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Black Lentil & Chickpea Salad With Mint Lemon Dressing

Lentils like other beans are legumes but compared to other types of dried beans, lentils are relatively quick and easy to prepare. Lentils are great in salads as they...

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Spinach Ricotta Manicotti

I recently made a lovely batch of creamy smooth ricotta cheese that I wanted to use in a baked pasta dish. I make lasagna and cannelloni all the time...

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Product Review – KitchenAid FGA Food Grinder Attachment for Stand Mixers

I love my KitchenAid stand mixer and use it often throughout the week for basic mixing, and even kneading my dough at times when baking bread. I also use...

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Making Ricotta Cheese At Home

Ricotta cheese is widely used in Italian cooking in everything from appetizers to desserts. It is a very soft, low-fat cheese that is actually a by-product of cheese making...

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Onion Cheese Bread

I love the variety of artisan sandwich breads we have available in the US which all make amazing sandwiches. One of my favorite breads is an onion and cheese...

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Pasta e Fagioli

A traditional peasant recipe that is a great, stick to your ribs dish, Pasta e fagioli or pasta fagioli, simply means “pasta and beans”, referring to the two main...

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Butternut Squash Gratin

We eat a lot of winter squash throughout the fall and winter, and although my favorite way to prepare it is to simply roast it in a hot oven,...

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Ossobuco Milanese

This is a true Milanese Ossobuco made without tomatoes, very similar to the dishes I enjoyed while we were living in Milano for eight years. Ossobuco is made with...

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Green Beans With Peppers

There are many vegetables that are available year round, but green beans are one vegetable that always seems to be available fresh in our stores, is very versatile and...

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Light & Healthy Italian

Was eating healthier one of your New Year’s resolutions once again this year? If so, then consider adding more Italian meals to your diet. It is well known that...