Storing Wines & Pappardelle Pasta
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati Have you ever brought home that bottle of wine from your trip to Italy or kept that special bottle of wine you received as a…
Mint Syrup..a Refreshing Memory of Spring!
copyright 2010, Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc, Maria Liberati Mint, another flavor of Spring and Summer…a flavor we want to remember all year round. ....that the mounds of ices, and…
Scrapbooking in the Kitchen with Fresh Strawberries
copyright 2010, Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc “Each season has its own wonder, it's own special place, and purpose in the pattern of creation.”…and Spring is a season of wonder, I…
Dinner, Pasta and Fellini
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati “Life is a combination of magic and pasta” a saying of the late film director Federico Fellini, and it is so true… Fellini was from Rimini…
Elixir of Life & Fresh Strawberry Vinaigrette Salad
copyright 2009-2010, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc Olive oil, one of the elixirs of life, and if it is an elixir of life you want to use only the best…
Foods That Speak & Fresh Fruit Macedonia
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati Holidays always bring to mind the important place that food holds, not only in our stomachs but in our hearts. Everyone is drawn to the table…
Nothing But a Royal Chocolate Torta for Easter!
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati Apologies for not getting this out sooner, but I think that you still have time to make this for your Easter dinner. I have been scouring…
Almond Cake for Passover
copyright 2010 Maria Liberati I love Holidays ..especially Spring Holidays..it's like we are waking up after this long winter nap and all of a sudden..Bam!! there they are the shining rays…
Spring Cleaning ..New Sink
Spring cleaning always bring to mind starting anew and one of the new things I would like to do is to add a new sink to my home kitchen. There…
Warm up with This Feta Salad
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati One of my favorite restaurants in the South of Italy-near my country house- makes this incredibly memorable, but yet so simple - salad. Everything there is …
It’s Spring… Wake Up!
Springtime is the season that mother nature begins to really yell "WAKE UP!!" She gives us lots of fresh food with plenty of vitamins, mineral salts and fiber to do…
Slow Life in an Organic Vineyard….
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati Fast life ,fast cars..turned into slow life..slow food at Fiorano vineyards and olive grove in Le Marche Italy.. Paolo was a successful dentist living…
Why Pizza is a Health Food!
As I was reading my emails I couldn't help but get distracted by the news of an impending special tax in specific States in the USA on Pizza calling it…
Organic Wine, Fiorano & Le Marche
Editor: Laura D'Alonzo copyright 2010, art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc See the Fiorano vineyard here (click the link below): DSCN1059 Upon hearing “Pecorino,” you may immediately think of an Italian staple-…
Wake Up the Flavor with Sea Salt!
The Basic Art of Italian Cooking has always been about using basic flavors and ingredients to create delicious meals. One of those basic ingredients is sea salt. There are those…
How to Make Fresh Winter Macedonia…
Hypnotized or somewhat like Pavlov's dogs, embarrassingly, I am always making bowls of Macedonia (an Italian-style fresh fruit salad) for an after lunch and dinner dessert.... I didn't realize how…
The Top 5 Things to Be In Love With
Innamorata copyright, 2010, Maria Liberati I am in love with the sun ... it gives me warmth I am in love with the wind... it caresses me I am in…
Happy 'Day After Valentine's Day'…
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati I think we should make the 'Day after Valentine's Day' a Day to celebrate!! ... boxes of chocolates are still there to be enjoyed.. half opened bottle of …
Top Secrets for a Pesto Recipe
Each region and city in Italy has their own flavors and tastes to discover, and on a recent trip there I had a flavorful experience discovering the tastes that give…
How to Master a Local Ciambella and Visit to Medieval Monastery
Copyright 2010, Maria Liberati My visit to the medieval Abbey of Casamari in the province of Frosinone was a visit back to the medieval pharmacies where many of the medicinal…
Top 3 Ingredients for a Lasagna
My recent culinary tour in Le Marche Italy, famous for black truffles, inspired me to create this special lasagna for my appearance on the NBC morning show in Philadelphia- the !10 show.…
Artisan Lasagna and NBC !10 Show
If you missed my TV appearance on NBC in Philadelphia, here it is http://tinyurl.com/y9zpedp The recipe is in The Basic Art of Italian Cooking:Holidays & Special Occasions winner of the…
The True Meaning of Valentine & A Cocktail
My trip to Terni, Italy -(where Valentine's Day gets it's origin from St Valentine-who lived there) was not filled with decorations of hearts and flowers as I had…
Rossini & Santa Margherita Prosecco
Fine music and fine wine make the perfect pair, and so the Rossini Cocktail was born, make it with Santa Margherita Prosecco and you have the perfect opening to a…
Sipping Coffee in Genoa Italy
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati The city of Genoa is not necessarily known for it's coffee bars but there are some special ones that are worth a visit when in the…
Sundays Are Meant to Be Savored & Ciambellone
Copyright 2010, Maria Liberati Godere -the verb that can be translated to 'intensely enjoy with pleasure'... but it means more than that...we don't have one word in English to express…
LOVE is the Secret Ingredient & Lasagne Melanzane
Copyright, 2010, Maria Liberati "A torta (cake) made with love always bakes perfect and delicious!”...that was the conversation at a dinner we hosted. An acquaintance of ours recounted how she…
E Dolce Far Niente, & Cooking Broccoli Rabe for La Befana
Take a trip right from your own computer over to open sky to see the new design of my store with all the interesting products I have found for those…
Where to Experience Christkindlmarkts in Italy
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Christmas wouldn't be Christmas in Europe with the Christkindlmarkts of long ago that still exist today. I love to discover new ones . This year I…
Happy New Year with Vienna Philharmonic & Lots of Chocolate!
Copyright 2010, Maria Liberati New Year's Day always means a day of relaxing around the kitchen of our 'piccolo villa' here in the mountains of Abruzzo with family and friends that…
