Artisan Castagnaccio | Cooking for Christmas
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…
Panettone di Cioccolata | Christmas, Jars, and Tiny Angels
I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. -- Harlan Miller coyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria…
Celebrating Stir Up Sunday
Oh, a wonderful pudding! Bob Cratchit said, and calmly too, that he regarded it as the greatest success achieved by Mrs. Cratchit since their marriage. Mrs. Cratchit said that…
The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions
The Following Review was just published by ForeWord Reviews at www.ForeWordreviews.com copyright ForeWord Reviews COOKING The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions —Second Edition Maria Liberati…
La Cucina with Style..
One of my first loves is food..but I have been known to have a fondness for Fashion and when in the kitchen-a home one or a professional kitchen-I am perplexed with…
Visiting Christkindlmarkts in Northern Italy & Lebkuchen
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Christmas wouldn't be Christmas in Europe with the Christkindlmarkts of long ago that still exist today. I love to discover new ones . This year…
Tuscan Roasted Chicken and Savory Herb Bread Pudding
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…
Il Lacrima and a 'Little Prince'
copyright 2009, art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc by Maria Liberati My recent trek to the region of Ancona in the province of Le Marche led to the discovery of a…
Santo Stefano & Upside Down Apple Pie
The day after Christmas was the feast of Santo Stefano. In Abruzzo, what is known as the traditonal cement of Santo Stefano- arrived and covered much of the region..the snow…
The Feast of the Seven Fishes-Real or Myth?
Buon Natale as I am writing here from my office high in the mountains of Abruzzo. Yesterday was a whirlwind of Christmas celebrations-from Rome to Umbria and Abruzzo. The culinary…