Local Foods, Local Friends, Local Traditions | Tis the Season
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
copyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc./Maria Liberati Christmas is not a time or season, but a state of mind.,,,, Food plays a big part in the Holidays here in the…
11 Holiday Gifts Perfect For Foodies | Holiday Gift Guide
[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”. -…
Sicilian Cassata for Thanksgiving Dinner | Making Traditions
Oh yes, that time of the year is here and of course pumpkin pie is not far from everyone’s mind but if you want to ‘think out of the box’…
Tintoretto Cocktail | A Holiday Drink Inspired By Jacopo Robusti
Thanks to everyone who came out to assist with the filming of my new Cooking web series for EHow at Gerhard’s Appliances in Glenside Pa We filmed in their showroom…
Holiday Book Event | The Basic Art Of Italian Cooking
See you today, October 27th at 3 PM at Wendell August on Main Street in Exton, PA. For more info go to www.wendellaugust.con Holiday book signing and sampling of
Panettone di Cioccolata | Christmas, Jars, and Tiny Angels
I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. -- Harlan Miller coyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria…
June Celebrations | Peach Torte
(Photo Credit: http://www.siliconvalleyandbeyond.com) Memorial Day has come and gone and the unofficial start to summer is here in the USA, Italy celebrates their independence holiday in the summer. Festa della…
How To…Italian Easter Bread Pane di Pasqua all’Uova
copyright Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc./Maria Liberati While most children awakened to Eastern morning with thoughts of candy-filled baskets, for me, the enticing aroma of fresh Easter bread baking in the oven…
Crespelle with Asparagus (Crepes With Asparagus) | Spring Holiday Food Memories
Spring Holidays are upon us and with Holidays come food memories. Traditional Holiday foods always bring back remembrances of Holidays past when dishes decorate the Holiday table. It’s always fun…
Remembering Carnevale | Frittelle Di Mele (Fried Apples) and Mozart's Memories
Reliving Memories of a colorful Carnevale in Venice from Mozart in this Letter to his wife who was in Salzburg, at date of this letter from Venice Feb 13,1771 Bad…
Carnevale, Mardi Gras, and Pizza Fritte (Fried Pizza)
copyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Too many festivals to celebrate in one day..today.. Carnevale and Mardi Gras …. (photo credit: www.carnevale-venezia.net) Brilliant colors and costumes are the choice …
Valentine's Day Risotto with Strawberries and Champagne | Touring Italy From My Kitchen
Text copyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati A romantic Valentine’s Day and even though I was not far away from the kitchen I could not help but pause every…
An Opera in 3 Acts | The Art of Entertaining
copyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,inc/Maria Liberati New Year's Day unfolded just like a great opera..... Act 1-.waking up in the center of Rome to the sound of thousands of church…
Italy's National Day of Leftovers | Using Leftover Pears For A Chocolate Pear Torte
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
(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
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.…
Pasta Shells with Lobster and Spinach | Christmas in Rome
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…
Christmas Memories of Rome | Farfalle con Tonno (Farfalle Pasta with Tuna)
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…
How to Make The Feast of the Seven Fishes |Tips From An Italian Chef
copyright 2011 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc./Maria Liberati After surviving another Feast of the Seven Fishes in Italy last year (the meal typically celebrated in Italy and now all over the…
Christmas Memories of Rome & Mushroom Tarts
To Celebrate the Holidays I will be posting excerpts from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions-2nd edition winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards and was…
Free Holiday Mini Cookbook | Happy Thanksgiving, Subscribers
Another Thanksgiving , another day to give thanks and remember the simple things that we probably take for granted.. ..if you can celebrate the Holiday in anyway then you should…
Fantastic Fungi… Thanksgiving in the Mountains of Abruzzo
Copyright 2021 Art of Living, Prima Media, Inc/ Maria Liberati The variety of landscapes in the region of Abruzzo, Italy, in November are filled with subdued colors. Close to the…
Chocolates and Holiday Gifts
Thoughts of Holiday gift giving always bring chocolates to mind. They are my 'go to' gift solution when that time of year rolls around. Who doesn't relish a chocolate gift.?…
Thanksgiving in Tuscany..Siena.. Thanksgiving Dessert
I have been receiving requests from the media asking for recipes that are unique for Thanksgiving dinner. This dessert that comes form Siena, Italy, is an interesting cross between a…
Cranberry Sorbetto | Colors of the Season
copyright 2011 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,inc/Maria Liberati(except sorbet photo) Cranberries are here..and these health filled beautiful red berries can be used in so many ways.... to dress up a meal,…
Buon Ferragosto | Eggplant Parmigiana on the Beach
If you have never spent an August 15th on the beach in Italy before, you need to at least once….there is no other day in the year that you experience…
Fiori di Fuoco Fireworks Championship in Italy and a Colorful Panforte to Match
Editor: Lisa Zatulovsky Although Fourth of July has passed and all of the celebratory fireworks displays and festivities have ended, the fireworks in Italy are just about to begin. Through…
The Basic Art of Red, White, and Blue | Spaghetti Primavera for Fourth of July
In honor of Independence Day, a recipe that may have been influenced by Thomas Jefferson’s love for many Italian things- he was the first to bring over the maccheroni machine…
A Country House and A Special Present | Happy Father's Day Memories
A Happy Father’s Day to all Father’s and a special one to my Father. A story from my The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions book is…
