December, 2011 - The Basic Art of Italian Cooking

An Italian Afternoon | Tombola at the Post Office, Hot Borlotti Bean Soup, and Torta Paradiso

By maria December 30, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Italian Culture, Italy, RecipesNo Comments

White…the Color of the Month | Making Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc)

By maria December 29, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italy, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

I love the brilliance of the color White at home, in my kitchen, my bedroom, my living room on my table….but it can also be considered the color of…

Non Alcoholic Fruit Cocktail

By maria December 28, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Drink Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

Italy's National Day of Leftovers | Using Leftover Pears For A Chocolate Pear Torte

By maria December 26, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Holidays, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

Today, after weeks and weeks of baking and cooking for the Holidays, a sort of inventory of all the leftovers is taken… The day after Christmas, Santo Stefano (Saint…

Free Mini Holiday Cookbook | Thank You Gift to Subscribers

By maria December 25, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Contests and Giveaways, HolidaysNo Comments

(Photo credits http://benvenutiinitalia.it) copyright 2011 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Happy Holidays and a thanks to all of our 100,000 subscribers. The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria…

Christmas Eve Stories and a Chocolate Panettone

By maria December 23, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Holidays, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

copyright 2011 art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Here is a Christmas Eve excerpt from the Gourmand World Award winning Book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions-2nd edition.…

Tagliolini Pasta with Mussels for a Cold Blustery Day

By maria December 22, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Pasta, Recipes, Winter RecipesNo Comments

I never realized how welcoming a hot plate of pasta could be on a cold, blustery day….nothing fancy now I am not talking about some of the lobster and pasta…

Pasta Shells with Lobster and Spinach | Christmas in Rome

By maria December 21, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Country Living, Holidays, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

A perfect Christmas concert at Santa Prassede in the center of Rome, was an unexpected surprise as I arrived on Sunday. I have heard about this church before but it…

Law and Order

By maria December 16, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Sponsored PostsNo Comments

Authored by Raymond Whitney I love all the shows I can watch on my ExpertSatellite. Watching TV is how I kind of unwind after a long day of work. Once…

How To Get Extra Cash For the Holidays

By maria December 16, 2011How To's, Life HacksNo Comments

Wow! With the Holidays just around the corner everyone is looking for ways to have an extra stash of cash around for special Holiday meals and gifts and the special…

Christmas Memories of Rome | Farfalle con Tonno (Farfalle Pasta with Tuna)

By maria December 15, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Holidays, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

copyright 2011 Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati (excerpted from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions-2nd edition) http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/ Christmas and the holiday season in Rome has never been…

A Royal Cup of Strong Vend Coffee | How You Can Try Coffee Fit For a Queen

By maria December 13, 2011Food Facts, How To's, Life HacksNo Comments

Dreaming of a luxe cup of coffee? Want to live like royalty? How about drinking a cup of coffee that has gotten a Royal Warrant . . Strong Vend holds…

How to Make The Feast of the Seven Fishes |Tips From An Italian Chef

By maria December 8, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cooking TIps, Holidays, How To'sNo Comments

Rembrandt in the Kitchen | Learning To Cook Italian

By maria December 4, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italian Culture, Italy, Recipes, Uncategorized, Upcoming AppearancesNo Comments

Love hearing your heart warming stories of food and cooking Italian with The Basic Art of Italian Cooking! Here is a story from one of our readers. And if you…

Family Focus | A Christmas Story

By maria December 1, 2011FeaturesNo Comments

Many thanks to Family Focus for selecting an excerpt from the award winning book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking:Holidays & Special Occasions- 2nd edition for their Holiday issue You…