Pasta - The Basic Art of Italian Cooking

Why You Should Cook Italian Cuisine | Spaghetti Stuffed Peppers

By maria April 20, 2012Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italian Culture, Italy, Pasta, Recipes, VegetarianNo Comments

Guest Blogger: Madigan Naylor copyright Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati (photo credits: marconero.com) Why cook Italian cuisine? Each night, we are faced with decisions about dinner: what to cook, how…

Music | Food for the Heart and Soul

By maria February 18, 2012Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Culinary Art, Italian Culture, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

Why I Buy Fresh and Local | Tis Not the Season

By maria January 13, 2012Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

Tagliolini Pasta with Mussels for a Cold Blustery Day

By maria December 22, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Pasta, Recipes, Winter RecipesNo Comments

I never realized how welcoming a hot plate of pasta could be on a cold, blustery day….nothing fancy now I am not talking about some of the lobster and pasta…

Pasta Shells with Lobster and Spinach | Christmas in Rome

By maria December 21, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Country Living, Holidays, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

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)

By maria December 15, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Holidays, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

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…

Rotini Pasta alla Spinaci (Rotini with Spinach) | Tips To Improve Your Food's Presentation

By maria October 24, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cooking TIps, Events & Appearances, Life Hacks, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetarian1 Comment

Thanks to all my fans that ‘spent the weekend with me’ (this weekend)and attended my appearances at the Suburban Home Show and the Philly Food and Wine Show. It is…

Spaghetti al Fresco Riviera | Memories Along the Riviera & the Royal Wedding of Monaco

By maria July 9, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

The Basic Art of Red, White, and Blue | Spaghetti Primavera for Fourth of July

By maria July 1, 2011Holidays, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

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…

The Soul of a 5 lb Can of Tomatoes | Spaghetti with Red Clam Sauce

By maria June 4, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Pasta, Recipes2 Comments

Lavender & Fusilli Pasta | Tastes of Summer

By maria May 17, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Pasta, Recipes, Summer Recipes, VegetarianNo Comments

copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Editor: Caroline Walsh Lavender, my favorite summer ingredient, has quite a literary and culinary past (and present) Hot lavender, mints, savory, marjoram; The marigold,…

Simplicity as an Art Form | Spaghetti Alle Erbette (Spaghetti with Herbs)

By maria May 8, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Holidays, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

The most beautiful things are the simplest, call me frugal or thrifty or anything in between..but my favorite things are those that are the simplest.. or maybe I am just infatuated…

A Night of Opera | Spaghetti Norma

By maria April 27, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italian Culture, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

Van Gogh's Colorful Cooking | Spaghetti with Herbed Tomatoes

By maria March 29, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

Ricotta Maccheroni Romana | A Meal Fit for an Emperor

By maria March 15, 2011Italian Culture, Italy, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

Lasagna Con Beschamel e Spinaci (Lasagne with Beschamel & Spinach) | Celebrating Gratitude and A Sunday Dinner

By maria March 12, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

Madame Butterfly & Farfalle Pasta with Spring Peas

By maria February 16, 2011Art, Italian Culture, Pasta, Recipes, Spring RecipesNo Comments

Feast of the Seven Fishes ON top of Spaghetti

By maria December 7, 2010Caro 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…