What to Keep in Mind When Creating the Kitchen of Your Dreams
Designing your dream kitchen may actually be easier if you've cooked in some not-so-dreamy kitchen until now. In addition to coming up with the ideal layout for you, you'll want…
How To Celebrate Italian Christmas Traditions at Home
Christmas is a holiday that is celebrated around the world, and Italy knows how to truly make a magical time. Luckily, you don’t have to travel to another country to…
A Traveler's Guide To Shopping in Northern Virginia
Finding a great place to shop can be a challenge if you don't know the area. Luckily, shopping in Northern Virginia is easy because of the wide selection of retail…
3 Additions to Make Your Home a Healthier, Happier Place
If you’re looking to increase both your enjoyment of your home as well as your property value, there are a number of additions and improvements that you can focus on.…
The Benefits of Composting for Your Backyard Garden
Today's society mainly relies on chemicals to fertilize gardens. However, composting is nature's way of fertilizing the soil. While there are many benefits to the earth, composting can also save…
Tips for Adding an Italian Twist to Your Holiday Meals
I'm doing a radio book tour for my Gourmand World Award Winning Book that has become a Holiday tradition in many householdsThe Basic Art of Italian Cooking:holidays and Special Occasions-2nd…
Dining on a Dime: How To Keep Holiday Meals Simple, Sophisticated, and Inexpensive. (Christmas Podcast)
December 22 at 5 pm tune in to the podcast Dining on a Dime's Christmas edition at www.wildfireradio.com and you can also hear the show any time if you miss…
What To Do With Your Food When Moving Houses
You're getting ready to move, and you think you have every room cleaned, organized, and ready to go. Then you open your pantry or your refrigerator, and you realize that…
How To Effectively Add Art to Your Home
Decorating a home is a relatively simple task for most people. However, others may not know where to start. Even if they love their current decor, they may want to…
Tips for Preparing Your Home for Winter
Winter is a hard season to get through for most. The colder conditions not affect your personal well-being, but also the well-being of your home. Just as you prepare yourself…
How To: Preparing to Host Events for the Holiday Season.
Glad tidings can be ever gladder when you're hosting people for the holidays. Whether you're going to be entertaining some relatives for an extended visit or having a holiday dinner,…
Unique Ideas for Remodeling Your Kitchen
Some have said that the couple who cooks together stays together. Since time began, families have bonded and shared meals and memories while cooking and eating together on a regular…
Pro Hacks for Keeping Your Kitchen Clean
Often the hardest part of getting something done is knowing where to start. Home kitchens are one of those places as they require not only a lot of time and…
Thanksgiving and Gratitude
Sending wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving! This is the day to remember to give thanks for things that we sometimes take for granted..things that are really special gifts. If you…
Essential Packing Tips for Your Trip to Canada
Canada is one of the largest countries in the world, so your experiences there can be quite varied. It just depends on what you have in mind. However, one thing…
4 Holiday Shopping Tips for the Busy Mom
The holidays are right around the corner, and stores have already begun advertising hot items and specialty food items. Even though you're busy, there's no doubt that you want to…
Gluten Free Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake. Easy and delicious!
Me, with nieces (in order from l to r-)Elena, Sofia and their friend Keira at Bucks County Author Fest Thanks to everyone that stopped by at my book signing at…
A Hug in a Mug: My Favorite Cafe Mocha Recipe.
This coffee falls into your stomach, and straightway there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move like the battalions of the Grand Army of the battlefield, and the battle…
TASTE! Philly this weekend
Join me this weekend-Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November 2nd at the Valley Forge Casino in King of Prussia, Pa for TASTE! Philadelphia event. I will be doing cooking demos,…
Tailgating Ideas and Essentials.
For some tailgating/ homegating ideas... If you are tailgating ..here are some great products for your next tailgating or homegating event ..my segment on Fox Channel 43 in York/Lancaster. Pa…
Halloween in Italy and a Chocolate Pumpkin Cake.
I love Holidays that give us an excuse to create a dessert for the occasion and Halloween is one of those days..healthy delicious pumpkin is a seasonal ingredient and makes…
Crazy for Cornetti: A Recipe That Rivals Italian Cafe's!
Everyone is crazy for cornetti in Italy! Coupled with smooth cappuccino for breakfast they wake you up and inspire a beautiful day! And for those that have never experienced a…
Santa Anatolia and My Search For Serpentone Alle Mandorle Cakes
High up on a hill lies the beautiful little town of Saint Anatolia..my trip here to see my friend the Contessa on a sunny crisp, fall day was an experience…
From Rome, With Love: The Best Apple Butter Recipe
“ I will astonish Paris with an apple” Cezanne and recently I left Rome astonished with apples.. I was pulled out of line by a a security agent when leaving…
Cook With Maria: Pasta with a Salmon Limoncello Sauce
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Focacia Pugliese and Memories of Lecce
A few summers ago my visit to this city of Baroque beauty..the town of Lecce in Puglie... and I can still remember the taste of Focaccia Pugliese..so simple in its…
Your New Favorite Plant Based Lentil Burgers
So much is in the press about eating plant based foods and unfortunately, many of the plant based burger substitutes sold in supermarkets use lots of unhealthy ingredients. Glad to…
La Notte di San Lorenzo: My Experience at Night of the Shooting Stars
For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. Vincent Van Gogh One of my favorite eves to be in a…
Plum Amaretti Muffins- Your New Favorite Breakfast
+ Spending a summer holiday with the plums that are over abundantly filling the little farm this year. But who can complain, these plums appear every few years and the…
How To Begin Growing Your Own Herbs.
copyright 2019 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc. Guest Editor: Natasha Hague Fresh herbs add a delicious touch and health benefits to any recipe. Summer is a great time to start your…
