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Dried Cherry and Pistachio Biscotti

Dried Cherry and Pistachio Biscotti

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes

Who needs a trip to the coffee shop when you can whip up great biscotti in the comfort of your own kitchen? Biscotti are traditional twice-baked Italian biscuit cookies that are crisp and light, and perfect for dipping in your favorite coffee or cappucci…

Sicilian Style ~Spaghetti with Chickpeas & Tomatoes

Sicilian Style ~Spaghetti with Chickpeas & Tomatoes

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

This is one of my favorite dishes to make for Sunday night dinner with friends and family. I hope you enjoy this simple to make yet, delicious recipe!

Smoked Salmon with Creme Fraiche & Tagliatelle

Smoked Salmon with Creme Fraiche & Tagliatelle

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

I read somewhere that this dish is so easy to make that non-chef Italian men cook it to impress their WaGs on Valentine’s Day. I make this about once a month. It takes only as long as it takes to cook pasta, i.e. minutes, a real “busy day” dish…

Far East Roasted Chicken

Far East Roasted Chicken

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 95 Minutes

This chicken is so tasty and delicious. Without a “take out” price! Enjoy with Lots of Love, Catherine xo

Grilled Lemon Thyme Chicken

Grilled Lemon Thyme Chicken

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

This is a high protein, clean, yummy Grilled Chicken. The flavor is light and delicious and the yellow color from the tumeric is beautiful. Versatile dish that can be used to add to many recipes (sandwiches, salads, sauces, burritos, etc...)

Meat Stuffing

Meat Stuffing

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes

This is a recipe I made up and I call it a marriage of two cultures, Portuguese and American.

Funghetti Trifolati

Funghetti Trifolati

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

I truly love mushrooms! For a lot of different reasons. They remind me of when I was younger and used to take huge hikes in September in the Alps. I love the smell of the trees right after it has rained, and that earthy scent is very characteristic of pla…

Classic Ragu' Bolognese

Classic Ragu' Bolognese

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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Anyone who cares about what they eat knows that Ragu is not the sauce that comes out of a jar. This is the classic Italian meat sauce. It can be served with fresh tagliatelle egg pasta, or spaghetti. This is also the same sauce that is used to make a trad…

Easy Cheesy

Easy Cheesy

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm as healthy as the next guy, but I'm not a health-nut. So that's why it was odd I found a recipe recently in a health magazine for baked tomatoes. As usual, the pictures are what immediately appealed to me, nice big red jui…

Arroz con Pollo

Arroz con Pollo

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes

My Step-Mom, Cora, makes the best Arroz con pollo around!. unfortunately she won't give me the recipe! So I made my own, and tried to make it as similar as possible. Arroz con Pollo is a great meal to make when you have a large group to feed as it is re…

Hot Italian Turkey Sandwiches

Hot Italian Turkey Sandwiches

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Don't get me wrong, I love a cold-deli-meat-and-cheese sandwich as much as the next person. But sometimes I get the urge to fancy up my plain old sandwiches. This sandwich, with its sauteed mushrooms and onions, roasted red peppers, and pesto mayonnaise,…

Grilled Zucchini Ribbon Salad

Grilled Zucchini Ribbon Salad

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Welcome in the warmer weather with this beautiful, healthy side dish. Fresh zucchini is sliced up thin and quickly grilled. Then, it's tossed with a flavorful, fresh dressing, and topped with shaved Parmesan and toasted pine nuts. It's summer salad perf…

Fresh Tomatoes, Zucchini and Artichokes with Macaroni!!

Fresh Tomatoes, Zucchini and Artichokes with Macaroni!!

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

This dish is rustic and a delicious way to serve up seasonal veggies. Enjoy with Love and Lots of Laughter, Catherine xo

Miascia (italian cake made by stale bread and fruits)

Miascia (italian cake made by stale bread and fruits)

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes

This is the recipe of a poor cake of the zone of Como, in Italy, made in order to recycle the dry bread and old fruits. So there is neither a version orotodossa and accurate, nor a dogmatic statement about the fruit contain: people used what the had at ho…

Andrea's Stuffed Shells

Andrea's Stuffed Shells

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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes

This is a meatless entree that I developed to get my daughter to eat zucchini and carrots, which are chopped or blended so fine that she wasn't aware she was eating veggies until I told her. She loves anything Italian, so she didn't mind the veggies. Even…

Meatballs with Fresh Sautéed Tomatoes

Meatballs with Fresh Sautéed Tomatoes

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

This is a great appetizer or a simple dinner with a loaf of Italian bread. Who could ask for anything more?! Enjoy with Lots and Lots of Love, Catherine

Malika's Home Made Spaghetti Sauce

Malika's Home Made Spaghetti Sauce

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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes

Years ago I was very tired of jar sauces so I got a thought of how to make this while on a trip to the market. This sauce is very meaty, fresh and low fat. I have perfected the recipe through time but everyone who tries it loves it and wonders where I got…

Stuffed Eggplant

Stuffed Eggplant

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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 75 Minutes

I put this recipe together from a handful of other stuffed eggplant recipes that are available online, picking and choosing a few ingredients and steps from each. The nice thing about this recipe is that you can adapt your own touch by adjusting ingredien…

Truffled, Slow-Scrambled Eggs

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…

Gnocchi di Patata (Potato Gnocchi)

Gnocchi di Patata (Potato Gnocchi)

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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Do you have leftover mashed, steamed, or baked potatoes? Transform leftover food into something that looks and tastes as good as the new ones... Gnocchi, (singular Gnoccho), maybe derived from nocchio (knot in the wood) a knot in the wood or nocca (kn…

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