Baked Ziti with Veggies
If you were a fan of The Sopranos, you'll likely remember that Carmela Soprano made baked ziti for every occasion: births, funerals...
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Greens, Orzo and Meatball Soup
Here is an Americanized version of classic Italian Wedding Soup. Actually, this soup has no relation to weddings. The name comes from the...
Chicken Avgolemono Soup
What, you may ask, is Avgolemono? It's a classic Greek sauce made by combining raw egg and lemon juice and slowly adding them to hot...
Tuscan Pasta With White Beans
Earlier this month I visited my best and oldest friend Michael in Lucca, Italy. ( He retired and moved there 6 years ago.) Michael showed...
Baked Eggplant with Three Cheeses
Eggplant aficionados will love this healthful Weight Watchers recipe, which layers broiled eggplant slices with cheesy goodness, aka: ...
Italian-Style Turkey Meatballs
This recipe for turkey meatballs is a sacrilege to traditional Italian cooks because the meatballs are not fried in lots of oil before...
Shepherd’s Pie with Ground Turkey
Shepherd's Pie is a traditional Irish recipe of ground meat topped with mashed potatoes and baked in the oven. It was originally made...
Julia Child's Trimmed Down, Eased up Boeuf Bourgignon
When the film Julie and Julia came out in 2009, moviegoers clamored to buy Julia Child's seminal cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French...
Smashed Pea and Barley Soup
One of the most popular items on the menu at California Pizza Kitchen, besides the obvious plethora of pizzas, is their Smashed Pea and...
German Apple Pancake
When daughter Elizabeth and her husband Brendan phoned one Sunday morning to say they were walking over with my grand pup, Whitman, and...
Ratatouille-Stuffed Shells
I am a bona fide lover of ratatouille, the classic French provincial dish of eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers and tomatoes. Every time I...
Our Favorite Sweet Potato Casserole
From November 16, 2009: One of our family’s favorite Thanksgiving traditions is this sweet potato casserole. My daughter Elizabeth, who...
Baked Rice and Peas
The COVID quarantine turned many of us into modern versions of chuckwagon cooks — every night we cobbled together dinner with whatever we...
Died & Went to Heaven Chocolate Cake
When Eating Well published this recipe several years ago, it instantly became one of the magazine’s most popular recipes. I am not a big...
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