Italian fall recipes

Lobster Mac and Cheese

Chunks of lobster with pasta and cheese sauce ... so good!

Rotini with Swiss Chard

Healthy and delicious, this recipe is a stand-out as a vegetarian main dish or side dish. Simple preparation and quick cooking bring this pasta…

Pasta in Red Sauce Recipe (Penne Arrabiata)

Pasta in Red Sauce is a delicious Italian pasta dish bursting with robust flavors of fresh tomato sauce. You…

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…

Baked Penne Pasta

A delicious baked pasta dish made with ground turkey and Italian turkey sausage. Great for a crowd and also freezes well in individual servings.

PARSLEY sun-dried TOMATO PESTO on PASTA

I opened the fridge to be happily greeted by a beautiful bouquet of parsley. With this, I was inspired to…

EGGS VEGGED OUT - Sunny Side Up

Cooking up a specialty for Sunday brunch on a lazy day. This morning...My ' Honey ' and I cracked some eggs on a vegetable bed of goodness!!!

cake RICOTTA cheese CHOCOLATE RUM

All this talk about APRONS and Grandmothers got me going on assembling my notes and photos to finally share…

Pignoli (Pine Nuts) and Almond Cookies

This recipe is a bit tricky but is a huge family favorite at the holidays!

Italian Variety Cookie Dough

When I was growing up this is the only dough my grandmother made then my mom. They would use this one dough with imagination to create more than 20…

Eggplant Parmesan (Slow Cooker or Crockpot version)

This recipe based on one from Allrecipes.com served 8 and was cooked in a 5-quart slow cooker. I cut the…

Italian Cheesecake

This recipe is an all time favorite of mine - it has been handed down for over 3 generations in my family - I've made some changes to it as time…

Homemade Green Tea Pasta With Mint Pesto

It's a fabulous meatless meal you will never resist !

Basil-Walnut Pesto

To help mix the pesto with the cooked pasta, blend 4 to 6 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water into 1/2 cup pesto before tossing.

Crunchy Green Bean Salad