Holiday Roasted Fig Salad & Holiday Gift Guide
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.…
Special Gifts & A Sunset in Rome
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…
Holiday Gifts and Wild Mushroom Risotto
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Holidays are almost here and at The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Kitchen we are up to 'our ears' in new and interesting and great…
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. Highly recognizable…
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…
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 coutnry house before fall really sets in..the days and the…
Spaghetti alla Pescatore & Labor Day
Spaghetti al Pescatore will be on schedule tomorrow in The Basic Art of Italian Cooking kitchen tomorrow. I know it's Labor Day back in the States and most are planning a…
Pizza & Poetry…
copyright 2009, art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc Someone once said that 'poetry is made up of memories and the act of recalling a special moment and without remembering or the act of…
Fresh Ricotta & a Cheesecake & a Picnic
The Basic Art of Italian Cooking kitchen here in Italy was busy with many recipes today, although still hot,hot, hot and no desire to use an oven or a stove…
Settembrini and September
copyright 2009, art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc September is now the month of the 'Settembrini' when everything has a September feel to it. The air now has a gentler heat…