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How to do a Mother’s Day Brunch.

Posted by By maria May 10, 2019Posted inCook With Maria, Special Occasions, Video Cooking TutorialsNo Comments
Excited to announce my partnership with WildForSalmon.com A match made in heaven..I get to create special recipes for special meals with a special product..and I can give my subscribers a…
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Happy Carnevale- Mardi Gras- Fastnacht Day!

Posted by By maria March 5, 2019Posted inItalian Culture, Special OccasionsNo Comments
copyright 2019 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati In honor of the most famous City of Carnevale if you are planning a trip?.. why not Venice. Venice is a city in…
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Valentines Day Dinner: How To Make a Heart Shaped Pizza.

Posted by By maria February 14, 2019Posted inHow To's, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
copyright 2019 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie.. that's amore... An overplayed song, I know, but when you are walking through…
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Happy National Pasta Month!

Posted by By maria October 1, 2018Posted inFood Facts, History of Foods, Special OccasionsNo Comments
National Pasta Month (October) October is National Pasta Month. Celebrate with these tips and a recipe from Gourmand World Award Winning Chef Maria Liberati. Please feel free to use this…
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Behind the Nostalgia: Celebrating National Chocolate Milk Day.

Posted by By maria September 26, 2018Posted inFood Facts, History of Foods, Special OccasionsNo Comments
National Chocolate Milk Day (September 27) September 27th is National Chocolate Milk Day. Celebrate with these tips and a recipe from Gourmand World Award Winning Chef Maria Liberati. Please feel…
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Oh, the Pastabilities! Happy (Belated) National Linguini Day!

Posted by By maria September 17, 2018Posted inFood Facts, History of Foods, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
 September 15th was National Linguini Day. Celebrate with these tips and a recipe from Gourmand World Award Winning Chef Maria Liberati. Please feel free to use this article as is.…
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Celebrate Ferr'Agosto With These Homemade Strawberry Popsicles.

Posted by By maria August 15, 2018Posted inHolidays, Italian Culture, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
copyright 2018 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Ferr'Agosto is here and I can't think of a better way to spend it than making use of summer's harvest before it is…
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Lord Byron and a Velvety Lobster Soup.. Happy National Lobster Day

Posted by By maria June 15, 2018Posted inHolidays, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
June 15th is National Lobster Day. Celebrate with these tips and a recipe from Gourmand World Award Winning Chef Maria Liberati. Please feel free to use this article as is.…
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Charlemagne's Castle, Souvenirs from Sutri, and a Borlotti Beans Recipe.

Posted by By maria April 2, 2018Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Holidays, Italian Culture, Italy, Recipes, Special Occasions, TravelNo Comments
copyright Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc/Maria Liberati As those who know me can attest, Little Easter or 'Pasquetta' is my favorite Holiday..it is the day after Easter and a relaxing…
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Italian Easter Pane di Pasqua

Posted by By maria March 30, 2018Posted inBaking, Holidays, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
An Italian Easter always includes a festive Easter bread, here is an easy recipe for Easter bread
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Paccheri Pasta with Calamari Sauce | Celebrating New Years: From Ricardo Muti to the Vienna Philharmonic

Posted by By maria January 1, 2018Posted inHolidays, Pasta, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
    Happy New Year 2018! Celebration as I like it..filled with music and food ..food and music… in the kitchen on  TV -the Concerto for Capodanno (New Year’s Concert)…
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Experience Tuscany | Join Me for an Authentic Tuscan Dinner and Wine Pairing

Posted by By maria May 9, 2017Posted inEvents & Appearances, Special Occasions, WineNo Comments
Hope to see you at my Authentic Tuscan Cooking Event on May 12th at the Nordon Culinary Center in Langhorne Pennsylvania. The event  includes an authentic Tuscan dinner with wine…
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How to Make Easter Memories with Treccia con Limone (Braided Bread with Lemon)

Posted by By maria April 18, 2017Posted inBaking, Holidays, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes, Special Occasions2 Comments
copyright 2017 Art of Living, Prima Media,Inc/ Maria Liberati Hoping that you had a Happy Easter! Mine was bright and filled with delicious memories..but my favorite way to describe the…
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How To Say Thank You In Italian | Celebrating St. Joseph's Day with Zeppole

Posted by By maria March 15, 2017Posted inHolidays, Italian Culture, Italy, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
Grazie..is the Italian word for 'thank you'.  Make it a point to say thank you, in any language, at least once a day to someone. My thank you's  for today…
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Torta Mimosa (Mimosa Torte) | the Perfect Treat to Celebrate International Women's Day

Posted by By maria March 8, 2017Posted inLa Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
My favorite way to celebrate International Woman's Day is with a traditional Mimosa Cake.. ..the mimosa is the traditional flower associated with this day because the yellow of the mimosa…
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Frittelle Di Mele to Celebrate Carnevale | Fried Apple Recipe and Mozart's Memories

Posted by By maria February 28, 2017Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Holidays, Italian Culture, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
text copyright 2017 Maria Liberati/Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc 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…
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Valentine's Day Menu.

Posted by By maria February 17, 2017Posted inHolidays, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
Love is the poetry of the senses……..Honoré de Balzac copyright 2013-2017 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate love with anyone you choose.. So even…
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Valentine's Day Recipe | Chocolate Pear Crostata… Innamorata!

Posted by By maria February 14, 2017Posted inHolidays, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
Innamorata.... I am in love with the sun ... it gives me warmth I am in love with the wind... it caresses me I am in love with life... it…
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Frullatto al Caffe (Coffee Milkshake) | Happy Coffee Day

Posted by By maria September 29, 2016Posted inCoffee, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
copyright 2016 Maria Liberati/Art of Living.PrimaMedia,Inc. Happy Coffee Day!   Whether you are studying for a final exam or cramming in a work project last minute, burning the midnight oil comes…
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How To Throw The Best Tailgating Event | Tips You Need to Know

Posted by By maria August 23, 2016Posted inEntertaining, Events & Appearances, Grill Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
More and more people are joining in the fun and celebrating tailgating season and showing their team spirit, but you don't have to be a football fan to celebrate and…
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Chocolate Coffee Brownie Squares | Memorial Day Dessert

Posted by By maria May 28, 2016Posted inHolidays, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Whether you are celebrating Memorial Day home or away, these Chocolate Coffee Brownie Squares from my newly released book The Basic Arr of…
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Buona Pasquetta | Tramezzini al Prosciutto Recipe

Posted by By maria March 28, 2016Posted inHolidays, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
copyright 2016 Art of Living/PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati ..e dolce far niente...one of my favorite Holidays of all times is Pasquetta..a Holiday that is not about giving presents or sending cards or…
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Easter 2016 Memories | Buona Pasqua

Posted by By maria March 27, 2016Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Holidays, Special OccasionsNo Comments
copyright 2016 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Easter.. Pasqua 2016..is now a memory..a delicious one...filled with freshly made ravioli and sugo (sauce) and a big bowl of macedonia and (what…
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How Italians Celebrate Father's Day | Zeppole Recipe

Posted by By maria March 17, 2016Posted inHolidays, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
   Today is a feast for St. Patrick's Day and Happy St.Patrick's Day... but more popular here in Italy is Father's Day- (March 19th) in Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Lichtenstein,…
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Make This Torta Mimosa to Celebrate International Women's Day

Posted by By maria March 8, 2016Posted inHolidays, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
Our favorite way to celebrate International Woman's Day is with a tradiitonal Mimosa Cake.. ..the mimosa is the traditional flower associated with this day because the yellow of the mimosa…
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Cooking Themed Mother's Day Gift Guide | 2015

Posted by By maria April 26, 2015Posted inHoliday Gift Guide, Holidays, Special OccasionsNo Comments
    This Mother's Day surprise that special Mom in your life with a special gift or treat yourself to some of these Mother's Day worthy treats. Lots of product…
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Perfect Gifts for Mother's Day at Clubs Galore

Posted by By maria April 12, 2015Posted inHoliday Gift Guide, Holidays, Special Occasions, Sponsored PostsNo Comments
Mother's Day is quickly approaching and I have found the perfect gift. A quick online trip took me to ClubsGalore and they have so many themed choices of clubs you…
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Maria Liberati's Italian Culinary Tour | Celebrate St. Valentine's Day In Italy With Me

Posted by By maria January 16, 2015Posted inCook With Maria, Culinary Art, Holidays, Italian Culinary Tours, Italy, Special Occasions, TravelNo Comments
  Saint Valentine’s Day all began because of a bishop known as Saint Valentine in the town of Terni, Umbria who faced persecution and death because he married young lovers…
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2 Italian Cuisine Night of the Seven Fishes Recipes | A Christmas State of Mind

Posted by By maria December 25, 2014Posted inChristmas, Holidays, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
Christmas is a state of mind….and it doesn’t matter how you choose to celebrate ... but here’s hoping you get to celebrate in some way by just relaxing  with great…
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Artisan Castagnaccio | Cooking for Christmas

Posted by By maria December 20, 2014Posted inChristmas, Holidays, Italian Culture, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Special OccasionsNo Comments
A Castagnaccio for my Christmas Holiday Table. Thanks to Chestnut Hill Tree Farms for providing  the chestnut flour..a not so easy to find product and this interesting recipe is a…
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Happy Holidays, Happy New Year 2022!

I want to wish you all and your families the Happiest and Healthiest New Year in 2022! Thank you all so much for joining me and helping me to make The Basic Art of Italian Cooking and The Maria Liberati Show a success! I can’t wait to share my next book (The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Diaries: Seasons) with you, it will release in late Spring/early Summer.

Lentil Soup Recipe for a Prosperous New Year.

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