Crostata di Frutta | Three Summer Friends: Crostata, Bavarese, Panna Cotta..Yum!
Guest Blogger: Brianne Wetovick Summer is here! The longest day of the year came and went and no we can really say that summer is upon us! Gardens and flowers…
Tomatoland | Everything You Wanted To Know About Tomatoes
Guest Blogger: Chris Manganaro copyright: 2012 art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc All things have to begin somewhere. Every food we eat goes through its own personal journey which differs quite a…
Thank You For Attending | Celebrity Chef Dinner at Davio's
Thanks so much to everyone that came to Davio’s restaurant last night and enjoyed a Christmas Eve in June (sort of multi-course )meal. recipes were derived from The Basic Art…
4 Refreshing Italian Drinks To Kick Off Summer
Guest Blogger: Brianne Wetovick copyright 2012 Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc The unofficial start to summer has come and gone. With it brought longer days, hotter weather, and maybe a more adventurous…
June Celebrations | Peach Torte
(Photo Credit: http://www.siliconvalleyandbeyond.com) Memorial Day has come and gone and the unofficial start to summer is here in the USA, Italy celebrates their independence holiday in the summer. Festa della…
Watching the Pot Boil Reviewing Pot on the Fire
Thanks to Chris Manganaro for sharing a book review with our readers. If you have a review you would like to share email : info@marialiberati.com copyright 2012 Art of Living,…
Crespelle with Asparagus (Crepes With Asparagus) | Spring Holiday Food Memories
Spring Holidays are upon us and with Holidays come food memories. Traditional Holiday foods always bring back remembrances of Holidays past when dishes decorate the Holiday table. It’s always fun…
Why Sunsets Upset Me | Tomato & Mozzarella Appetizer
copyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati One of my favorite quotes from the Oscar winning film of the past (Mediterraneo) about a group of Italian soldiers stranded on a…
Walnut, Pomegranate ,Roquefort Salad | Combining Italian with French in Food and Art
French and Italian combinations work marvelously in food-just think of beschamel sauce, onion soup, crepes. recipes created in the kitchens of Caterina DeMedici with her private chefs,while living in France-…
How Muffins Invaded Italy | Fruit Muffin Recipe
copyright 2012 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Three things tell a man, his eyes, his friends and his favorite quotes..here is one of mine “Muffins were created so that Americans…
Rembrandt in the Kitchen | Learning To Cook Italian
Love hearing your heart warming stories of food and cooking Italian with The Basic Art of Italian Cooking! Here is a story from one of our readers. And if you…
A Buttery Sbrisolana Torta from Mantova | Not Without Food or Love
copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati “Non si puo non mangiare, non si puo non amare” One cannot live without food or love… Ohh the necessities of life…food and…
Thanksgiving in Tuscany..Siena.. Thanksgiving Dessert
I have been receiving requests from the media asking for recipes that are unique for Thanksgiving dinner. This dessert that comes form Siena, Italy, is an interesting cross between a…
Cranberry Sorbetto | Colors of the Season
copyright 2011 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,inc/Maria Liberati(except sorbet photo) Cranberries are here..and these health filled beautiful red berries can be used in so many ways.... to dress up a meal,…
The Apple Butter Contraband Controversy
copyright 2011 Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc/ Maria Liberati To quote Cezanne. “ I will astonish Paris with an apple” and recently I left Rome astonished with apples.. I…
Picasso, Paella, and a Tube of Tomato Paste | How To Make Paella Classica allo Picasso
I have discovered a magic flavor in a tube..no its’ not toothpaste..it’s tomato concentrate. Imagine a concentrated flavor of a sweet fruit (tomatoes are classified as a fruit)..the flavor is…
Summer Lemon Torta | Recipes from Sorrento, Italy
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…
Culinary Cruise to Sicily | Luscious Sicilian Biancomangiare Recipe
It was so nice to meet all of those that came out to my appearance at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City Gourmet Food & Wine Show this past weekend..so excited…
Fiori di Fuoco Fireworks Championship in Italy and a Colorful Panforte to Match
Editor: Lisa Zatulovsky Although Fourth of July has passed and all of the celebratory fireworks displays and festivities have ended, the fireworks in Italy are just about to begin. Through…
4 Best Italian Eateries in the Midwest | Traveling to Festa Italiana
copyright 2011, Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/ Maria Liberati Editor: Karissa Martin It’s summer―the time of relaxing, taking vacations and having fun. Something that might just make it even better…
Infiorata: The Flower Festival in Genzano | Colorful Sicilian Cassata
copyright 2011 Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Editor: Lisa Zatulovsky From June 17 to June 20th incredible floral works of art will line the streets of the small town of Genzano,…
The Soul of a 5 lb Can of Tomatoes | Spaghetti with Red Clam Sauce
copyright 2011 Art of Living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Today in my kitchen I opened up the largest can of tomatoes (5 lbs 10 ounces) I have ever opened. It was also…
A Roman Holiday | Fresh Tomatoes and Tramezzini
Editor: Karissa Martin copyright 2011 Art of Living, PrimaMedia, Inc./Maria Liberati The official start to the unofficial beginning of summer is finally here..."as tasty as summer's first peach" m yfavorite…
Florentine Torta Di Farro ( Farro Pound Cake) | La Gioconda and Victor Hugo
copyright 2011 Art of Living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati I was in absolutely grand company this week for my book release signing at Book Expo America (Javits Convention Center in NY, NY0….the book…
Lavender & Fusilli Pasta | Tastes of Summer
copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Editor: Caroline Walsh Lavender, my favorite summer ingredient, has quite a literary and culinary past (and present) Hot lavender, mints, savory, marjoram; The marigold,…
Colorful Spring Flowers and Sigmund Freud | Torte all’Ananas (Pineapple Torte)
copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati May 6th ,the birthday of the Sigmund Freud… “Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts” by Sigmund Freud a…
Pasquetta to the Rescue | How To Halt That After-Easter Letdown
If you are having some type of letdown after Easter, consider celebrating ‘Pasquetta’ or Little Easter as they do in Italy. Always celebrated on Easter Monday and it’s also like…
Traditional Italian Easter Bread | How To Make Pane di Pasqua all’Uova
Easter Egg Bread (Pane di Pasqua all’Uova) copyright 2011 art of living, PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati While most children were awakened on Easter morning with thoughts of seeing an Easter basket filled…
Where is Mantua and How to Make Sbrisolana
copyright 2011,art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati Wandering through the elegant little streets of the city of Mantova can be an excellent way to spend an afternoon. But the last time I…
Minestra Bolognese | How To Warm Up On Chilly Spring Nights
Hard to believe it is Spring and still a chill in the air. One way to combat those chilly Spring nights is with a hot bowl of soup for dinner.…
