Best wishes for wonderful things in this new year!  As I am working on my second book here in the mountains of Abruzzo and getting through the Holidays-full of great food – I wanted to share an article about special foods and recipes. We still have one more holiday left (here in Italy)- the Epiphany or La Befana on January 6th- (more to come on that).

  As you wind down from the frenetic pace, here is an article on Italy in winter and some special recipes: 

You can find more recipes and  stories on living life-Italian style -in the bestselling book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking (copyright 2005,2006). Purchase now at www.marialiberati.com  and receive $5 off retail price and free shipping.