Recipes From Cuisine: Mediterranean
Fig and Gorgonzola Bruschetta
Fig and Gorgonzola Bruschetta can be served as as an antipasto or dessert. It combines fig jam or preserves with gorgonzola cheese. Grilling the bread takes only minutes and adds a smoky flavor. You can toast the bread using your oven broiler or a toaster oven. Related Recipe Fig Jam ...
Read moreEgg Noodle Lasagna
Egg Noodle Lasagna is a simple variation of no-boil lasagna using egg noodles instead of lasagna noodles. Egg noodles are also used for the Southern Italian deluxe lasagna called Tembano made with shredded beef sauce, miniature meatballs, and Italian cold cuts like proscuitto and mortadella. To reduce preparation time, you ...
Read moreGreens Peas and Pasta Recipe
Green peas and pasta is a simple one pan recipe pairing sweet green peas with any short pasta (macaroni, shells, farfalle, orzo). If you prefer, you can decrease the amount of water by one up and substitute cooked rice, or quinoa. One 12 ounce serving of green peas and pasta ...
Read moreEasy Mushroom & Wine Gravy
Easy Mushroom & Wine Gravy is a simple gravy you can make using wine or broth. Most of the wines’s alcohol evaporates during cooking leaving a wine flavored mushroom gravy. Easy Mushroom & Wine Gravy goes well with poultry, fish, pork, beef or mashed potatoes. Wine or lemon juice retains the ...
Read moreFig and Yogurt Bruschetta
This fig and yogurt bruschetta recipe is a variation of a fig bruschetta by the food photographer husband and wife team White on Rice. Their roasted fig bruschetta takes 45 minutes to make versus as little as 10 minutes for this recipe using grilled bread and homemade or prepared fig preserves. ...
Read morePasta with Vegetables
Pasta with Vegetables is a typical Apulian blend of pasta and fresh vegetables rarely found on Italian-American restaurant menus. Why settle for a 470 calorie pasta dish with up to 9 grams of fiber when you can have a 2,000 calorie Fettuccine Alfredo with over a days worth of saturated fat ...
Read moreEasy Pasta with Alfredo Sauce Recipe
Alfredo sauce is one of the quickest and easiest pasta sauces to make at home and is served by virtually every Italian-American restaurant in America. This Easy Pasta with Alfredo Sauce recipe takes about 20 minutes to prepare and cook. For best flavor use Parmigiano Reggiano and grate it yourself. While Alfredo (cream ...
Read moreArtichoke and Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe
This Artichoke and Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad Recipe is a simple, healthier alternative to mayonnaise based prepared and homemade macaroni salads. Variations Substitute canned or fresh tuna or salmon, cooked crab or lobster for the grilled chicken. Add to taste fresh or dried dill, thyme, oregano or dried Italian seasoning. ...
Read moreMint Vinaigrette Recipe
Mint Vinaigrette, unlike most condiments, has no oil and only 6 calories, zero fat, and 1 mg sodium per 2 tablespoon (30 ml) serving. It is a simple blend of fresh mint (spearmint or peppermint), red wine vinegar, and fresh garlic. Traditionally, mint vinaigrette is made using a mortar and pestle to ...
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