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"Biscotti is used to describe a long, dry, hard twice baked cookie with a curved top and a flat bottom designed for dunking into wine or coffee. The name biscotti is derived from 'bis' meaning twice in Italian and 'cotto' meaning baked or cooked. These are very nice glazed or dipped in white chocolate. Enjoy. Don't let all the steps..."

Ingredients: eggs, hazelnuts...

"This side dish compliments any entree. Try it for your next picnic. Recipe came from Mealtime.org."

Ingredients: tri-color spiral pasta, parmesan cheese...

""Torta di Riso is one of Italy's favourite cold picnic food recipes and a big part of Easter Italian food customs". This recipe was originaly posted by Cath Andrews on: http://www.explore-italian-culture.com/cold-picnic-food-recipes.html. Thank you Cath for sharing this great recipe."

Ingredients: pepper, eggs, frozen spinach...

"Easy and so good! Your loved ones will be amazed at your creativity. Recipe adapted from Gale Gand, executive pastry chef and a partner at Tru in Chicago."

Ingredients: cinnamon sugar, confectioners' sugar...

"Big creamy butter beans give a tuna and celery salad terrific heartiness! The salad would also be delicious spooned over slices of warm grilled country bread. Recipe by Melissa Rubel from Food & Wine Magazine.:) From Pairing of the Day, April 2008 - Canned Bean Cuisine.They suggest a crisp, citrusy Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Brassfield Estate High Serenity..."

Ingredients: chives, fresh ground pepper...

"Those very more-ish Italian breadsticks."

Ingredients: cracked black pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"A tasty way to use up left over prepared pasta."

Ingredients: eggs, cooked pasta...

"Italian style appetizer or snack."

Ingredients: nonfat milk, cooking spray...

"This is an old standby that we use here at the "home" and amazingly, the residents, eat it but they leave out a little of the spinach. Found this in a drawer with the ingredient quantities, as we use more of each, but I don't know from where it came. This is easy and with some chicken and some fruit, the meal is complete. Didn't account..."

Ingredients: spiral shaped pasta, dried oregano...

"Sandwich consisting of green olives, black beans, havarti cheese with salami on a low-carb tortilla."

Ingredients: havarti cheese, green olives...

"I came up with this recipe craving those Chicago Italian Sausage Sandwiches from my childhood. I just replaced the Green Bell Peppers with Green chilies to conform to California's Expectations."

Ingredients: whole green chilies, French rolls...

"Haven't tried this recipe yet but it sounds very interesting and yummy. A must for any mozzarella fan. The mozzarella is actually boiled and formed into a roll. Mmmm..I can only imagine all of the possible filling variations.Serving size is one mozzarella roll that is cut into slices."

Ingredients: fresh basil, fresh mozzarella cheese...

"This is a great snack, or small lunch if your not too hungry. Easy and wonderful, I make these pizzas all the time to have between lunch and dinner."

Ingredients: mozzarella cheese, pita bread...

"These are the ultimate cheat's pizzas. Serve them cold for your picnic. They're also delicious warm for a light lunch with a handful of salad leaves. Because the pizzettes are individual, everyone can choose their favourite topping. Try Parma ham for the adults, and chicken for the children. Other popular toppings are, crumbled goat cheese..."

Ingredients: cooked chicken breasts, mozzarella cheese...