{"id":520,"date":"2009-02-07T00:31:52","date_gmt":"2009-02-07T00:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marialiberati.com\/blog2\/?p=520"},"modified":"2009-02-07T00:31:52","modified_gmt":"2009-02-07T00:31:52","slug":"520","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marialiberati.com\/freshsite\/2009\/02\/07\/520\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnevale, Mardi Gras..Celebrate!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I couldn’t\u00a0pass up mentioning\u00a0\u00a0Carnevale again since it is coming soon and \u00a0is….a festa filled with colors and children and confetti and special sweets and parties and costumes and more…\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0Having a party may be the last thing on your mind, as everyone is just trying\u00a0to make ends meet….\u00a0 everyone is thinking of ways to save money on everything…out of necessity.\u00a0You\u00a0can save money\u00a0on costumes\u00a0to have your own Carnevale or Mardi Gras \u00a0party\u00a0 also..how about free online coupons<\/a>\u00a0and even free shipping coupons<\/a>\u00a0and you can save money on other things as well..foods, jewelry, dimaonds and more.. So go ahead ,splurge with those discount coupons <\/a>and shipping coupons.<\/a>
\nIn addition to your costume<\/a> you will be able to afford your jewelry for that Mardi Gras event..jewelry<\/a> to go with\u00a0your costume<\/a>\u00a0So you can have it all great costume,s great jewelry and at a huge discount. Now that’s reason\u00a0 enough to celebrate!!
\nHere is an excerpt from The Basic Art of Italian Cooking-Holidays and Special Occasions,copyright 2009, Maria Liberati-to be released in late 2009\u00a0
\nDid you know that Carnevale originated in Rome?
\nIt began in ancient Rome, the term comes from the latin word “carnem levare”. This referred to the period of fasting from meat. The feast lasts for about 10 days But the ancient Romans celebrated it for about 180 days of the year. It was their way of celebrating their victories. After the fall of the Roman empire, Carnevale was still celebrated by the Roman people. It always included a period of fasting, and joy
\nCarnevale is made up of some any colors- from the beautiful fireworks displays to the costumes to the colored papers and streamers used during this Holiday. To stay in the Carnevale spirit, keep your foods, tableware colorful and festive.
\nIn the spirit of the decadent Romans a masked ball with decadent desserts is the perfect way to celebrate.
\nDolce Cioccolata<\/strong>
\n6 eggs
\n\u00bd cup sugar
\n16 ounces of unsweetend baking chocolate (at least 60% cocoa)
\n2- 1\/2 cups whipped cream
\n\u00bc cup Cointreau
\nFresh raspberries for garnish
\nPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a pie pan and coat with baking paper. Dip finger tips in olive oil and oil baking paper.
\nWith electric mixer, beat eggs with sugar of 5 minutes – until creamy and well blended. Melt chocolate in glass dish in microwave (approx 2 minutes depending on settings).With rubber spatula, fold melted chocolate into egg mixture. Im separate bowl whip cream, fold in Cointreau. Gently fold this into egg\/chocolate mixture until well blended.
\nPlace pie pan coated with baking paper in a glass or ceramic baking dish. Place water in baking dish to reach half height of pie plate.
\nBake for 30 minutes this way in oven. Take out. Place sheet of baking paper on top and bake for another 30 minutes this way. Remove from oven, Uncover and let cool. When cool, refrigerate overnight. Serve garnished with fresh raspberries and dust with powdered cocoa.
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\nFor more reading on Carnevale:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
http:\/\/www.notecook.com\/Desserts\/Carnevale-in-Italy-and-a-Recipe-to-Celebrate-This-Holiday.66860 <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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http:\/\/www.trifter.com\/Europe\/Italy\/Winter-In-Italy-with-Winter-Recipes-66858<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

For more recipes check out the bestselling book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking, purchase at https:\/\/www.marialiberati.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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