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| Prep Time: | 30 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
A lovely and colorful pasta dish made with bow-tie pasta (farfalle), sweet red peppers, mozzarella and fresh basil.
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
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: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
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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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
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: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 5 Minutes |
This simple salad takes advantage of late summer vegetables. It is fresh, satisfying, and delicious.
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
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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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
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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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 10 Minutes |
Shrimp, artichoke & pasta in a red sauce. Delicious and filling, with a side of grilled mozzarella sandwich. Note* Your seafood department usually has large steamed cocktail shrimp. These are perfect to use, because they are not overcooked and all yo…
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| Prep Time: | 100 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 25 Minutes |
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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| 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…
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)
Cheesy Garden Stuffed Peppers --Pimientos Rellenos "Jardin con Queso""Mmm...I Love Sour Cream"Well, today I decided to make one of Hubby J. favorites. Let me tell you what happened. Ok. Last weekend, while I was doing a marathon of domestic chores (read full article)
Mornin’! It was another beautiful, albeit humid, morning for a quick run, so I whipped out a speedy mile and half after my morning Mom walk. I wasn’t really feeling it, as my Mom and I rounded the final corner of our walk, but I thou (read full article)
Who doesn’t love pizza? I mean, pizza is as American as baseball and apple pie, right? Unfortunately, it is also really fattening. There are some ways, however, to make it a little healthier – for starters, making it at home. Her (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)
Mid-August, when the temperatures climb to tropical heights, is a time when even the enthusiasm of even the most avid cook can begin to wane. Italians often turn to easily prepared dishes that need minimal or no actually cooking. Salads are an obviou (read full article)
You Can Join the fun with marvelous Menu Meme this week. Click Here to find out how you can participate in the Marvelous Menu Meme. Oh, Don’t forget to add yourself to the linky and visit each other once you add your menu. It doesn’t ha (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)
This is one variation of Southern Italian dish "Parmigiana", which is made with shallow-fried eggplants slices topped with tomato sauce and cheese. It is then baked until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Some recipes use hard grated cheeses such (read full article)