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30-Minute Meals

Perfect Poached Eggs

January 22, 2021

Perfect poached eggs and toast are great with almost any meal; here's how to make them perfect every time!

If you’re an egg lover then you will definitely agree that there’s nothing more wonderful than a delicious and beautifully formed poached egg. It seems to be the simplest thing imaginable to make but for the longest time it was something that eluded me. Yes, it’s true, that anyone can make a misshapen scraggly looking…

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Filed Under: Elements & Ingredients, How-To Culinary Tips & Techniques, Recipes, Weight Watchers

Pork Sausage and Lentils (Cotechino e Lenticchie)

January 1, 2021

Pork Sausage with Lentils is a classic New Year's Day dish in Italy

Pork Sausage and Lentils (Cotechino e Lenticchie) Serves 4-6 Pork Sausage and Lentils is a traditional New Year’s dish in Italy. Lentils are purported to bring wealth and good fortune. In Lombardy dialect zecchini – coins from the 1500’s – were also called lenticchie, which gave rise to lentil’s association with prosperity and good health….

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Steamed Cauliflower Florets with a Balsamic, Caper & Anchovy Dressing

October 30, 2020

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For those of you who live in Italy, or have visited Italy, you will surely have noticed how delicious the vegetables are on restaurant antipasto tables. The vegetables are served at room temperature…the ideal temperature for flavor to come out to its fullest. Sometimes it’s hard to tell exactly what flavoring restaurateurs have used because…

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Easy Lemon Spaghetti – or use your favorite pasta shape!

May 18, 2020

Easy lemon pasta is a delicious blend of tangy, zesty lemon flavor and wonderful creaminess. And it whips up in 20 minutes!

If you haven’t figured out what to make for lunch today then go for a great plate of easy lemon spaghetti! I hadn’t made this spaghetti with a creamy lemon sauce for a while and since we have a wonderful lemon tree that yields lemons year round it was perfect. Best to use untreated lemons…

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Spaghetti with a Spicy Tomato Anchovy Sauce

May 17, 2020

Make in 20 minutes! Spaghetti with a Spicy Tomato Anchovy Sauce

,  Spaghetti with a Spicy Tomato Anchovy Sauce is one of my favorite pasta dishes and incredibly easy to make! If you think you don’t like anchovies you might actually change your mind once you try them in this dish. They’re not the hero ingredient here but instead they add rich flavor and wonderful umami…

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Penne or Rigatoni all’Amatriciana

April 27, 2020

Rigatoni all’Amatriciana is a delicious and hearty pasta dish with a hint of heat and lots of umami flavor

Amatriciana sauce in the making… Amatriciana or matriciana, the sauce is still the same: rich, spicy, with crunchy bits of guanciale. The name varies based on who’s trying to lay claim to this pasta sauce’s origins. The sauce is supposedly named after the town of Amatrice in the Appenine hills to the North East of…

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Parboiled Baby Turnips Sautéed in Olive Oil and Garlic

April 25, 2020

Parboiled Baby Turnips Sautéed in Olive Oil and Garlic

Springtime is the perfect moment to find beautiful baby turnips. You won’t always find them in the market but when you do grab them and whip up this delicious Parboiled Baby Turnips Sautéed in Olive Oil and Garlic dish. You may think turnips don’t appeal to you and that their flavor is too strong:  think again!…

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‘Nduja Spaghetti with Slivered Zucchini and Arugula

April 13, 2020

Umami rich ‘Nduja Spaghetti with Slivered Zucchini and Arugula

‘Nduja Spaghetti with Slivered Zucchini and Arugula I have to be honest that it never crossed my mind to make pasta using ‘nduja, a delightful spicy Calabrian spreadable pork paste, and I have to thank my friend Michele (@mangiawithmichele) for the inspiration.  Everyone is cooking differently now that we’re in coronavirus “shelter in place” mode…

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White Chocolate with Dried Fruit & Nuts

December 14, 2019

White Chocolate with dried fruits and nuts

White Chocolate with Dried Fruit & Nuts is so easy to make: A guest brought this to a party at our home: white chocolate with pistachios and dried fruits. Tasty and gorgeous! So easy to make: Melt 300 grams of white chocolate over double boiler, then use a metal spatula to spread thinly on oven…

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Farro Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce

December 12, 2019

Farro pasta with fresh tomato sauce, a delicious whole-grain pasta alternative!

Farro pasta with fresh tomato sauce is a luscious whole grain pasta dish! Sometimes the best pasta dish is the simplest: just a basic tomato sauce with olive oil, tomato, and garlic. Actually it’s the pasta dish we have most frequently. I confess that generally I prefer a standard egg pasta over anything else, but…

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Filed Under: Course, Cuisine, Elements & Ingredients, Recipes, Recipes, Specialty Italian Foods, Uncategorized, Weight Watchers

Farro, Gorgonzola, Arugula & Tomatoes

November 22, 2019

Farro, Gorgonzola, Arugula & Tomatoes

Farro, Gorgonzola, Arugula & Tomatoes just happens to be one of the easiest, most delicious and nutritious recipes you can throw together in a flash. Farro is absolutely one of my favorite grains; it has a chewy consistency and almost nutty flavor, and it’s absolutely delicious almost any way you prepare it! I especially love…

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Bread and Tomato Appetizer

August 31, 2019

Bread and Tomato Appetizer drizzled with olive oil

Bread and Tomato is just about the easiest and most delicious of all appetizers. If truth be told we have it just about every night while we prepare dinner, and often at lunchtime too. The key to preparing a delicious Bread and Tomato appetizer is simple: high quality ingredients! It sounds obvious, doesn’t it? Just…

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