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This fresh and simple pasta dish is perfect for a summer picnic or a light weekday lunch. Fresh ingredients are key, so make sure you stop by the market and find the best tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella you can. You will not believe how quick and delici…
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| Prep Time: | 30 Minutes |
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A lovely and colorful pasta dish made with bow-tie pasta (farfalle), sweet red peppers, mozzarella and fresh basil.
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This simple salad takes advantage of late summer vegetables. It is fresh, satisfying, and delicious.
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The classic grilled cheese gets a facelift with shredded mozzarella, goat cheese, a pinch of mustard, and crisp, salty bacon. I had something similar at a great wine bar in Hell's Kitchen and couldn't sleep until I recreated it.
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These lovely and delicious fresh figs are filled with a small ball of fresh mozzarella and wrapped in a thin slice of prosciutto. They are then baked in an oven for a few minutes until golden and bubbly. After they are removed from the oven I drizzle a…
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Light and easy, this pasta salad makes a wonderful addition to any meal. Featuring tomatoes marinated in olive oil and lemon and tossed with colorful rotini and mozzarella.
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Try this basic fried mozarella i learned from watching Mario Batali. A good pair for pasta or can be eaten alone with some marinara dip or any tomato sauce dip of your choice....
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| Prep Time: | 100 Minutes |
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Pizza fritta (deep-fried pizza) is a traditional Neapolitan street food made with pizza dough and stuffed with ricotta, salami, smoked mozzarella and provolone cheese. Makes a great appetizer, side dish, or even a main course served with a green salad.
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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…
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This is similar to the goulash my mom made for us when I was a child. It's loosely based on the original Hungarian version. I make this for my family and it's a crowd pleaser. It feeds a crowd too. I've added the shredded mozzarella & pecorino romano to t…
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Fresh, organic food prepared simply and presented elegantly.
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A blog about my life on a remote farm in the foothills of Kilimanjaro in East Africa. I publish new recipes every 2nd day - simple, easy homecooking with an African twist using fresh, local ingredients. Pop in for a visit anytime !
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Simple recipes using all natural, all fresh ingredients.... almost...
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Apricosa is about the enjoyment of delicious and healthy California cooking. Here you'll find experiences, recipes, and tips drawn from the huge availability of fresh produce both from my garden and from the surrounding Santa Barbara area, influenced…
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I am a Foodie... I love to cook and bake , love to eat-from the exotic and extraordinary to the simple and the ordinary love it fresh and from scratch, love to learn everything I can the how why and when, love the history and stories behind it all,bu…
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Family Fresh Cooking provides simple, quick and easy recipes for the home cook. Fresh, whole foods are used to inspire a high energy lifestyle.
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Girl Gone Gourmet focuses on home cooking using fresh, in-season ingredients.
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Citron et Vanille is a blog mainly focused on healthy French and Italian cuisines, some recipes are traditional, some are more contemporary, but always using fresh and and seasonal ingredients. The author is Franco-Italian growing up in France with a…
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Dietitian-to-be and novice cook shares her crazy culinary adventures while throwing in a few nutrition tips to help you embrace healthy living!
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Recipe ideas to spice up your boring meals. My recipes are packed with fresh ingredients, flavor and homemade love. I am a firm believer that home cooked is best. All my recipes are easily accessible using ingredients you can find at your local marke…
Quite some time ago one of my brilliant cooking teachers, who was from Brittany- France, taught me this wonderful Crêpe recipe. It’s an absolutely terrific recipe that became one of my favorites! First time that I made crêpes, I ended up with (read full article)
I am LOVING the guest post submissions on your best vacation ever! Keep ‘em coming and remember that you don’t need to have a blog to submit a post, and your vacation didn’t need to be out of the country to count. We wanna hear why (read full article)
I have been moving, traveling and enjoying the summer, and it has been hard to sit down and write, so I apologize about it, but i am ready to get back into it. I hope that all of you are enjoying you summer. During the summer, which is my fa (read full article)
As one of my fridge clean out “Must Use” ingredients, I had a ball of fresh mozzarella pearls. I wasn’t really in the mood for caprese salad, which was actually what I’d bought it for before it got lost in the bowels of the (read full article)
I’m having more fun with all the fresh produce at our Farmers’ Market. Next time you’re at one grab an eggplant, slice it up thick, slather it with olive oil, grill it alongside some onions. Throw it on top of a slice of toasted (read full article)
Howdy! It turns out I was wrong all those times I thought it was the hottest day of the summer because, according my my girl Jeriann, today is supposed to be the hottest yet! We’re talking a heat index of 110 – ahhh!! Are you tired of my (read full article)
It’s HOT. No it’s not Paris hot. It’s HOT hot! We’re sitting at a 110 degree heat index at the moment, so I figured it was in my best interests to workout in the comfort of my air conditioned living room this afternoon. I pop (read full article)
Mozzarella, Basil, Tomato Grilled Cheese Bruschetta 4 servings (with 4 inch round cookie cutter) NOTES All recipes created by Marla unless otherwise noted. Source organic ingredients when available. Shop for ingredients at the Family Fresh Cooking Am (read full article)
There's really nothing simpler than this salad. The colours are really outstanding together. It might not taste as satisfying as a pizza or burger, but it's still good, especially when you use the homegrown tomatoes. Heirloom tomatoes would be even (read full article)
I had some extra flat bread on hand and was looking to put it to good use. I came across a recipe for chicken pesto pizza and thought I would give it a try. I really like the thin crust and the crispiness of the baked flat bread, it’s perfect for (read full article)