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"Really good served with a spinach salad. I usually make a few of these and lasagna's the same time and they are ready to pull out at any time. (It's just as easy to put a couple together at this point and have them ready.)"

Ingredients: pepper, eggs, fresh parsley...

"Really good stuff - lasts forever too!"

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"This recipe is from a friend of mine in Boston. She and I used to work together and have continued our friendship into retirement.
One day she emailed me that she was sending me some goodies, but did not tell me what it was. Only that it was homemade!
Imagine my surprise when I received a very heavy package via parcel post! I anxiously..."

Ingredients: eggs, salt, sugar...

"This is a fool-proof, basic recipe for traditional biscotti from Susan Rosso's mother. Rather than baking the cookies twice, place the sliced cookies inside a warm oven for 30 to 60 minutes. This renders the biscotti satisfyingly firm rather than jaw-breakingly hard. (Susan Rosso has a great site called Food Blogga.)"

Ingredients: oranges, zest of, eggs...

"An amazing recipe based on my dad's classic, but improved:)

I happen to really like garlic, so adjust to your own taste."

Ingredients: eggs, aluminum foil...

"This is a favourite recipe at Christmas to make as gifts but it is delicious at any time of the year, especially with coffee."

Ingredients: egg whites, egg yolks...

"My mother absolutely loved this caponatina (or caponata - I believe the distinction is in how finely you chop the components), Although she became disabled, she would patiently wait for eggplants to go on sale, buy up a bunch, and invite me over to prepare this recipe. We would freeze it in small containers to have throughout the year as a treat,..."

Ingredients: eggplants, green olives...

"Yummy and versatile classic- serve immediately, store in fridge, freeze or give as a gift! 2 cups is enough for one pound of pasta."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, Italian plum tomatoes...

"This is a basic lasagna, it comes from the back of the Barilla no-boil lasagna noodle box. I add a little extra and I don't layer it like the box says, too complicated to remember what goes where... It's yummy and it surprises most that its from a box."

Ingredients: cottage cheese, Italian spices...

"The figs can be placed in the food processor to crush by pulsing till mushy with some chunks. Using a candy Thermometer will help knowing the setting point, which is at 220 degrees. This has an optional Grand Marnier for a little extra treat."

Ingredients: bottled lemon juice, Grand Marnier...

"This perfect and surprisingly easy to make biscotti recipe is from Maida Heatter's wonderful "Book of Great Chocolate Desserts". To make ahead, you can freeze the dough logs and bake from frozen and slightly increase baking time. Recipe makes 40 biscotti."

Ingredients: eggs, granulated sugar, salt...

"These lacy Italian Cookies are thin and crispy and are made with almonds with a sweet hint of orange. They freeze very well and are delicious sandwiched with dark chocolate or even crumbled over vanilla ice cream. They make great holiday gifts. This recipe is from Giada De Laurentiis on the Food Network and has been modified slightly to be gluten free...."

Ingredients: rice flour, sliced almonds...

"Marinara sauce is meant to have no herbs, no wine and be a fresh tasting non-long cooking time sauce. I use this nearly every time I need a red sauce and have even found it to go much better with my meatballs for spaghetti than a long cooked complicated Italian gravy. This is a bulk recipe for freezing as I love my red sauce! Give me a good marinara..."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, onions...

"Eat these bad boys right out of the jar,or use them in your favourite shellfish recipes."

Ingredients: cloves, lemon slices, mace...