Italian Recetas

So Simple to Make, Skinny Chicken Parmigiana

Look on the menu of almost any Italian restaurant and you’ll see this popular dish. We’ve made ours skinny…

Bean Gratin

This delicious and healthy recipe can be made with any variety of white bean, dried or canned. I used dried cannellini beans. Great Northern beans…

The ABCs of Risotto

Risotto is one of my favorite things to make, and one of the most versatile of dishes. You can use almost anything--meat, fish, shellfish,…

Risotto with Radicchio and Saint-Andre Cheese

Here is a risotto that should prove that vegetarian dishes can be perfectly satisfying, even indulgent: a…

Fun With Favas!!

One of the things I like the best about this time of year are all the vegetables that are suddenly available. One of my favorites is the Fava bean.…

Fuzzy Fusilli with Barese Sausage

The box of Fusilli told me to marry it with the Barese sausage I got from St. Lawrence Market. The mixed…

Cheese topped POLENTA rounds with red Pepper, Rapini (Broccoli Rabe)

SIMPLE go-to SUMMER comfort food with POLENTA rounds. Easily made and…

swanky SCALLOPS on SQUASH web for HALLOWEEN

Layers of textures and flavour are no stranger to this delicacy. The marriage of seafood and squash have…

Risi e bisi

A very simple soup, one of the glories of Venetian cooking.

Broccoli, dolcelatte and hazelnut soup

A delicious warming soup for wintry nights

Pesto & Yogurt Pasta

Fettuccini Chicken Pesto with Spinach

I first found this on a newsletter i get weekly. Tried it and it was good.

Classic Vegetable Cheese Pizza

Pizza or Pittsa, what Italians called it, has bowled over the whole world with bready, cheesy and spicy flavors. The origins of Pizza can be traced…

Quick and Easy Left-Over Meat Sauce

Vitale chocolate cookies

Thanks to my wonderful cousin's Margaret and Rosemarie Vitale in Milwaukee, I was able to bake these wonderful cookies that I used to bake as a…