Quick and easy European appetizers & snacks recipes

"Beautiful Night" on the tile, with friarielli_crudi, cherry tomatoes, and pouff_di_neonata Ionica

It 'a recipe created for the Sicilian…

Sea Scallop Insalta Caprese

Starting off with an appetizer? An easy way to make seared scallops, pan fried outside on the grill in a little olive oil. After they are browned…

Italian Baked Mashed Potato Croquettes

A very delicate crunch and hardly no fat to worry about baking them instead of frying. Grandma's recipe adapted…

Chicken in White Wine with Mushrooms on a bed of Linguine

One of those really easy dinners, but tasted like it took you all day. The flavors of these spices blended with…

Lemon Chicken Cutlet

My mom made things simple, but delicious, nothing fancy just good old home Italian cookin'

Pizza Sauces

Stop the pizza delivery man, for ever! Unless… it’s being delivered directly from Sicily. I am sure that if you try this homemade pizza you will…

Grilled Eggplant Parmesan

Wonderful and lighter alternative to baked eggplant Parmesan and wonderful for summer or fall nights. I use canned pasta sauce (basil if you have…

CLEVER on ROASTED GARLIC cloves

An incredible way to simply roast GARLIC to its rich caramel luscious state. Here is my very clever method on how to roast garlic to get the…

Spicy Shrimp on Spinach

We made this as one of the dishes at our annual stay at the Koehler Winery near in Los Olivos near Santa Barbara. Everything we made was delicious,…

Parmesan tuna belly red

Chilled Italian Zucchini Appetizer

This is a fantastic recipe that I adapted from Marcella Hazen. She recommends serving this at room…

Gazpacho and Shrimp Shooters

This is a fresh, healthy appetizer that has a beautiful presentation. We took these over to a dinner party last night and they were a big hit! I'd…

Mushrooms with Butter, Garlic and Croutons

This is a delicious and easy to make mushroom dish. It tastes as good as fancy stuffed mushrooms, but is half…

Easy Baked Chicken Cordon Bleu (Nuwave Ovens)

This is a fast and easy way to make dinner in your Nuwave/Flavorwave Oven. Made it tonight for my friends and…

Italian Style Shrimp Cocktail My Late Mom's Recipe

The late Margaret Ann Fanelli Colenzo's recipe. Mom was a great cook. Simple and always with love. Hope you…