Warm up with This Feta Salad
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati One of my favorite restaurants in the South of Italy-near my country house- makes this incredibly memorable, but yet so simple - salad. Everything there is …
It’s Spring… Wake Up!
Springtime is the season that mother nature begins to really yell "WAKE UP!!" She gives us lots of fresh food with plenty of vitamins, mineral salts and fiber to do…
Slow Life in an Organic Vineyard….
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati Fast life ,fast cars..turned into slow life..slow food at Fiorano vineyards and olive grove in Le Marche Italy.. Paolo was a successful dentist living…
Wake Up the Flavor with Sea Salt!
The Basic Art of Italian Cooking has always been about using basic flavors and ingredients to create delicious meals. One of those basic ingredients is sea salt. There are those…
The Top 5 Things to Be In Love With
Innamorata copyright, 2010, Maria Liberati I am in love with the sun ... it gives me warmth I am in love with the wind... it caresses me I am in…
Happy 'Day After Valentine's Day'…
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati I think we should make the 'Day after Valentine's Day' a Day to celebrate!! ... boxes of chocolates are still there to be enjoyed.. half opened bottle of …
How to Master a Local Ciambella and Visit to Medieval Monastery
Copyright 2010, Maria Liberati My visit to the medieval Abbey of Casamari in the province of Frosinone was a visit back to the medieval pharmacies where many of the medicinal…
Top 3 Ingredients for a Lasagna
My recent culinary tour in Le Marche Italy, famous for black truffles, inspired me to create this special lasagna for my appearance on the NBC morning show in Philadelphia- the !10 show.…
Lentils, Pomegranates,Grapes Bring Good Luck in the New Year
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati A Happy New Year or Tanti Auguri (Best Wishes)! For the luckiest New Year, legend has it here, you must partake of lentils ,12 pomegranate seeds,…
Panettone or Pandoro..that is the question
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Yes... the Holidays are still moving along here and with one down and 3 more to go (New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and La Befana)…
Happy Holidays from the Country House (Part 2)
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Today here is 'Santo Stefano' Day, in Canada and England it is Boxing Day and in other parts of the World it is just the day…
A Tasty Viennese Holiday Waltz..
The Holidays always have me daydreaming about my visits to the Christmas markets in Vienna and Strasburg, in Austria. On New Year's Day I am always in Rome where we eat New Year's…
Calzone with Locally Grown Cauliflower
Copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc, Maria Liberati I love being able to get locally-grown produce and one of my favorite places to shop is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania at…
Happy Thanksgiving & A Free Book
Happy Thanksgiving! Here are some short simple tips for Thanksgiving dinner: *If possible, prepare some of your dishes or a part of a dish the night before the big meal…
Kitchen Design
Many design books wow readers with inspirational projects, but Kitchen Design for the 21st Century is far more a practical advice guide for homeowners. The book is filled with "news you…
Chocolate Tartufi and My Favorite Holiday Gift
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc, Maria Liberati For those of you that came to my book reading /signing at the Warren Twp Library in Warren, NJ, here is the…
A Perfect Tuscan Salad
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc Maria Liberati If you are planning your Holiday menus here is one for a light Holiday appetizer, it's from my latest book The…
The Italian Cookie
If ever there were an Italian dessert that works both as a gift for oneself and others, it is the pizzelle. The breakable deliciousness that comes with every bite is…
Halloween Traditions…Cauldrons, Cuisines, & Carnevale
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati One of the most engaging holidays of the season, Halloween, has been carving out ghoulish jack-o-lanterns and the likes of trick-or-treaters for centuries.…
Sicily's Beautiful Temples
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc Editor: Marsha Baum Sicily, which is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, has a history dating back to the Greek and Phenician…
Christmas Around the Corner
By: Elsa Brown It’s October, and you know what that means: Halloween decorations are everywhere. But while Halloween marks the beginning of fall for some, it also marks the impending…
Much needed 'Amalfi' Therapy..
copyright, 2009, art of living, PrimaMedia, Inc; Maria Liberati Editor: Marsha Baum On a dreary, rather chilly day on the East Coast my therapy is to think about the colorful…
Shopping for Appliances Online
By: Elsa Brown We often hear that in order to get the best deals, you have to shop online. But once you log on, the options can be overwhelming. How…
Brodetto & Verdicchio from Ancona
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Following up to my posting about that wine fron the Le Marche region of Italy and the province of Ancona..here is another wine from that region..it…
Lifestyle and Your Car…
Editor: Christa Gutzler Feeling the desire to bypass the car salesman on your quest for a new vehicle? And not just a machine that gets you from point A…
Fresh Mint, Rosemary & A House in the Country
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati A morning of mentuccia (mint) and rosmarino (rosemary), a day in the country. One last day at the country house before fall really sets in, the…
Keeping up with TV…
Always having to keep up with the latest cooking shows and news from all over the world I have had to choose the least complicated way to get the most…
A Dinner in Three Acts..
A dinner of freshly prepared seafood and linguine is always on the menu when I am at the beach and this weekend was no exception. Eating grilled fish and pasta…
Watermelon..Il Sole Mio & Hot August Nights
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Last night ended with the best refresher of all; a slice of locally produced watermelon. Not a fan of air conditioning and at home there is…
A Day with Moses & Michelangelo
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Sundays in Rome always turn into special days, and this weekend was no exception. A trip there for an event on Saturday for my latest book…
