La Dolce Vita - The Basic Art of Italian Cooking

Sunflowers and a Tuscan Summer

By maria September 22, 2010Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Chianti, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Share the Joy!, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, Tuscan, Uncategorized, WineNo Comments

Castles, Chianti, Cantucci

By maria September 16, 2010Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Chianti, Events & Appearances, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, the Mediterranean diet, Tuscan, Uncategorized1 Comment

The villa stands on the top of the hill. From the balcony in front you have a magnificent view of all of Chianti; behind is an old garden with wild…

A Labor Day with Roasted Peppers..Flavorful Memories

By maria September 5, 2010Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Mediterranean Culinary Cruise, Recipes, Share the Joy!, the Mediterranean diet, UncategorizedNo Comments

Share the Joy! with some Fettucini Alfredo…

By maria August 31, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Events & Appearances, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Mediterranean Culinary Cruise, Recipes, Share the Joy!, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, Uncategorized, Upcoming Appearances, upcoming booksNo Comments

copyright 2010, art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc In honor of the official release of The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions-2nd edition (ISBN 978-1928911-19-7) the award winning recipe…

The Hills Are Alive…

By maria August 30, 2010Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Chianti, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, Tuscan, Upcoming Appearances, WineNo Comments

An Apricot Mousse & Chocolate Crumble…

By maria August 24, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Coffee, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, UncategorizedNo Comments

Life here in this ' little town' never fails to keep me entertained .. from the town priest that is an Elvis impersonator ..to the dogs that insist on taking their walks in the…

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Thyme and Riso Greco

By maria August 18, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Risotto, slow food, Travel & customs, Uncategorized, Upcoming AppearancesNo Comments

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where ox-lips and the nodding violet grows; Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine. From William Shakespeare’s …

Eating Cool..Colorful.. Baked Fruit Kebabs with Gelato

By maria August 13, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Rome, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, UncategorizedNo Comments

Less Clutter in the Kitchen…Cucina Povere Style

By maria August 11, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, frittata, La Dolce Vita, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, Uncategorized2 Comments

Why can’t basil and parsley simply be torn into pieces..why all the clutter of the knife and cutting with some type of skill?..besides a torn piece of basil or parsley…

Parsley..a Girl's Best Friend..

By maria August 8, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, La Dolce Vita, Mediterranean Culinary Cruise, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, UncategorizedNo Comments

Roasted Parsley Potatoes & Gossip in the Piazza

By maria August 2, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, L'Aquila, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Rome, slow food, Tagliacozzo, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, Uncategorized, WineNo Comments

It pays to listen to gossip and conversation in the town piazza at night..some more than others..from overheard conversations last night was a variety of talk about family riffs…

Enjoying Summer’s Last Month and Gelato

By maria July 31, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, La Dolce Vita, Rome, slow food, Travel & customs, UncategorizedNo Comments

To Market ,To Market…

By maria July 31, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Events & Appearances, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, UncategorizedNo Comments

Saturday has always been one of my favorite days..it is market day..and I always am too excited to sleep the night before anticipating an early cappuccino and cornetto (Italian…

Penne with Eggplant & the Piazza

By maria July 30, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Pizza, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, Upcoming Appearances, WineNo Comments

Tramezzini & My Days as a 'Gastronaut'

By maria July 25, 2010aperitifs, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Rome, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, Upcoming Appearances, upcoming booksNo Comments

I always think of myself as a 'gastronaut'- ( gastronomy + astronaut=gastronaut) someone that travels and explores through food..and I think there are many of you out there! Sundays in…

Share the Joy!

By maria July 20, 2010Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Events & Appearances, Features, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, Upcoming Appearances, upcoming booksNo Comments

Your Chance to Share your Holiday and food memories and see them in print! Just a short note to invite you to Share the Joy! with all of our readers.…

Recharge Your Summer

By maria July 18, 2010Abruzzo, aperitifs, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Features, La Dolce Vita, Rome, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, UncategorizedNo Comments

A trip to Via Corradini & Mushroom Pate

By maria July 12, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, UncategorizedNo Comments

I’m really not fond of pate..are you? But I am always on the lookout for ways to make a non-traditional type of pate. At our country house in Abruzzo-we have…

Cooking from Scratch

By maria July 9, 2010bookstore, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, UncategorizedNo Comments

Thomas Jefferson..Monticello..inspired by Italy

By maria July 4, 2010Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, Uncategorized, Upcoming AppearancesNo Comments

Cold Spaghetti..Warm Heart..

By maria June 24, 2010Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Events & Appearances, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, UncategorizedNo Comments

"No man is lonely eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention". ~Christopher Morley copyright 2010, art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Cold Spaghetti..to warm the heart for a summer evening meal or…

Watermelon, Opera and Caruso

By maria June 22, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Uncategorized1 Comment

“Watermelon, it’s good fruit, you eat, you drink, you wash your face.” Enrico Caruso copyright, 2010, Maria Liberati The most prominent, celebrated fruit of the summer in Italy; watermelon…

Create Moments to Remember in Your Kitchen….

By maria June 19, 2010Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Risotto, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, Uncategorized, WineNo Comments

copyright 2010 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati “We do not remember days, we remember moments” once said Cesare Pavese-Italian author/novelist… so create a special moment for Father’s Day..a meal ..a brunch …

Frittata & White Truffles..at il Vittoriale

By maria June 8, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Features, frittata, La Dolce Vita, Mediterranean Culinary Cruise, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, Upcoming Appearances, upcoming booksNo Comments