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Time for Spring Cleaning | How Changing Your Cleaning Routine Can Simplify Your Life

By maria February 28, 2013Health and Wellness, Home Improvement, How To's, Life HacksNo Comments

copyright 2013 Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Editor: Maureen Beam Have you ever thought about changing your cleaning routing and going “au naturel”..use only all natural products to spruce up your…

Food and Film | ll Postino: Spaghetti alla Mario Ruoppolo

By maria February 24, 2013Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Movie & Recipe Pairings, Pasta, Recipes, VegetarianNo Comments

An Easy Apple Charlotte | How To Use Up Winter Apples

By maria February 21, 2013How To's, Recipes, Winter RecipesNo Comments

I love to discover ways that dishes can be cooked conveniently for those that don't want to be bothered with the fuss and muss of so many different appliances and…

Chagall and Dreaming in Blue | Ciambella (Italian Pound Cake)

By maria February 16, 2013Art, Facts, RecipesNo Comments

Copyright Art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Who would’ve thought that a beautiful popular song in its’ day Volare..(still a song in the hearts of many Italians) was written based on…

Four Course Gourmet Menu For Valentine's Day

By maria February 13, 2013Holidays, RecipesNo Comments

Mozart and Carnevale | Pizza Fritta (Fried Pizza)

By maria February 12, 2013Art, Italian Culture, Italy, RecipesNo Comments

Mozart and Carnevale in Venice and food go so well together.. he spent a month there and fell in love with Carnevale while there.. even Mozart was a ‘foodie’..who was…

Visiting Civita di Bagnoregio | Gluten Free (GF) Coconut Cloud Dessert

By maria February 3, 2013Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Gluten Free & Delicious, Italy, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes, TravelNo Comments

Experience Kunsthistoriches Museum Celebrate With Viennese Coffee

By maria January 27, 2013Drink Recipes, Italy, Recipes, TravelNo Comments

copyright Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Editor: Maureen Beam photo credit: Manfred Werner commons.wikimedia.org I’m so excited! The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati will be part of the…

Traveling Through Time in the Attic | How To Make Cioccolatini

By maria January 27, 2013Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

“there’s no place like home” ..Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz copyright Art of Living, PrimaMedia,inc/Maria Liberati Sometimes you don’t have to travel far to go somewhere…a cold weekend led me…

Making Bruschetta With Philly Soft Pretzels

By maria January 22, 2013Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), RecipesNo Comments

Stopped in Philly and could not resist a bag of original Philly soft pretzels, these are the real, genuine ones…came home to a dinner of bruschetta made with Philly soft…

To Market.. To Market.. To Mercato Esquilino in Roma

By maria January 20, 2013Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Italy, TravelNo Comments

A sunny (as usual) day in the center of Rome..what will be the plan for lunch and dinner??..a special Saturday…Pranzo (lunch) will be pappardelle al funghi (Egg noodles with fresh…

An Impromptu Trip to the Sky The Benedictine Monastery in Subiaco

By maria January 11, 2013Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), TravelNo Comments

copyright Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc./Maria LIberati A relaxing road trip to Rome became a bit unnerving for someone that has a fear of heights..but well worth the anxiety..”you have never been…

Recycle Old Sweaters | How To Make a Sustainable Bag for Shopping

By maria January 9, 2013How To's, Life Hacks1 Comment

copyright Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati All over the world ,people are responding to financial crisis by recycling..or reusing everything from food to every day objects…and with good reason. Food…

How to Celebrate La Befana

By maria January 5, 2013Holidays, Italian CultureNo Comments

text copyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati(Photo credit: http://www.mattinella,it)The last Holiday for the Christmas season is almost here..tomorrow..La Befana visits every good boy and girl and fills their stockings…the…

Eating After the Holidays | 3 Popular Diets To Start A Healthier New Year

By maria January 5, 2013Facts, Food Facts, Health and Wellness, Life HacksNo Comments

After the holidays we are all thinking about diets to follow and how to lose weight. There are many choices of diets to follow Diets can be tailored to your…

Happy Pizza Week | Pizza Cookbook Giveaway Contest

By maria January 4, 2013Contests and Giveaways3 Comments

They tell me it is Pizza Week! ..so Happy Pizza Week! If you haven’t gotten your copy of The Basic Art of ..Pizza.. (SEE BELOW HOW TO WIN A COPY)…

New Year, New Dreams | Conquering Your Kitchen

By maria January 3, 2013Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), HolidaysNo Comments

copyright 2012 Art of Living/PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati With a New Year..comes New Dreams that also include New Dishes in the Kitchen...dishes to really impress....set out to try something new and remarkable…

A New Year's Eve Menu From The Mountains of Italy

By maria January 1, 2013Entertaining, Holidays, RecipesNo Comments

Risotto Mantecato allo Spumante

By maria December 30, 2012Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Holidays, Recipes, Risotto, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, UncategorizedNo Comments

copyright 2012 Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati My New Year’s Eve menu is still being planned..but so far..the Spumante that will be the 'star' of the evening will be a Pecorino Spumante Brut..and…

In Search of Freshly Made Cornetti

By maria December 28, 2012Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Culinary ArtNo Comments

searching for a freshly baked cornetti is not an easy task anymore, having to make them myself in my test kitchen..

A Passion for Food | Calvin Trillin's Story

By maria December 28, 2012Facts, Food FactsNo Comments

Tortini Di Panettone | Santo Stefano – Day of Leftovers

By maria December 27, 2012Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italian Culture, Italy, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

Recipe for a Traditional Italian Christmas Eve Dinner

By maria December 25, 2012Holidays, Italian Culture, Italy, RecipesNo Comments

How To Make Pasta Frolla & Italian Christmas Baking

By maria December 24, 2012Baking, Holidays, How To's, RecipesNo Comments

Local Foods, Local Friends, Local Traditions | Tis the Season

By maria December 22, 2012Entertaining, Holidays, Italian CultureNo Comments

Local foods, local friends all together for the Holidays…a Holiday get together everything was centered a the local delights to be found in and around ..bio diversity is what one…

Spaghetti with Shrimp Ragu | Feast of the Seven Fishes Menu

By maria December 22, 2012Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Holidays, Italian Culture, Italy, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

What Is The Difference Between An Omelette and A Frittata?

By maria December 16, 2012Culinary Art, Food Facts, History of FoodsNo Comments

Priorities, Stolen Figs, and Travels in Calabria

By maria December 4, 2012Book Reviews, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...)No Comments

Everything in Moderation | Petite Sweet Treats

By maria November 29, 2012Book Reviews, Health and Wellness, Life HacksNo Comments

Guest Blogger: Chris Manganaro Dieting is a part of life for many people. Some people are always on a diet while others are on and off them frequently. While…

11 Holiday Gifts Perfect For Foodies | Holiday Gift Guide

By maria November 25, 2012Christmas, Holiday Gift Guide, HolidaysNo Comments

[dropshadowbox align="none" effect="lifted-both" width="250px" border_width="1" border_color="blue" ]Holiday Gift Guide 2012[/dropshadowbox] “A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together”. -…