alexander collection). If I need any ‘pasta inspiration’ she seems to give…
Oh, a wonderful pudding! Bob Cratchit said, and calmly too, that he regarded it as the greatest success achieved by Mrs. Cratchit since their marriage. Mrs. Cratchit said that…
“You needn't tell me that a man who doesn't love oysters and asparagus and good wines has got a soul, or a stomach either. He's simply got the instinct for…
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati/artofliving,PrimaMedia,Inc Those who travel have many a tale to tell …or something like that… as an old saying goes..not only stories of places and sights but of…
copyroght 2010 Maria Liberati, art of living, Prima Media Inc. It’s autumn!! Just in case you haven’t noticed the chill in the air..and a bowl of warm soup make…
Another great ‘go together’ combination is Shopping and Holidays. Once this meant standing for hours in lines at the store or sitting in your car searching for hours for the…
What is it about the Holidays that brings us to think about chocolates and candies? Sweet little pieces of delight that usually come so neatly wrapped! Guess it is the…
Favorite thing I enjoy about being on my book tour for my latest release The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions-2nd edition is meeting so many ..and…
Share the Joy! if you have a special Food Memory. This week Ginnie Bivona, author of The Seductive Chef: A Cookbook & More For Lovers Shares the Joy! with…
copyright 2010 Maria Liberati/art of living,PrimaMedia,inc My better half arrived from Italy a few days ago, had to catch a bus from our ‘pied a terre’ in Rome to…
copyright 2010 Maria Liberati/art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc. Tomorrow’s menu I will be cooking on the NBC-TV !10 show at 11 AM is Cod in Acqua Pazza (Cod in crazy water)…
One day of the week was always reserved for bread baking in most homes in Italy. From sunrise the loaves were kneaded and then left to rest and rise! The…
The Following Review was just published by ForeWord Reviews at www.ForeWordreviews.com copyright ForeWord Reviews COOKING The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions —Second Edition Maria Liberati…
This week, a special thanks goes to Marlene Caroselli for Sharing the Joy! with everyone and her favorite family recipe for chocolate pizzelle. Marlene is an author and this story…
copyright 2010 Maria Liberati/art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc My suitcases were small (all that my airline would allow) but I brought back a lot, (things that are too special to carry…
Sacramento (California) here I come..Italian culture and food ..well what is one without the other..I am on my way to the Italian Cultural Center to do a book signing this…
This week, Nunzio Addabbo, a talented,retired writer who you can find more about at : .target-jfk.com, and sisterglobe.com shares this beautiful and touching story with us. Many Thanks to…
"Every friend is to the other a sun, and a sunflower also. he attracts and follows" Jean Paul Richter (German novelist and humorist 1763-1825) copyright 2010 Maria Liberati/art of…
In honor of the release of the award winning book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Food Occasions our readers are Sharing the Joy! and sharing their…
I want to wish you all and your families the Happiest and Healthiest New Year in 2022! Thank you all so much for joining me and helping me to make The Basic Art of Italian Cooking and The Maria Liberati Show a success! I can’t wait to share my next book (The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Diaries: Seasons) with you, it will release in late Spring/early Summer.