How to Keep Your Kitchen Countertops Clean
copyright 2021 Art of Living, PrimaMedia Inc A clean, sanitized kitchen is much more likely to be a healthy kitchen. Given the increased priority health and wellness have enjoyed lately,…
Hidden World Wonders |5 Lesser Known Attractions You Need to See
Guest Blogger: Annie Beurman We all know about attractions like Mount Everest, the Great Wall of China or Mount Rushmore. These are attractions and landmarks that anyone would recognize.…
Ring in the New Year with my Cassola Cioccolata (Chocolate Cassola)
Copyright 2017 Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc/Maria Liberati "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one!" Brad Paisley If you haven't…
Travels in my Attic | Nostalgic Cioccolatini (Little Chocolates) Recipe
“there’s no place like home” ..Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz copyright 2017 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,inc/Maria Liberati Sometimes you don’t have to travel far to go somewhere…a cold weekend led…
'Shinrun-Yoku' Feeds the Soul | Chocolate Topped Apricot Mousse
copyright 2015 Art of Living/PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Japanese Therapy here in the mountains of Abruzzo..if you have ever heard of the Japanese word 'shinrun-yoku ‘ it means ‘taking in…
Traveling Through Time in the Attic | How To Make Cioccolatini
“there’s no place like home” ..Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz copyright Art of Living, PrimaMedia,inc/Maria Liberati Sometimes you don’t have to travel far to go somewhere…a cold weekend led me…
Cocoa Coffee Brownie Squares | End of Summer Dessert
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year” is a phrase once said by Ralph Waldo Emerson copyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/…
How To Use Fresh Peaches | Stuffed Peaches with Chocolate
copyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Wish summer was here to stay..too many seasonal fruits and veggies to eat this time of the year and not enough time to…
Healthy Nutella Substitute & Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
copyright 2022 Art of Living, Prima Media Inc When leaving Rome, Italy, in the airport there is always a holdup with tourists trying to smuggle jars of Nutella in their…
Coffee and Chocolate – the Perfect Match | How To Make Caffe al Cioccolato
What is it about coffee and chocolate together that make such an inebriating, hypnotic blend of flavors..the two flavors make the perfect match ( better than Napooleon & Josephine or…
Food as a Love Language | Strawberry Chocolate & Creme Fondue
copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Love is the poetry of the senses Honore de Balzac and so then is food...here is a perfect Valentine's Day gift ,recipe and…
Torta Pane e Cioccolata (Bread & Chocolate Cake) | The Basic Art of Simplicity
copyright 2011 art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati The basic art of simplicity....is how I describe this cake. It is simple and uses fine breadcrumbs instead of flour (so if you…
'Scarpe' Diem and a Chocolate Orange Torte
copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Scarpediem...has become one of my favorite new stores in the center of town here..okay,it has nothing to do with food or the kitchen but…
Chianti, Cantucci & Cornflakes?
copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati What does Chianti have in common with cornflakes..well not much. But this past summer when I was invited to spend some time at…
Happy La Befana & A Royal Recipe
coyright 2010 art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati La Befana is almost here or as tradition goes she should be 'flying' by on her broomstick sometime before dawn tomorrow morning, the…
Love in the Kitchen..
copyright 2010, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc by Maria Liberati Eat like you love with passion…make recipes that are easy but provide pleasure for cooking and eating…one of my favorite…
Nothing But a Royal Chocolate Torta for Easter!
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati Apologies for not getting this out sooner, but I think that you still have time to make this for your Easter dinner. I have been scouring…
LOVE is the Secret Ingredient & Lasagne Melanzane
Copyright, 2010, Maria Liberati "A torta (cake) made with love always bakes perfect and delicious!”...that was the conversation at a dinner we hosted. An acquaintance of ours recounted how she…
Happy New Year with Vienna Philharmonic & Lots of Chocolate!
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…
A Tasty Viennese Holiday Waltz..
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 Year's…
Chocolate Tartufi and My Favorite Holiday Gift
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…
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.…
A Day with Moses & Michelangelo
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Sundays in Rome always turn into special days, and this weekend was no exception. A trip there for an event on Saturday for my latest book…
Atlantic City Food & Wine Show
As promised here are photos from the Atlantic City Food and Wine Show.. held recently at Bally's Casino.. was a paradise for foodies....great wines and foods..and many tastings going on all…
Valentine's Day, Risotto al Mare & Orvieto Classico
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati. The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Ahhh, it is getting closer to Valentine's Day. I can smell the roses and taste the chocolate. Don't forget the wine.…
Romantic Gelato…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Editor-Kate Hollinger What’s richer, softer and more luscious than ice cream, and comes in any flavor you can imagine? Gelato of…
Sacher Torte , part 2
I can hear the fireworks outside my office window as I am writing. My cousin would like to think they are shooting fireworks for his birthday, but I know it…
Sacher Torte, part 1
copyright, 2009, Maria Liberati, The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Today, (here in the mountains of Abruzzo, Italy) while I was enjoying my colazione (breakfast) with radio station centocinque (105)…
Tiramisu..the recipe, the legend and lighter Tiramisu
copyright,2008, Maria Liberati,The Basic Art of Italian Cooking editor: Joseph McVeigh If cannoli is the champion of Italian desserts, tiramisu is the challenger. Although it may seem that tiramisu…
Chocolat..Cioccolata..Chocolate
copyright, 2008 Maria Liberati If you liked the recipe for Italian Chocolate pudding from the last post, here is another recipe to satisfy any chocolate craving. Always use dark chocolate…
