Happy Thanksgiving! Here are some short simple tips for Thanksgiving dinner: *If possible, prepare some of your dishes or a part of a dish the night before the big meal…
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc, Maria Liberati Special gifts are sometimes the simplest things... At The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm, we are getting ready…
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc Maria Liberati If you are planning your Holiday menus here is one for a light Holiday appetizer, it's from my latest book The…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Holidays are almost here and at The Basic Art of Italian Cooking Kitchen we are up to 'our ears' in new and interesting and great product…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati A passion for pizza, what's all this talk about great pizza! David Letterman decided to take Madonna to the restaurant next door to his studio for…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Fall is here, or almost and there are so many appearances coming up. Just wanted to let you know about some exciting events and happenings, hope…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati A day in the city. Rome, that is...always makes me hungry, and hungry enough for a plate of pasta with tuna and a tomato sauce. Best…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati This frittata is one of my favorites and is so simple made up only of a few ingredients..not the least important is the fresh mint to…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati A morning of mentuccia (mint) and rosmarino (rosemary), a day in the country. One last day at the country house before fall really sets in, the…
Spaghetti al Pescatore will be on schedule tomorrow in The Basic Art of Italian Cooking kitchen tomorrow. I know it's Labor Day back in the States and most are planning…
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc Someone once said that 'poetry is made up of memories and the act of recalling a special moment and without remembering or the…
copyright 2009, art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc September is now the month of the 'Settembrini' when everything has a September feel to it. The air now has a gentler heat…
A dinner of freshly prepared seafood and linguine is always on the menu when I am at the beach and this weekend was no exception. Eating grilled fish and pasta…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati As we approach September everything here becomes known as 'settembrini' (loosely translated to mean 'septemberish'): The figs that are ripening now are smaller than the ones…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati The peppers are so vibrant in colors, I guess they don't want to be overshadowed by the vivid beauty of the Italian summer sun. A visit…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati No matter how big or small or elegant or simple, a house-- and that is any house- -from a villa to an apartment- is not…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati I have always thought of Italian cooking as just that; always making something ordinary into something extraordinary! Day-old bread becomes an elegant appetizer with just a…
Lunch (per my previous post today) was a treat for the taste buds and the recipe for the Torta Rustica-which literally means- rustic pie. A few tips on Torta Rustica-this…
Be on the lookout for two recipes from The Basic Art of Italian Kitchen here in Italy. Today was all about the Torte. We made a Torte Rustica which will…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Buying fresh fruit in the summer is one of my favorite things to do, the aromas of the freshly picked fruits are so hypnotic (especially if…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati From locally produced zucchini and plumcots to heirloom tomatoes, my trip to Annapolis ,Maryland down to Fairfax Virginia...was a delicious one. Traveling by car (in the…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Having a Tuscan Picnic, whether I am in Tuscany or anywhere, is one of my favorite things to do whether I am eating alone or with…
copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc., Maria Liberati Today as I finished up a panel discussion at the Chestnut Hill Book Festival in Chestnut Hill, Pa on writing your own…
Mixing Food and Politics Today, Thursday and Friday there is a G8 summit happening in Abruzzo, specifically in L'Aquila the city that suffered the powerful earthquake this past April. Word…
Nothing epitomizes summer more than a picnic or barbecue on July 4th. Here's some healthy and fun ideas to make yours: For a healthy holiday dish for the grill this…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Summer should be filled with delicious, uncomplicated foods.... Although food always evokes some kind of memory, the warm beautiful summer sun that shone briefly today, took…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati Life seems to be broken up into chapters that could be described in tastes--sweet, salty, bitter, think of all the experiences in your life that can…
"Hmm..." said the bank manager, "you sure go food shopping a lot?" "What do you mean? " I said. "Well when you had us research the check for your phone…
trademark of Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc. All articles and copy are copyright 2009, Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc. June/July 2009 issue CONTENTS Quote of the Month Editorial 100 Mile Pizza Featured…
copyright 2009, Maria Liberati In Italy whatever you do must always be beautiful, the way you eat, the things you eat and so on. In keeping along those lines, I…
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.