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Italian Eggs

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	15 Minutes

What makes these eggs "Italian"? A movie! Moonstruck, to be exact. There is a scene in Moonstruck where Cher's character is making breakfast and she hollows out a slice of bread, tosses it in a frying pan and adds an egg to the hollowed out center. From t…

Pesto

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	0 Minutes

I have created this recipe almost 30 years ago whereas my husband loves my Italian cooking. I love growing my own basil plants and they are within my reach at any time!

Truffled, Slow-Scrambled Eggs

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

My cousin, Catherine, stopped by for a visit recently and made us something absolutely sinful: as her brother calls them, "frenchified eggs." The thing about Catherine, other than that she never learned to draw inside the lines, is that she lives our lou…

Banana Q

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Cook Time:	15 Minutes

There are hundreds of varieties of bananas. 'Saba' or Cooking Bananas is an all time personal favorite especially if it is cooked like this. Aside from it is delicious, nutritious and economical it is available all throughout the year. There are just too…

Sausage and Egg Flatbread

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

This has got to be one of my all-time favorite breakfasts, both to eat and prepare. It's healthy too! Courtesy of Cooking Light Magazine. I had to share it!

Pressure Cooker Arborio Rice Pudding

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

Serve this elegant pudding warm in the winter and chilled in the summer. Making rice pudding in the pressure cooker requires pressure cooking with milk - which can be tricky but not impossible. It has a tendency to foam and bubble inside your pressure…

Italian Meatless Meatballs

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
Cook Time:	30 Minutes

This dish was originally given to me by my Italian mother in law as a meatless meatball by using breadcrumbs rather than meat. I took it a step further and added in some bulgar which gave it a meatier texture and was a great healthy substitute for the me…

Kale with White Beans & Italian Sausage

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

I love rustic dishes, and I thought this was a perfect way to use the beautiful kale I just picked up. Kale is an awesome veggie, and full of great nutrients. A little italian sausage, a can of beans, and the dish grew from there. This is a quick meal tha…

Skillet Chicken Cacciatore

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Prep Time:	5 Minutes
Cook Time:	25 Minutes

This super-fast skillet meal has all the flavor of slow-simmered chicken cacciatore in less than half the time. Italian dressing is the secret to tender, flavorful chicken that may just be better than the original.

Big Al's Hot and Sweet Sausage Sandwich

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Prep Time:	20 Minutes
Cook Time:	0 Minutes

Very easy crockpot recipe! I used just sweet Italian Sausage as we do not like the hot. You can brown the sausage if you want, but not necessary.

Easy Italian Antipasto

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
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Antipasto is a very flexible and customizable Italian dish. My version does not include many ingredients and can be bought easily in just about any grocery store. I hope you take the recipe and run with it!

No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
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Do you have 12 minutes today? Yes? Okay go sneak into the kitchen and make this real quick. I came across five different recipes of peanut butter balls yesterday and instead of choosing just one, I combined a couple to make one that suited my taste.…

The perfect hard boiled egg, every time!

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Cook Time:	15 Minutes

Today's post is a back to basics cooking lesson, How to boil an egg. The perfect boiled or hard boiled egg is when the egg is cooked all the way through and the yolk is golden , there shouldn't be a grey/green ring around the yolk. To me if a hard boiled…

Italian Bake Pizza

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

This is a great dish for everyone. Who doesn't love pizza ... especially pizza that is HEALTHY? You can make this dish fancy by pairing it with a Tomato and Fresh Mozzarella Salad, and a glass of wine ... or just a simple side salad or a side dish of your…

Heart-Shaped Valentine's Day Ravioli

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Prep Time:	60 Minutes
Cook Time:	45 Minutes

Treat your special someone to this very delicious ravioli dish. Hopefully your sweetheart does not suffer from embarrassing foot odor because this dish will knock their socks off.

Mozzarella-Baked Gnocchi

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
Cook Time:	5 Minutes

In this delicious family favorite, gnocchi is combined with a flavorful tomato sauce and topped with a layer of fresh mozzarella cheese. The soft potato dumplings and blistered cheese are the perfect combination. You could add Italian sausage if you want,…

The Taco Rack Crunchy Tacos by Chef Kirk Leins

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Prep Time:	15 Minutes
Cook Time:	10 Minutes

The Taco Rack Crunchy Restaurant Style Tacos from our friend Chef Kirk Leins, is as basic a course in Taco Cooking 101 as you can get... Chef Kirk accepted my Taco Cooking Challenge... To see his evaluation of my Taco Cookware, watch this video... http:/…

Cioppino

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Prep Time:	30 Minutes
Cook Time:	30 Minutes

Here's a delicious Italian seafood recipe I found while looking through recipes from my husband.

Pressure Cooker Mini Meatball Broth

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	20 Minutes

You don't need a stock to make this broth, from the Hip Pressure Cooking website, because you make it yourself. Then, the vegetables come out of the pan, to serve as a side dish, and then meat balls, and pastina go in to turn this dish into a one pot mea…

Louisiana Red Beans and Rice

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Prep Time:	10 Minutes
Cook Time:	50 Minutes

Husband is from a small quaint town in Louisiana, the seafood is great and this dish is a staple of all the community. The trick is to cook "clean food", thus no weight gain and a continued long life.

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