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…
Mushroom Tarts | Thanksgiving in the Mountains of Abruzzo
The variety of landscapes in the region of Abruzzo, Italy, in November are filled with subdued colors. Close to the sea, the fields that once were overflowing with grapevines…
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.?…
Torta Alla Senese | Thoughts of Siena and An Uncommon 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…