European winter recipes with 600 or more calories added by professional chefs

Duck Leg Confit

This is a very simple dish to make it's just takes a long time to do it ! But what you end up with is well worth the time and it will keep for…

Four Cheese & Sausage Stuffed Manicotti

Cheese-stuffed manicotti personifies comfort food anytime, but take it up a notch with a cheese four-some and…

Italian Monkey Bread

Serious sports fan friends of ours are making pasta for the big game. They’re calling it the “Spaghetti Bowl”. Sorry I couldn’t get the sauce…

Italian Sausage Mac & Cheese

It’s amazing how many recipe requests we get for macaroni & cheese. That’s fine with us, it’s quick, easy and has unlimited variations. We used…

Alfredo Sauce

Alfredo Sauce can be used topping meats, potatoes mashed or baked, toasted garlic breads, vegetables and is good tasting. Try this . You will like…

Chicken Parmesan Baked Potatoes

A meal all in one! Great for lunches on the go!

Zucchini and Tomato Pizza for Two....(or more!)

I’d run out of inspiration for how to use up summer’s end of zucchini, tomatoes and basil, until I came across…

Baked Stuffed Green Peppers

Sweet Italian Turkey Sausage Meatballs with Linguine

Spaghetti and meatballs are one of those ultimate comfort foods, and this version is great for work nights and…

Gramma Lund's Limpa Bread

My paternal grandfather emigrated to the US in 1912 bringing with him his mother's family recipe for the incredibly delicious - almost cake-like -…

Autentica " Pasta alla contadina "

Recipe of Calabria. We are in southern Italy. A recipe that my mother gave me and that I have taken over the…

Swedish Tea Ring

Panettone (Italian Christmas Cake)

Grilled Niman Ranch Sirloin Steak with Tapenade, Roasted New Potatoes and Baby Leeks