Italian, Summer Recetas

Baked Penne with Sausage & Ricotta

This bakes up like lasagna or baked ziti. It's simple to make and everyone loves it. It's great for a dinner…

EGGS VEGGED OUT - Sunny Side Up

Cooking up a specialty for Sunday brunch on a lazy day. This morning...My ' Honey ' and I cracked some eggs on a vegetable bed of goodness!!!

Fried Cheese

Homemade Green Tea Pasta With Mint Pesto

It's a fabulous meatless meal you will never resist !

Pasta in Red Sauce Recipe (Penne Arrabiata)

Pasta in Red Sauce is a delicious Italian pasta dish bursting with robust flavors of fresh tomato sauce. You…

Gemelli With Feta Parmesan & Pine Nut Cream

I modified this recipe from one I have in Williams Sonoma's "Best of Kitchen Library" series, the "Italian…

Yummy Cheesy Garlic Bread with Mushroom Ham In Just Minutes!

Are you a non-baker like me, but yet would love to impress your guests with your bakes? Well, I cheated! These…

Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad

Heirloom tomato's are coming into season (as I'm writing this) - this is a wonderful dish for summertime picnics or a light weekend lunch. Also a…

Lemon-Cranberry Biscotti

The biscotti had its origin in Roman times They are a dry, crunchy cookie that contains no fat and quite nourishing. .A food with sustenance and…

Swordfish Braciole

In the restaurant we cut this on an electric slicer. It is faster and more accurate than by hand. It is also dangerous if the fish is…

Cheese Tortellini with Purple Sage and Browned Butter

My family loves this dish. It's a classic and uses an herb that grows year after year in my yard--purple sage.…

Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake with Biscoff Crust

This cheesecake is one of my all-time favorite fall cheesecake. I can’t say it is my all-time favorite…

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…

Focaccia

Focaccia with roasted baby new potatoes and rosemary. Great for snack or lunch

Sauteed Zucchini in Homemade Tomato Sauce

I love homemade tomato sauce, it's so much better than jarred sauce. As a summer side dish I add sauteed…