copyright 2010, Maria Liberati New Year's Day always means a day of relaxing around the kitchen of our 'piccolo villa' here in the mountains of Abruzzo with family and friends that…
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…
copyright 2009, art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc and Maria Liberati Hope you enjoy our continuing posting of yummy Holiday recipes. Share your favorite Holiday recipe with us here or email to…
copyright 2009, art of living,PrimaMedia, Inc. The Holiday Season is in full blast , especially now that much of the US got their first dose of Holiday snow this weekend.…
copyright 2009, art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc, Maria Liberati Special gifts are sometimes the simplest things... At The Basic Art of ItalianCooking by Maria Liberati tm we are getting ready to release our…
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 recipe for…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati After many of my posts praising the little known Italian cornetti (as compared to its' French cousin -the croissant) and how my long flight into Rome…
Italian Cuisine When thinking about Italian cuisine, most people think about pasta, and pizza, pizza, pizza... but potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, and maize, introduced in the 18th century, are…
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. Highly recognizable…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Whether fresh or dried, herbs and spices are the essence of life—particularly life in the kitchen! Fresh dill complements any salad; and what is tomato sauce without…