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"It seems like I make this with my eyes closed already. The family loves it as well as guests. You can make as much as you want and if you are lucky to have leftovers, it's better the second time around. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, rotini noodles...

"The comment I hear from everyone the first time they eat this is, "This is the best pizza I've ever had!" My daughters have old high school friends who still ask for this. It's very filling, so one pan goes a ways."

Ingredients: lean hamburger, pasta sauce...

"Sauce the way mamas in ital make it--meatballs that melt in your mouth. If I was on death row this is what I would want! God's honest truth! PLEASE PLEASE use it for Ziti Al Forno (From the Sopranos Family Cookbook)--it's amazing."

Ingredients: fresh Italian parsley, pecorino romano cheese...

"Found this one on Allrecipes.com and tweaked the ingredients just a bit to fit the picky Italian DH. Ground sausage as opposed to ground beef gives the dish much more flavor. Do ahead tip would be to stuff the shells the night before, place in red sauce, refrigerate, and then make the white sauce just prior to cooking. Watch the amount of chicken bouillon..."

Ingredients: eggs, fresh basil...

"I saw this on a cooking show a long time ago - I think it was Ciao Italia, but I'm not sure. It's very easy to make, and the addition of the cannellini beans makes a big difference in taste and heartiness, in my opinion."

Ingredients: Italian-style tomato sauce, garlic...

"I do not know where this recipe came from. A friend gave it to me. This is THE BEST SAUCE I've ever had!! We use to like dining out at Italian places but not now. Not after eating this sauce. I don't think there is any sauce that will taste as good as this. My Husband eats this stuff by the spoonful. It is that good!! (I don't claim it..."

Ingredients: dried basil, chopped tomatoes...

"(Authentic Sicilian Lasagna Supreme)
This is a very old lasagna recipe handed down through many generations, and was given to me by an older Sicilian woman. It takes a while to make, but is it ever worth the wait."

Ingredients: pepper, dried parsley, eggs...

"This is a modified version of a recipe given to me by Momma Maglione. Her recipe does not include the sausage and uses her secret family gravy recipe which I cannot post. ;)"

Ingredients: ziti pasta, hot Italian sausage links...

"I've been working on this one for awhile and it's finally just how we like it. It's a little spicy and a little sweet. If you like it less spicy just omit the crushed red pepper flakes, you can always add some in later if you want to spice it up a bit. Cook time is maximum amount on low in the crockpot."

Ingredients: dried basil, canned tomato sauce...

"This is another one of my favorite recipes from the "North End Italian Cookbook". Quick, easy, delicious and versatile. I serve it as a main dish with a salad. It can be served also as an appetizer or as a brunch or lunch dish. You can dress it up with chopped fresh herbs such as oregano, parsley or basil."

Ingredients: eggs, milk, muenster cheese...

"From A Taste of Italy (1996) by The American Cooking Guild: "When 14-year-old Catherine de Medici left Florence to marry King Henry II of France, her entourage of chefs encountered spinach for the first time. From then on, they referred to dishes with spinach as florentine, which means 'bed of spinach' in French. This moist spinach and..."

Ingredients: eggs, fennel seeds...

"Don't second guess the cream cheese cubes--it's wonderful! Can freeze either prior to or after baking."

Ingredients: pepper, cream cheese...

"Not a "copy cat" recipe."

Ingredients: fresh rosemary, garlic...

"I have worked on this sauce recipe for quite some time. I hope you enjoy it as much as our family does. We traditionally eat this every Sunday with garlic toast [roasted garlic drizzled with olive oil (425 degrees for 35 minutes wrapped tightly in tin foil) and topped with parmesean cheese placed on top of a cooling rack, set on a cookie sheet, then..."

Ingredients: raw sugar, dried basil...