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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
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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.
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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!
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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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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| Prep Time: | 30 Minutes |
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Here's a delicious Italian seafood recipe I found while looking through recipes from my husband.
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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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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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Thinly sliced zucchini coins are gently sauteed with onion, garlic and Italian seasonings then tossed with cooked ground beef and diced tomatoes only to simmer slowly before being tossed again with pasta and Parmesan cheese.
http://memoriediangelina.blogspot.com/
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This food blog is inspired by the wonderful home cooking of my Italian grandmother, a native of a small town in Campania called Apice Vecchio. You'll find her recipes here, plus some of my favorite dishes from other parts of Italy, especially Rome, w…
http://www.simpleitaliancooking.com/blog/
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Simple and easy Italian recipes along with insightful kitchen experiences and tips which all lend to simpler cooking.
http://aglioolioepeperoncino.com
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This blog is an Italian recipe journal. I explore ingredients, history and stories about food. I share recipes and I tell you how we eat and sing praise to food here in the Boot-shaped Peninsula. My mission is to expand your Italian food knowledge. A…
http://dulcisinfurno.blogspot.com/
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Italian food and photography, passion and creativity. Recipes with step by step pictures.
http://www.crostiniandchianti.blogspot.com
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My attempts at creating and recreating Italian food. Most of the recipes are on the healthy side without it being obvious. Make your family happy with the flavor and heathy with the food.
http://www.citronetvanille.com/blog
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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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Mangiandobene is a food blog about food from all over the world with emphasis on Mediterranean and Italian cuisine. It's a place to share and create food and drinks to share with friends and family
http://aromacucina.typepad.com/aroma_cucina/
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Aroma Cucina, where home cooking is always in season! Join us as we cook, eat and live the Italian dolce vita.
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Dolcitorte.it is a blog that serves you 4 daily recipes of delicious cakes, sweets, tipical italian dessert and much more!
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Classic Traditional Italian Home Cooking with all the recipes Illustrated Step-by-Step.
After reading Decadence: Dessert, a book by Chef Philip Johnson, I couldn’t get out of my head one recipe. In fact it was right after reading this recipe that I realized how much I missed the taste of fresh cherries. This recipe goes under th (read full article)
Completo Hot Dog -- Best Dog of LifeCompleto, A Healthy Version of South American Fast Food This Hot Dog is a Unique Creation of Chile and is called “Completo” in spanish/meaning “Complete”. And as you can see in the picture, it is a very (read full article)
Tiramisu'-- A Luxurious Dessert made EasyThis Italian Dessert is not only Delicious to the taste but very easy to make as well. One of Hubby J. favorites...and mine too. For those of you who've never had it before, I absolutely beg you to give it a (read full article)
My Dream Come True "Ciabatta Bread"My First Ciabatta BreadLet me tell you one thing that I really Love...Bread. Well I don't know about you guys but I just LOVE BREAD. Specially HOMEMADE BREAD,Mmmm so good! One of my aunties use to make really yummy (read full article)
My Top Ten Chianti Reviewed One by One May be the most important characteristic of this wine is the capacity to be aged for a long time. I have tried some time ago this wine aged for 10 years and was still perfect, and this is not typical for (read full article)
It's Day 2 of our "5 Days of Cheese" series and today we're featuring Parmigiano-Reggiano, or Parmesan as we usually call it. Check out our tips and recipes below!Origins: Created in the Middle Ages, it is named after the producing areas in Emilia-Ro (read full article)
Food on Film ~ Eat, Pray, Spritz | Food Stylist Susan Spungen "I was like, “Of course, I definitely want to do it!” I don’t know anything about making a movie, but this seemed like a great way to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit m (read full article)
We plan to have Ian's pre-birthday celebration last Friday by having scrumptious dinner at Spaghetti Factory. We already tired this restaurant before and we are satisfied not only with the food they offer but also the service they gave us that's (read full article)
recipe from Raw Radiant Health Ingredients: 7 Italian tomatoes 1 small cucumber (skin & seeds removed) 1 celery stalk 1/2 red bell pepper 3 cloves garlic (crushed) 3 tbsp olive oil (extra Virgin, cold pressed) 1 tsp Celtic sea salt 1/8 tsp Cayen (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)