Search

"I was sent a link to a wonderful sounding asparagus pasta recipe with balsamic butter by a wonderful friend of mine.
It sounded so good, but had a few ingredients that I didnt have on hand, so I created my own version of it. Here it is: An Italian Dish with a small Asian twist to it. I hope youll enjoy it! :)"

Ingredients: green asparagus, garlic butter...

"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...

"This makes a great side dish to any meal."

Ingredients: dried basil, extra virgin olive oil...

"This is a perfect, light pasta dish for 2 people. Serve with a side salad and french bread."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, dried basil...

"Make this piqucante pasta dish tonight using chorizo, tomatoes, chili and red wine to name but a few ingredients! Perfect for a cosy night in with a glass of red wine!"

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, fresh basil...

"There is this wonderful Italian restaurant in town, Cappetto's, and this is one of their signature dishes. I enjoyed this and told the waiter how wonderful it was. To my surprise the chef came to our table and gave me the simple recipe. This recipe is for 2; however, can be easily adapted for more. Any tube pasta will work great for this dish;..."

Ingredients: fresh basil, fresh mozzarella cheese...

"A delightfully simple pasta dish with loads of flavour and more than a hint of chilli which blends so well with the tomato.

Served with a generous sprinkling of parmesan cheese, crusty bread and accompanied with a nice glass of red wine. Its a meal to linger over."

Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, olive oil...

"Supposed to be one of Madonna's favorite recipes."

Ingredients: fresh parsley, fresh spinach...

"I just got a new cookbook, Good Cooking by Jill Dupleix! Some simple but wonderful recipes(and the pictures are fabulous!). This is the same principal as for pasta carbonara, but with zucchini instead of bacon and is beautiful with a creamy golden sauce! Enjoy!"

Ingredients: egg yolks, tagliatelle pasta noodles...

"This tastes really fresh and summery, and is really quick to make. Fresh homemade pesto is really nice if you have some to hand, but shop-bought will do."

Ingredients: sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, oil...

"A just wonderful Penne dish with Italian cheese and grilled chicken. Very simple but surprisingly good.
This based on a recipe is from Hub Pages Restaurant food at home it is extremely well done."

Ingredients: alfredo sauce, Italian salad dressing...

"adapted from The Occasional Vegetarian"

Ingredients: half-and-half, olive oil...

"I got this one out of the New York Times and I had to post it here so I would not lose it or forget about it. If you want, you can shred the squash instead of cubing it and this will reduce your time in the kitchen."

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

"I created this dish just by experimenting with different flavors and ingredients that I happened to have on hand. It came out so delicious that my husband insisted it was the best thing he ever tasted and I should name it after myself. So here it is!"

Ingredients: fresh tomatoes, garlic...