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Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006 - William-Sonoma, Manhattan Beach
Italian fresh seafood. Italy has two thousand miles of coastline and an infinite variety of seafood dishes. Zuppetta di gamberi, tasty pan cooked shrimps with fresh tomato served on slices of Italian bread. Savory scallops in the Venetian style with fresh garlic and lemon accompanied by a fresh salad of white and red radicchio. Spectacular fruit-tart topped with cream and multicolor rings of with assorted fresh fruit.

Monday, March 6, 2006 - William-Sonoma, Sherman Oaks
Mastering Fresh Pasta - Classic Ravioli filled with Ricotta Cheese and Spinach, simply dressed with Sage Flavored Butter. Tender Organic Chicken Breast with Saffron and Green Peas on the side. Dessert, Pineapple slice flavored with Maraschino Liquor.

Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - William-Sonoma, Manhattan Beach
A Menu from Northern Italy. New dishes are added to the classic Italian cooking style of Northern Italy. Anna Maria will teach technique to obtain the perfect risotto while preparing the rich and unusual Risotto with Strawberries. Tender organic chicken breasts with saffron sauce and a side of tender green peas. And for dessert the all time Italian classic scrumptious Tiramisu’.

Wednesday, Mar.15, 2006 - William-Sonoma, Beverly Hills
Italian fresh seafood. Italy has two thousand miles of coastline and an infinite variety of seafood dishes. Zuppetta di gamberi, tasty pan cooked shrimps with fresh tomato served on slices of Italian bread. Savory scallops in the Venetian style with fresh garlic and lemon accompanied by a fresh salad of white and red radicchio. Spectacular fruit-tart topped with cream and multicolor rings of with assorted fresh fruit.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006 - William-Sonoma,  Beverly Hills
A Menu from Northern Italy. New dishes are added to the classic Italian cooking style of Northern Italy. Anna Maria will teach technique to obtain the perfect risotto while preparing the rich and unusual Risotto with Strawberries. Tender organic chicken breasts with saffron sauce and a side of tender green peas. And for dessert the all time Italian classic scrumptious Tiramisu’.

Monday, March 27, 2006 - William-Sonoma, Sherman Oaks
American Italian Classics - Spaghetti with Meatballs in a thick rich Tomato Sauce. Braciole Meat Rolls filled with Mixed Vegetables, Sweet and Tender Peas, pan sautéed with Prosciutto. Dessert, Oranges with Almonds marinated in Marsala Wine.

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - William-Sonoma, Manhattan Beach
Light Italian Spring Feast. Explore together with Anna Maria the taste of Spring. Anna Maria will prepare Pasta Primavera dressed with vegetable sauce. Grilled mixed vegetables dressed with olive oil and herbs in the Mediterranean style. Fresh grilled fish dressed with famous Italian Parsley Green sauce. And to finish a fresh dessert oranges dressed with almonds and Marsala wine.  

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Do you have few extra pounds? Do you need to lose weight? Are you looking for reliable information? Here is a collection of articles that will  answer many of your questions.

The Big Three in Weight Loss
Today, the most popular fad diets include: the Atkins Diet, the South Beach diet, and the Zone diet.

Is the Atkins Diet Safe?
The Atkins diet is a weight loss diet based on the principle that the body burns both carbohydrates and fat for calories.

What is the Zone Diet?
Dr. Barry Sears, a former researcher at MIT, originally developed the Zone Diet. The Zone Diet is based on maintaining insulin levels by striking a balance between carbohydrates and proteins at each meal.

What is the South Beach Diet?
The South Beach Diet was developed by cardiologist Arthur Agatston to help his patients lose weight and maintain a healthy diet for a lifetime. The South Beach Diet is designed in phases, like the Atkins Diet, with different eating recommendations in each phase of the diet.

Fad Diets and Why They Don't Stay
Fad diets are well known for their promise of bringing some instant weight loss. However, while these diets may help you lose weight quick, they may also create health issues.

Why fad diets don't work!
The answer is simple...fad diets are not natural. Fad diet is the term that describes an array of diet approaches used to temporarily lose weight through unsafe and unrealistic methods.

What Is the Mediterranean Diet?
There actually is no 'Mediterranean' diet. Instead, the Mediterranean diet is a compilation of the way that people in the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea eat.

6 Reasons Why Doctors, Nutritionists and other Dietary Experts Promote The Mediterranean Diet
In recent years, doctors, researchers, scientists and nutritionists have taken a close look at the Mediterranean diet. Nearly universally, these experts have come away from their examination with positive perceptions of the dieting scheme.

Set Realistic Weight Loss Goals
How much weight do you want to lose? Are you being realistic about how long it will take to achieve your weight loss goal?

Five Steps to Start Losing Weight Today!
Aren't you tired of hearing yourself say the same old excuses year after year? Now that the New Year has begun, you no longer have any more weight loss excuses... simply start losing weight today with this simple five step weight loss plan.

Holiday Weight Loss
Is it possible to avoid those holiday pounds? We all know that maintaining your diet and weight loss plan during the holidays can more than a little difficult.

Control Your Emotional Eating to Prevent Obesity
In recent years, greater attention has been focused on the problem of emotional eating for both women and men. In fact, some experts have gone so far as to claim that most weight gain can be blamed on emotional eating.

The First Steps to Curing Obesity
Obesity has become an epidemic, especially in The United States. An average of 300,000 Americans die each year and nearly $177 billion is spent on illnesses related to obesity.

Lose Weight Fast For A Special Occasion
If you have just a little weight to lose, and want to take it off fast (say, so you can fit into those great pants for your cousin's wedding), there are a number of diets that you can use.

Diet Pills: A Lot Of Risk For A Little Loss
There are a number of products on the market - both prescription and non-prescription - which claim to be effective weight loss aids. Many of these have been associated with serious medical risks.

Dangerous Weight Loss Methods
We're all looking for that magic pill. You know - the one that we can take and lose weight without really trying! What would you give up to be skinny? How about your health?

The Carnival Season is a holiday period during the two weeks before the traditional Christian Lent, when the rigors of 40 days of fasting and sacrifice begin. The celebration of Carnival ends on Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday").  Nowadays many traditions are vanished and changed, but fried pastries are still the protagonist of the Fat Tuesday cookery.

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• New recipes: Cookies
• New Article by Anna Maria
• New Articles from our Contributors
• Cooking Classes Schedule

There is an infinite variety of cookies for any taste. If you are an expert baker here you will find some classic and some new recipes. If you are a beginner, cookies are the ideal place to start, because most of them are easy to make and  everyone, (but especially kids,) like them.

Madeleines when just baked are soft and moist, not too sweet, perfect when sipping some coffee or a cup of tea. Read about the history of the Madeleine together with the recipe.

Rolled up to resemble a croissant, they can be filled in different ways, but the traditional recipe calls more frequently for apricot jam and ground almonds.

Ruth Wakefield “invented” them in 1939 at “The Toll House Inn” of Whitman, Massachusetts. Since then Chocolate Chip Cookies are the favorite choice among kids and cookie lovers.

Traditional in Roman Catholic countries, the Carnival is not celebrated or even known in many countries of other faiths. The celebration of Carnival ends on the famous Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday"). With Carnival approaching, I am proposing two recipes of fried pastries, the protagonist food of the Fat Tuesday cookery.

In this issue you will also find something everyone likes: Cookies! Some of them are classic recipes, and some are just cookies I like. Simple to make, cookies appeal the expert baker and the beginner alike.

My book “The Timeless Art of Italian Cuisine” is going to be sold-out soon: only about 200 copies are left. Check this special announcement and learn how to order your copy before too late.

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Rugelach, (or Rugulach, as there are many ways to spell the name) is a scrumptious bite-size cookie of eastern European Jewish tradition.

You like to bake chocolate cookies? You will love chocolate sandwich cookies. Filled with chocolate-cream these cookies are soft and literally melt in your mouth. Give them a hearth shape for Valentine’s day or round for any other occasion.

Simple and fun to make, these small chocolate cookies, are baked in a hearth shape for Valentine’s day, but can be cut in any shape you like.

Madeleines are not Madeleines if they don’t have their distinctive shape, ridged on one side, like an elongated shell.

These classic French cookies originate in Normandie. Soft and delicate they are very easy to make. They are traditionally cut into rounds with fluted edges.

Spoonful’s of dough fried in oil take the shape of small balls in Frittelle di Carnevale.

The Food of Carnival

Traditional in Roman Catholic countries the Carnival is not celebrated or even known in many countries of other faiths.

Maddalene
Madeleines

Frittelle di Carnevale
Carnival Fritters

Frappe
Fried Ribbons

Sable’
French Butter Cookies

Rugelach
Apricot Almond Cookies

Biscotti Sandwich al Cioccolato
Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Biscotti al Cioccolato
Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cuoricini al Cioccolato
Chocolate Hearth  Cookies

These fritters, traditional for the carnival festivities, are familiar all over Italy, where they assume in each region a different name.

Like many great culinary discoveries the “invention” of the Chocolate Chip Cookies came from a casual event.

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