One of my favorite desserts to eat al fresco on a hot summer night...limoncello, summer heat seem to all seem to go together.. besides, it gives me an excuse to…
copyroght 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati A hot summer day strolling through Rome and nothing is more refreshing than a caffe granita or iced coffee..and when I am not…
Paying homage to one of the last great Renaissance painters, known as Tintoretto (real name Jacopo Robusti) a refreshing cocktail from the newly released book The Basic Art of Cocktails…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,inc/Maria Liberati Summer picnics and eating al fresco are my favorite summer activities..this year my 5 month old pup shares our summer picnics and I…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc Travelers today have so many travel options to choose from. but private tours are one of the best ways to get a truly personal…
copyright 2016 Maria Liberati/Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc Keep your dog healthy by feeding it all natural, make your own pup treats. Sweetie Bear..my pup loves my chicken chewies..she has…
Here are some products to help make your summer carefree and easy..as summer's meant to be: CedarLane Natural Foods to make those lazy Sunday brunches a reality with their egg…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati What a way to spend a warm (almost) summer, sunny day..reading Blueberries by Robert Frost (one of my favorite poems) and baking a…
Summer is almost here and outdoor greenery is all around...make your lawn as smooth as a velvet green carpet this summer with all the tips on caring for your lawn…
Excerpted from The Basic Art of..... Cocktails My organic rosemary is still growing heartily in our giardino and the country house was decorated today with bouquets of fresh rosemary and lavender…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati My precious rescue pup and I are spending our first Memorial Day together... Sweetie Bear (the name came from my 6 yr old…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Whether you are celebrating Memorial Day home or away, these Chocolate Coffee Brownie Squares from my newly released book The Basic Arr of…
Picnics and Memorial Day just around the corner...time for a cool coffee drink from The Basic Art of ...Coffee Caffe Frappe (Coffee Milkshake) *2 cups strong espresso coffee 4 teaspoons…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati A Sunday drive (we call it a ‘giro’) in Italy can result in memories that will last a lifetime. Navigating the mountains from Abruzzo…
How did you spend your Mother's Day? This year's celebration included the newest addition to my family..my little one..a 3 month old rescue pup named Sweetie Bear..It was definitely love…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati My Ode to an Artichoke..the vegetable that is all heart.... “A woman is like an artichoke, you must work hard to get to…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc./Maria Liberati "It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato" Lewis Grizzard (American Columnist 1946-1994) ......an easy tomato pannino…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati (excerpted from The Basic Art of ...Tomatoes by Maria Liberati) Top 10 Tips for Growing Terrific Tomatoes Who doesn’t love the sweet…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati No mater how long the winter, Spring is sure to follow! Spring is synonymous with colorful Holidays filled with beautiful pastel hues of…
copyright 2016 Art of Living/PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati ..e dolce far niente...one of my favorite Holidays of all times is Pasquetta..a Holiday that is not about giving presents or sending cards or…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Easter.. Pasqua 2016..is now a memory..a delicious one...filled with freshly made ravioli and sugo (sauce) and a big bowl of macedonia and (what…
Today is a feast for St. Patrick's Day and Happy St.Patrick's Day... but more popular here in Italy is Father's Day- (March 19th) in Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Lichtenstein,…
Know your food and its' producers..thus the philosophy of Slow Food! Grano Solina wheat from the Apenine Mountains of Abruzzo. This wheat and its' flour have a close relationship with…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Sicily's most famous export..the cannolo..can also be made wtih a dairy free filling..that is a ricotta made from soy milk..and gluten free..here is…
Our favorite way to celebrate International Woman's Day is with a tradiitonal Mimosa Cake.. ..the mimosa is the traditional flower associated with this day because the yellow of the mimosa…
Peace goes into the making of a poem as flour goes into the making of bread. Pablo Neruda In Italy bread has a history of being something of value, so…
text copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Life is a combination of magic and pasta Federico Fellini and a day without pasta feels like a day without magic…. Timballo…
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into. ~Henry Beecher, Life Thoughts, 18 Flowers to brighten…
The best way to experience the world is through food, street food that is. And Vietnam is no exception. BunChaTa, a traditional Vietnamese dish that originates from Hanoi is served…
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.