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"Delicious chicken dish for a nice, simple, light meal.

Note:This is one of the recipes I adopted in the Great 'Zaar Orphan Adoption of 2005. I hope you enjoy it.

Note: If desired, you can substitute approximately 12-16 chicken breast tenders (tenderloins) in lieu of the whole chicken breasts."

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, parsley sprigs...

"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...

"Fresh basil and garlic bring out the Italian flavors in this simple quick-cooking dish. This makes 3 1-cup servings. Recipe is from Land O Lakes. Your favorite pasta can be substituted for the angel hair."

Ingredients: angel hair pasta, fresh basil leaves...

"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...

"Nice fish main course. Presentation is classy enough, it almost looks like something served in a restaurant! Easy and fast to prepare."

Ingredients: greens, lemon juice...

"My Mum took my sister and I out to lunch in London the other day and we had Italian for lunch. I don't recall the name of the restaurant but the dish I had was fantastic! It was called Giardiniera I think and contained all the below but also had deep fried spinach and paremsan balls with it. I've been unable to replicate the spinach balls (I..."

Ingredients: courgettes, 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...

"Excellent on bruschetta. Is also great on pasta."

Ingredients: fresh Italian parsley, extra virgin olive oil...

"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...

"Another great way to take care of those mad zucchini when they threaten to take over the universe. First knock them off the vine with an Italian bread, and head for the kitchen..."

Ingredients: dried basil, dried oregano...

"Two of my favorite things: Asparagus and mushrooms. Recipe is from Better Homes and Gardens. This makes four servings if all are satisfied with 1 1/2 cups each."

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

"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...