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"This is an easy, really good pizza dough from the cookbook that came with my KitchenAid mixer. Last night, I topped it with grilled vegetables, pine nuts, and fresh mozzarella but the possibilities are endless. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: warm water, olive oil, salt...

"this is so easy, under 30 minutes, and no clean-up, courtesy of giada de laurentis. try it with grilled vegetables and fingerling potatoes."

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

"An Italian bitter green Rapini, in the broccoli family it a nice change from the usual greens.
A Tip
If the bitter flavor of this healthy green is to strong for you. Boil the rapini first, then drain and saute it. Also, make sure to remove tough ends and peel the tough lower stalks so the cooked vegetable is tender."

Ingredients: rapini, olive oil...

Ingredients: dried basil, fresh parmesan cheese...

"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...

"This Italian and Libyan- influenced dish is great to serve in the summer months."

Ingredients: corn, chopped tomatoes, eggs...

"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...