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"This is a simple pizza sauce. If you grow fresh plum tomatoes use about 2 cups of them chopped in place of the canned tomatoes."

Ingredients: pepper, dried basil...

"Determined to create my very own, 100% original pasta recipe, which I could call "mine" in all honestly, I made this for lunch today and was so thrilled with its fresh, light taste that I just HAD to post it and let everyone know that I'm not as unimaginative as I though! :) Reserving the pasta water saves some of the nutrients of broccoli..."

Ingredients: pepper, dried basil...

"Artichokes with green peppers and onions."

Ingredients: water-packed artichoke hearts, green peppers...

"A granita is, essentially, an Italian ice, coffee flavored, in this particular case. On the richness scale, it’s on the opposite end of the spectrum from ice cream since it contains no eggs or cream. A bit of sugar, yes, but in modest proportion. The method for making a granita is decidedly low tech: you simply stir the liquid periodically as it freezes,..."

Ingredients: orange zest, sugar...

"Got this from a family I stayed with in Sorrento, Italy. Don't want to lose it. Can be made with either lemons or oranges. The Italian tradition is to use lemons since they are so abundant in the Almalfi coast. Americans showed me how to make this low sugar/low carb by substituting "spenda" instead of sugar."

Ingredients: lemons, sugar, vodka...

Ingredients: cantaloupe, green leaf lettuce...

"Pistou is the French version of pesto - there are no pine nuts and commonly the parmesan cheese is replaced with coarse salt. Use this any way you'd normally use Italian pesto! Adapted from The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen, by Donna Klein. This recipe was picked for the Freeze It recipe tag game, and I've added the OAMC instructions from..."

Ingredients: coarse salt, fresh basil...

"Something I kind of created with whatever I had in the kitchen when guest turned up without warning. After the meal, they were so impressed, they actually asked for the recipe. Try it, easy to prepare, and great tasting. WARNING: Have some crusty bread to mop up the delicious sauce."

Ingredients: cilantro, Jack Daniels Whiskey...

"Sounds interesting. My son's school sent this recipe home and I have never seen a Haroset recipe with bananas! Sweet red wine can be used in place of the grape juice."

Ingredients: cinnamon, dates, lemon juice...

"Farfalle (bowtie) pasta with a great pesto sauce. A traditional recipe in my household."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, fresh basil leaves...

"Arborio rice, grown in Northern Italy, is the type preferred for risotto. Serve as an entree or first course. The key to success: Have all your ingredients ready before you start."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, dry white wine...

"From one of my favorite local restaurants. Adding 1/2-1 lb of diced smoked turkey breast to the salad mix turns this into a nice light lunch on it's own."

Ingredients: croutons, Dijon mustard...

"These are nice and crisp. Great to dip in you favorite horseradish sauce."

Ingredients: dried Italian seasoning, baby artichokes...

"This simple salad is very refreshing and wonderful addition to a summer meal. You can easily add cubed or sliced fresh mozzarella cheese to make it more substantial."

Ingredients: pepper, extra virgin olive oil...