Happy La Befana & A Royal Recipe

January 6, 2011Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, UncategorizedNo Comments
coyright 2010 art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati La Befana is almost here or as tradition goes she should be 'flying' by on her broomstick sometime before dawn tomorrow morning, the…

Happy Birthday Isaac Newtown & Apple Biscotti

January 4, 2011Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customsNo Comments
copyright 2010, art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc  Today, January 4th, is the Birthday of Isaac Newtown.. so today, I am inspired, in honor of Isaac Newtown, by the thought of apples..even while…

A New Year's Day Dinner & Keywords to Avoid

January 1, 2011Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customsNo Comments
copyright 2010 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati New Year's Day Lunch/ Dinner was a meal filled ( of course) with  great food. and conversation...but also  with keywords to avoid.. words like-potatoes.. biscotti....…

Five Easy Ways to Cook Seafood or Surviving Another Feast of the Seven Fishes..

December 27, 2010Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customsNo Comments
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)…

The National Holiday of Leftovers or Santo Stefano

December 26, 2010Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christkindlmarkts, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Holidays, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, WineNo Comments
  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…

2010 Holiday Guide & Twelve Days of Christmas

December 11, 2010Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christkindlmarkts, Christmas, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Features, Holiday Gift Guide, Holidays, Le Marche, Recipes, Rome, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, UncategorizedNo Comments
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…

Feast of the Seven Fishes ON top of Spaghetti

December 7, 2010Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Holiday Gift Guide, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Pasta, Recipes, Rome, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, UncategorizedNo Comments
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…