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Roasted Broccoli

Roasted Broccoli

This roasted broccoli recipe, adapted from the Barefoot Contessa, is really wonderful. It has a lot of flavor. We served it with a mild pasta, and…

John Spottiswood
Jan 2011
Advanced 		25 votes
9 reviews
6 comments
21183 views
Brussel Sprouts Sauteed in Garlic & Olive Oil

Brussel Sprouts Sauteed in Garlic & Olive Oil

This is a simple, tasty side dish to add to your menu. I've adapted it from Marcella Hazan's recipes for other…

John Spottiswood
Feb 2008
Advanced 		25 votes
9 reviews
8 comments
63857 views
Deep Fried Brussels Sprouts

Deep Fried Brussels Sprouts

This dish will go with just about any main - pasta, meat, small plates. Whatever you're in the mood for.

Nate Appleman
Apr 2008
Professional 		9 votes
2 reviews
5 comments
29351 views
Lemon & Garlic Green Beans

Lemon & Garlic Green Beans

It is rare to have a side dish which everyone keeps reaching for instead of the main dish. That's especially true if its a fairly simple green…

John Spottiswood
Aug 2015
Advanced 		8 votes
5 reviews
1 comment
33840 views
The Buona Pasqua Lunch and The Secret Of No Stir Polenta

The Buona Pasqua Lunch and The Secret Of No Stir Polenta

Easter around our house is like the Tri-fecta of family holidays. Not only is there the big celebration of…

kathy gori
Apr 2010
Advanced 		7 votes
4 reviews
3 comments
5371 views
Pasta with Butter and Parmesan Cheese

Pasta with Butter and Parmesan Cheese

I've been cooking this recipe for so long, and it is so simple, that I have often overlooked posting it. We…

John Spottiswood
Aug 2010
Advanced 		6 votes
4 reviews
3 comments
7333 views
Fried Pasta

Fried Pasta

So what do you do when you have too much leftover pasta? Fried pasta! Fried noodle cakes are popular in a number of cuisines, particularly in Asian…

kathy vegas
Feb 2010
Advanced 		6 votes
4 reviews
2 comments
11618 views
macaroni and cheese

macaroni and cheese

A delicious, easy to cook meal.

Carol Teng
Feb 2008
Beginner 		7 votes
3 reviews
1 comment
19525 views
Roman-Style Spinach

Roman-Style Spinach

This is a great new way I've learned to cook spinach. I wouldn't have thought of adding sweetness to spinach, but I really like the way the…

John Spottiswood
May 2011
Advanced 		5 votes
1 review
2 comments
3952 views
Spinach and Ricotta Balls - Gnudis

Spinach and Ricotta Balls - Gnudis

I've been looking for tasty ways to cook spinach and wild greens because they are so healthful. This one is…

John Spottiswood
Jan 2010
Advanced 		6 votes
4 reviews
6 comments
6703 views
Garlic and Oregano Roasted Tomatoes

Garlic and Oregano Roasted Tomatoes

These plump, scarlet, glistening little bullets of flavour are wonderful bobbing about in soup, tumbling around…

Denise Fletcher
Feb 2010
Intermediate 		5 votes
2 reviews
4200 views
Roasted Asparagus and Parmesan

Roasted Asparagus and Parmesan

This is a simple and delicious Italian recipe adapted from the Barefoot Contessa. We leave out the egg and sometimes the lemon (depends on what you…

Nancy Miyasaki
Mar 2008
Intermediate 		5 votes
2 reviews
1 comment
11461 views
Funghi trifolati ("Truffled" mushrooms)

Funghi trifolati ("Truffled" mushrooms)

This is one of the easiest and most versatile vegetable dishes in the Italian repertoire: funghi trifolati, or…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced 		3 votes
2 reviews
6438 views
Fagiolini in umido (Green beans in tomato sauce)

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…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced 		3 votes
1 review
1 comment
7795 views
Chicken Spaghetti

Chicken Spaghetti

I make this for every family function. It is always requested and seldom are there leftovers.

Brenda
Dec 2013
Intermediate 		3 votes
1 comment
11624 views
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