Vegetables, Italian Recetas

Roasted Broccoli

This roasted broccoli recipe, adapted from the Barefoot Contessa, is really wonderful. It has a lot of flavor. We served it with a mild pasta, and…

Funghi trifolati ("Truffled" mushrooms)

This is one of the easiest and most versatile vegetable dishes in the Italian repertoire: funghi trifolati, or…

Broiled Roma Tomatoes

Roma Tomatoes dipped in melted butter, garlic, and parmesan, and then broiled

Squash Blossoms, The Edible Flowers And How To Fix Them

This is the time of year when squash blossoms are found in Farmers Markets all around Sonoma. If you've never…

Healthy Summer Squash

Healthy Summer Squash-is a delicious, easy and quick Italian style side recipe. It takes only 16 minutes total time to prepare and cook. Zucchini,…

Fresh Tomato Salad

Serve with a delicious loaf of bread.

Tuscan inspired skillet potatoes, brussels sprouts and cranberry beans

Fresh Kale w/ garlic

This is so simple and taste wonderful. When you blanch it first it seems to have a sweeter flavor to it. It's even good cold. You can do this…

Roasted Pepper Halves with Bread Crumbe Topping Peperoni Arrostiti

Adapted from: Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen. These make a delicious…

Caesar Asparagus, Low in Calories, Big on Deliciousness

I’ve never been so excited about a vegetable dish before but this one is worth raving about. It’s just like the…

Sautéed Peppers with Tomatoes

Get a good loaf of bread and a piece of cheese and place these peppers on top and let your imagination do the rest.

Roman-Style Spinach

This is a great new way I've learned to cook spinach. I wouldn't have thought of adding sweetness to spinach, but I really like the way the…

Quick Broccoli Side Dish

Italian seasoning and crunchy pine nuts really jazz up the flavor of this versatile veggie side dish.

Garlic and Oregano Roasted Tomatoes

These plump, scarlet, glistening little bullets of flavour are wonderful bobbing about in soup, tumbling around…

Portabella Mushrooms with Vino Cotto (Vincotto)

These hearty portabella mushrooms are a taste sensation with their savory Italian bread crumb topping and…