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Festive Apples, Cranberries and Brachetto | Holiday Variations in Red

Posted by By maria December 10, 2013Posted inHolidays, Recipes, Special OccasionsNo Comments
  Holiday countdown and I am in 'cranberry mode'...I love this little berry so healthy.. and versatile...dessert or side dish with Holiday turkey..so here's one of my favorite easy Holiday…
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Trip to The Market in Rome Fresh Zucchini Frittata

Posted by By maria April 26, 2013Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italian Culture, Italy, RecipesNo Comments
copyright 2013 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Who knows what a walk on a sunny Sunday afternoon will lead to? I needed  some fresh ingredients for Sunday dinner and decided…
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Sweet and Sour Mustard | Mostarda di Cremona

Posted by By maria October 10, 2012Posted inArt, Food Facts, History of Foods, RecipesNo Comments
copyright Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc 2013/Maria Liberati I have been  likening my Professional chef board to that of a Stradivarius violin… Antonio Stradivari was so passionacipe for Mosete about his violins…
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Colors and Flavors by Mother Nature

Posted by By maria August 8, 2012Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Italian CultureNo Comments
copyright 2012, Art of LIving, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati I can only take credit for putting these delicious dishes together, colors and flavors provided by Mother Nature…fresh peppers roasted with extra virgin…
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Summer Lemon Torta | Recipes from Sorrento, Italy

Posted by By maria August 24, 2011Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Country Living, Food Facts, History of Foods, Italy, La Dolce Vita (Dessert Recipes), RecipesNo Comments
Lemons have been used in many ways throughout history. During the European Renaissance, the fashionable ladies used lemons as a way to make their lips red and pronounced. In the…
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Parsley..a Girl's Best Friend..

Posted by By maria August 8, 2010Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, La Dolce Vita, Mediterranean Culinary Cruise, slow food, the Mediterranean diet, UncategorizedNo Comments
 copyright 2010 Maria Liberati "An honest laborious Country-man, with good Bread, Salt and a little Parsley, will make a contented Meal with a roasted Onion." John Evelyn (1620-1706) Parsley is…
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A Mid Mountain Trip & Local Flavors of Rapino

Posted by By maria August 4, 2010Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
  copyright 2010 Maria Liberati/art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc Continuing my ‘Gastraonaut’ travels in Italy..in Pescara to experience some of the artisan foods, but also to view the new pedestrian bridge that…
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Cooking from Scratch

Posted by By maria July 9, 2010Posted inbookstore, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, La Dolce Vita, UncategorizedNo Comments
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati/art of living, PrimaMedia,inc Last month while in a supermarket in Italy, I was approached by an Italian  girl in her twenties..  after staring at the rice…
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Cucinami & Cool Lemon Gelato

Posted by By maria June 29, 2010Posted inCaro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, RecipesNo Comments
copyright 2010, Maria Liberati, Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc To express my love for cooking, nothing is more appropriate than an Italian word-Cucinami (made up of the words for kitchen-cucina- and Love-Ami)…
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Elixir of Life & Fresh Strawberry Vinaigrette Salad

Posted by By maria April 6, 2010Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Entertaining, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean diet2 Comments
copyright 2009-2010, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc Olive oil, one of the elixirs of life, and if it is an elixir of life you want to use only the best…
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Time to Harvest the Fiddleheads….

Posted by By maria April 29, 2009Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Gardening, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean dietNo Comments
Copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Editor: Erin Kuhn Spring is a time for renewal, fresh air and growth. Watching the trees bloom and tulips blossom stirs excitement in people after a…
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My Blackberry Garden & Freezer Jams

Posted by By maria April 24, 2009Posted inAbruzzo, Caro Diario. (Dear diary...), Cucina, cucina povere, Recipes, slow food, the Mediterranean dietNo Comments
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc Editor: Erin Kuhns Fresh and local berries (not those that have traveled hundreds of miles to get to the table) are coming now that…
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Local Produce and Low Carbon Footprint

Posted by By maria February 24, 2009Posted inFeaturesNo Comments
I am always touting the value of local produce and sometimes am not sure that eveyrone understands the reasoning behind it. Local produce is fresher tasting, it has not remained…
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Happy Holidays, Happy New Year 2022!

I want to wish you all and your families the Happiest and Healthiest New Year in 2022! Thank you all so much for joining me and helping me to make The Basic Art of Italian Cooking and The Maria Liberati Show a success! I can’t wait to share my next book (The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Diaries: Seasons) with you, it will release in late Spring/early Summer.

Lentil Soup Recipe for a Prosperous New Year.

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