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"Simple, but delicious, this is all about the ricotta. This is a low fat version of a Bon Appetit recipe that also included cream cheese, but not Amaretto. This ricotta is also good with peaches and crushed Amaretti cookies. Includes 30 minute stand time for the fruit. Each serving (based on two people) contains 3.5 grams of fat, and 1.5 grams of saturated..."

Ingredients: lemon juice, low-fat ricotta cheese...

"What better then liquid almonds poured over creamy ice cream--chocolate, peach, vanilla--whatever you chose it's wonderful!"

Ingredients: ice cream, caramel-swirl ice cream...

"Artichokes with green peppers and onions."

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

"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...

"No cooking involved. Canned beans make this easy to throw together."

Ingredients: butter beans, olive oil...

"A nice tasty glaze to use on meat, fish and chicken, and tempeh during grilling. Can also use it as a marinade. You can make this in advance up to a week and store in refrigerator; just warm to room temperature before using."

Ingredients: dry sherry, extra virgin olive oil...

"This recipe came from a Restaurant here called Baxter's Interurban Grill. I have no idea what the serving size of this recipe is so I am going to guess."

Ingredients: garlic, olive oil...

"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...

"An old work friend of mine used to make this pasta salad for parties, it is so good I just had to get the recipe out of her! You can use other shaped pasta but bowtie looks the best & holds the other ingredients well."

Ingredients: bow tie pasta, lime juice...

"A lovely, light salad from Sally Schneider's excellent cookbook, "The Improvisational Cook" (2006)."

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

"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...

"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...

"This is a low-carb combination of mozzarella caprese and bruschetta, with the mozzarella used as a replacement for the bread. The freshness of the ingredients is the most important part of this recipe. Perfect for entertaining, appetizers, or vegetarian meals."

Ingredients: fresh basil leaves, fresh tomatoes...

"Strawberry season is here! This is a fresh and healthy sweeter version of the traditional Italian finger food. Lovely for brunch, or for a light lunch alongside a nice salad, or up the sweet factor and serve as a healthier dessert option! Add the balsamic and olive oil at the very end to avoid soggy bread. Adapted from Whole Foods Market via The Curvy..."

Ingredients: goat cheese, fresh ground black pepper...