Recipes – Page 32 – The Basic Art of Italian Cooking

Why I Buy Fresh and Local | Tis Not the Season

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

Gusto as a Mantra | Torta Alla Senese (Siena Style Cake)

By admin January 11, 2012Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

copyright Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc/Maria Liberati I have adopted the word Gusto as my mantra…… Gusto is an English word, an adverb to describe ‘doing with enjoyment and excitement…..…

Sunday Dinner | Flan di Pomodoro, Zucchini, e Formaggio (Zucchini, Tomato, and Cheese Flan)

By admin January 8, 2012Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Movie & Recipe Pairings, RecipesNo Comments

A house is at its’ most beautiful when filled with guests ..today’s Sunday dinner, with a house full of people reminded me of the classic Italian movie Il Gattopardo (The…

An Italian Afternoon | Tombola at the Post Office, Hot Borlotti Bean Soup, and Torta Paradiso

By admin December 30, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Italian Culture, Italy, RecipesNo Comments

White…the Color of the Month | Making Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc)

By admin December 29, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italy, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

I love the brilliance of the color White at home, in my kitchen, my bedroom, my living room on my table….but it can also be considered the color of…

Non Alcoholic Fruit Cocktail

By admin December 28, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Drink Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

Italy's National Day of Leftovers | Using Leftover Pears For A Chocolate Pear Torte

By admin December 26, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Holidays, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

Today, after weeks and weeks of baking and cooking for the Holidays, a sort of inventory of all the leftovers is taken… The day after Christmas, Santo Stefano (Saint…

Christmas Eve Stories and a Chocolate Panettone

By admin December 23, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Holidays, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

copyright 2011 art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Here is a Christmas Eve excerpt from the Gourmand World Award winning Book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions-2nd edition.…

Tagliolini Pasta with Mussels for a Cold Blustery Day

By admin 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 admin 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…

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