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Grilled Lamb Steaks with Garlic and Rosemary This is a simple and fantastic grilled lamb recipe. It can be made with or without the wine, and marinating is…	John Spottiswood Jul 2009 Advanced	3 votes 2 reviews 2 comments 17594 views
Simple Pasta with Spinach, Mushrooms and Tomatoes This is one of those simple recipes that are almost embarrassing to put on this website. But this was really…	John Spottiswood Jan 2011 Advanced	6 votes 2 reviews 2 comments 8092 views
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

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
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
Tuscan shrimp marinara with chickpea pasta This is a great Tuscan recipe adapted from the Flavors of Tuscan cookbook by Maxine Clark. Maxine recommends…	John Spottiswood Jun 2009 Advanced	3 votes 24802 views
Simple French Bread Pizza This is an easy recipe that I've been making since I was about 14. I made it last night because I was pressed for time, and all of my kids said…	John Spottiswood Aug 2009 Advanced	9 votes 3 reviews 3 comments 21480 views
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…	John Spottiswood Apr 2011 Advanced	5 votes 3 reviews 6 comments 8536 views
Easy and Low Calorie, Italian Chopped Salad Stuffed Shells Appetizer This tasty and colorful low calorie appetizer consists of a simple to make…	Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox Dec 2011 Professional	1 vote 1 comment 12096 views
Gordon Ramsay Style Mushroom and Leek Pasta In one of the episodes, Gordon shared 'Quick TV Dinners' - Mushroom and Leek Pasta, Farfalle with ricotta,…	Hina Gujral Oct 2013 Advanced	1 vote 1 comment 18963 views
Make Olive Garden’s Delicious Pasta Fagioli at Home You’ll love, love, love this rich and hearty soup! It tastes very similar to the pasta e fagioli at Olive…	Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox Mar 2011 Professional	2 votes 1 review 7 comments 18459 views
Italian Shrimp Scampi for Nu-wave or Flavorwave oven This is an easy recipe that you can prepare in advance and bake right before dinner. It works well in a Nuwave,…	Jennifer Testalone Jun 2009 Professional	2 votes 31249 views
Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan Easy to prepare, lower calorie version of this dish. For maximum tenderness, I recommend brining the breasts in 2 qts. water and 1/2 C table salt…	myra byanka Jun 2016 Professional	2 votes 1 review 4746 views
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…	Mary Ellen Nyberg Hemby Feb 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 2 comments 7821 views
Al Templeman's famous Salad Dressing I started making this because my wife, Jeanne, would not stop complaining about how bad store bought salad…	Al Templeman Dec 2008 Intermediate	4 votes 2 reviews 1 comment 12831 views