olive oil – Page 2 – The Basic Art of Italian Cooking

Limoncini with Creamy Tuna for a Holiday Lunch

By admin January 2, 2011Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, WineNo Comments

A Last Minute 'Capodanno' Celebration

By admin December 30, 2010Abruzzo, aperitifs, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean dietNo Comments

A day spent looking for' funghi' (mushrooms) for a dish of hot polenta on a cold winter day.....a fun day to look for mushrooms because I encountered so many friends…

Five Easy Ways to Cook Seafood or Surviving Another Feast of the Seven Fishes..

By admin December 27, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christmas, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Holidays, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customsNo Comments

After surviving another Feast of the Seven Fishes here in Italy (the meal typically celebrated in Italy and now all over the world for Christmas Eve with many seafood dishes)…

The National Holiday of Leftovers or Santo Stefano

By admin December 26, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christkindlmarkts, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Holidays, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, WineNo Comments

2010 Holiday Guide & Twelve Days of Christmas

By admin December 11, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Christkindlmarkts, Christmas, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Features, Holiday Gift Guide, Holidays, Le Marche, Recipes, Rome, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, UncategorizedNo Comments

copyright 2010 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc. Here it is..just in time for the 12 Days of Christmas..our 2010 Annual Holiday Guide...filled with extra special 'foodie'products 'discovered' by our team of Editors…

Early & Easy Holiday Recipes & the NBC TV !10 Show

By admin October 21, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Events & Appearances, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Uncategorized2 Comments

Lemon & Couscous..a Fragrant Thought

By admin October 12, 2010Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Share the Joy!, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, Uncategorized1 Comment

Couscous is a pasta too!..Most of us don’t think of it as one. But in Sicily a dish of couscous is commonly served as first course as is a pasta…

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Thyme and Riso Greco

By admin August 18, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Risotto, slow food, Travel & customs, Uncategorized, Upcoming AppearancesNo Comments

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where ox-lips and the nodding violet grows; Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine. From William Shakespeare’s …

Parsley..a Girl's Best Friend..

By admin August 8, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, La Dolce Vita, Mediterranean Culinary Cruise, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, UncategorizedNo Comments

Focaccia & Ratatouille with a Local Fresh Tomato in Pescara

By admin August 5, 2010Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Pizza, RecipesNo Comments

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