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"The comment I hear from everyone the first time they eat this is, "This is the best pizza I've ever had!" My daughters have old high school friends who still ask for this. It's very filling, so one pan goes a ways."

Ingredients: lean hamburger, pasta sauce...

"Sauce the way mamas in ital make it--meatballs that melt in your mouth. If I was on death row this is what I would want! God's honest truth! PLEASE PLEASE use it for Ziti Al Forno (From the Sopranos Family Cookbook)--it's amazing."

Ingredients: fresh Italian parsley, pecorino romano cheese...

"Found this one on Allrecipes.com and tweaked the ingredients just a bit to fit the picky Italian DH. Ground sausage as opposed to ground beef gives the dish much more flavor. Do ahead tip would be to stuff the shells the night before, place in red sauce, refrigerate, and then make the white sauce just prior to cooking. Watch the amount of chicken bouillon..."

Ingredients: eggs, fresh basil...

"My mom and dad divorced when I was nine. My dad begged for the recipe for her pizza, but she refused. Her reasoning was if he could live without her, he could live without her pizza. After you taste it, you'll see what cruel and unusual punishment that was. I make this all the time for my family and they love it."

Ingredients: dried Italian seasoning, eggs...

"Best meatloaf EVER! We had this for dinner at a friend's the other night, and couldn't believe how good it was."

Ingredients: pepper, dried sage...

"(Authentic Sicilian Lasagna Supreme)
This is a very old lasagna recipe handed down through many generations, and was given to me by an older Sicilian woman. It takes a while to make, but is it ever worth the wait."

Ingredients: pepper, dried parsley, eggs...

"This is a really great dish. It is looked forward too every time I make it and leftovers are just as great on a toasted sandwich or reheated."

Ingredients: curry powder, instant coffee powder...

"Yum! We really liked this. Got it off of Food Network."

Ingredients: ground cumin, lean hamburger...

"I know, I know....not another meatloaf recipe. I thought the same thing until I made this one. OMG, it was so delicious and well worth the extra work. This raises meatloaf to a whole new level. Serve with roasted garlic mashed potatoes. Mmmmmm. Comfort food at its finest!"

Ingredients: ground cumin, dry breadcrumbs...

"From A Taste of Italy (1996) by The American Cooking Guild: "When 14-year-old Catherine de Medici left Florence to marry King Henry II of France, her entourage of chefs encountered spinach for the first time. From then on, they referred to dishes with spinach as florentine, which means 'bed of spinach' in French. This moist spinach and..."

Ingredients: eggs, fennel seeds...

"Had never heard of Johnny Marzetti until recently stumbling on his recipe in some newspaper website. Actually, research shows Marzetti's Restaurant in Columbus, Ohio was the source of this great comfort food dish back in the 20's (..is it still there?). Have seen ingredients of several versions of this dish here, but none with all these great..."

Ingredients: dried oregano, diced tomatoes...

"This is a fantastic soup! It's easy and it's a one pan meal. I like to switch types of beans, kidney, black, pinto, even black eyed.
You can make it hotter, or use less pepper sauce for milder. I like to use the hot pepper flakes when I make mine. I hope you will enjoy this chili soup, and that you make it often."

Ingredients: canned kidney beans, diced green chilies...

"Don't second guess the cream cheese cubes--it's wonderful! Can freeze either prior to or after baking."

Ingredients: pepper, cream cheese...

"I made this for an office luncheon and it was a huge hit. The combination of meats and mushrooms make it a very hearty meal. The ease of the crock pot makes it super simple and quick to put together!"

Ingredients: sliced mushrooms, Italian sausage...