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Colorful Spring Flowers and Sigmund Freud | Torte all’Ananas (Pineapple Torte)

By maria May 6, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

A Night of Opera | Spaghetti Norma

By maria April 27, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italian Culture, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

Where is Mantua and How to Make Sbrisolana

By maria April 16, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italian Culture, Italy, Spring Recipes3 Comments

Raffaello and Recipes from LeMarche | Lattarol Al Caffe (Coffee Cake)

By maria April 7, 2011Art, Coffee, Italian Culture, RecipesNo Comments

“When one is painting one does not think” Raffaelo April 6th was the birthday of the Renaissance artist and architect –known by one name only Raffaello. …..he so intensely concentrated…

Cipolle Ripene (Stuffed Onions) | How To Make Traditional Tuscan Fare

By maria April 5, 2011How To's, Italy, RecipesNo Comments

Bianco da Mangiare and the First Tastes of Spring | A Gentle Kiss of Lemon, Vanilla, Cinnamon

By maria March 24, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments

copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati My eyes open, awakened by that inspiring aroma of freshly ground coffee beans..my night stand full of books, 2 notebooks-one for dreams and one…

A Recipe From DaVinci's Cookbook | Charlotte Alla Milanese

By maria March 19, 2011Facts, Food Facts, History of Foods, RecipesNo Comments

From the elegant city of Milan comes this elegant, yet simple dessert..Charlotte Alla Milanese.... it’s a great way to make use of day old crusty bread and an elegantly simple…

Saint Patrick Was Not Irish and Other Historical Facts | Filet of Sole with Cabbage & Potatoes

By maria March 17, 2011Holidays, Italian Culture, Recipes1 Comment

Happy" top o' the mornin to ya"...for Saint Patrick's Day. Today the Irish claim him as their own, but did you know that even the Italians claim him as one…

Ricotta Maccheroni Romana | A Meal Fit for an Emperor

By maria March 15, 2011Italian Culture, Italy, Pasta, RecipesNo Comments

Spuma Allo Zenzero (Potato Puree with Ginger ) | Finding Mozart in Mantua

By maria March 1, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italian Culture, Italy, RecipesNo Comments

Coffee and Chocolate – the Perfect Match | How To Make Caffe al Cioccolato

By maria February 25, 2011Coffee, Drink Recipes, RecipesNo Comments

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…

The Postman, Procida and Ciambelline al Vino | How To Make White Wine Biscotti

By maria February 19, 2011How To's, Italian Culture, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes, Wine5 Comments

Today, Feb 19th is the birthday of one of my famous Italian actors, gone too quickly, but never forgotten..Massimo Troisi. I remember him most for his last movie role in…

Food as a Love Language | Strawberry Chocolate & Creme Fondue

By maria February 10, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italian Culture, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), Recipes2 Comments

How To Preserve Cauliflower | Cavolfiori Sott'Aceto | Pickled Cauliflower

By maria February 8, 2011Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, How To's, Life Hacks, RecipesNo Comments

"Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; the cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education" Mark Twain (copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati) One of my…

The Art of the Roman Banquet

By maria January 13, 2011Abruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, History of Foods, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Rome, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customsNo Comments

What a fitting place for a Roman banquet, at the top of the Spanish Steps in the heart of Rome, the same site where the 'art of the banquet 'was…

Lord Byron, Lobster & Champagne

By maria January 8, 2011Abruzzo, aperitifs, Country Living, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, slow food, Special Occasions, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customsNo Comments

Sunflowers and a Tuscan Summer

By maria September 22, 2010Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Chianti, Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, Recipes, Share the Joy!, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, Travel & customs, Tuscan, Uncategorized, WineNo Comments