Quick and easy Italian recipes

Shrimp in Green Garlic Sauce

Wow, this is a really powerful and delicious dish. If you are looking for subtle flavors, search elsewhere. But if you're in the mood for a…

An Easy, Delectable, Summertime Appetizer…Italian Chopped Salad Stuffed Shells

This tasty and colorful low calorie appetizer consists of a simple to make…

Thin Crust Pizza Dough

If you like toppings more than dough, try this. It makes 2 medium pizzas.

No-Cook Pizza Sauce

Never buy jarred pizza sauce again! It’s so easy to make it homemade, you’ll save money and have a sauce that is exactly the way you like it. I’m…

Fresh Baby Spinach Tomatoes& Spaghetti

Italian Lemon Garlic Shrimp with Pasta Marinara

A recipe that you will want to make lots of extra shrimp, as they won't last long! This is one of our favorite…

Recipe of the Week - Pesto (hold the pine nuts)

Pesto is a wonderful thing. You can make it with almost any herb or vegetable. You can serve it as an…

Chicken Alfredo Cupcakes

I love the lasagna cupcake recipe I found on line, so I adapted it with other ingredients. (spaghetti sauce and ground beef substitutes) These are…

Cioppino With Crab, Shrimp, And Mussels Served With Fresh Baked French Bread... Made With Leftover Tomato Basil Soup

So, as usual, I made far too much…

Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad

Heirloom tomato's are coming into season (as I'm writing this) - this is a wonderful dish for summertime picnics or a light weekend lunch. Also a…

Italian Sausage, Spinach and Pasta

Fagiolini in umido (Green beans in tomato sauce)

While Sundays dinners at Angelina's house were once-a-week, belly-busting, meaty affairs, she practically lived…

Penne all'arrabbiata ('Angry' Penne in a Spicy Tomato Sauce)

Here's another signature dish of Roman cooking, penne all'arrabbiata or 'angry' penne, perfect for an impromtu…

Escarole and Beans

Grandma was from Rome ,Italy and made a thick style escarole greens and beans over crusty Italian bread, just omitting the broth. Mom came from…

Trofiette Liguri and Genovese Pesto

It is said that making pesto requires patients and love.