Recipe Skill Level: Moderate
Beans and Pasta (Fagioli e Pasta)
For many Americans Beans and Pasta (Fagioli e Pasta or Pasta Fagoli) is a bean and macaroni soup. For Southern Italians Beans and Pasta is a hearty mixture of cooked beans, elbow macaroni, and tomato sauce. The sauce can have meat or be meatless for a vegetarian version. Whether you ...
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Zuppa Inglese (Italian Trifle)
Zuppa Inglese (Italian Trifle) literally translated means English soup. It is an Italian desert similar to Tiramisu that is neither a soup nor English. Zuppa Inglese is based on the English Trifle and predates Tiramisu. It is an easier, lower calorie alternative to Tiramisu. Custard replaces high calorie mascarpone cheese. ...
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Snickerdoodles
Updated 12-12-2020: Reduced flour weight from 390 to 350 grams. Snickerdoodles are easy, crisp cookies bursting with cinnamon flavor that you can store in a cool dry place for months or freeze for 6 months or more. Snickerdoodles are a refrigerated shaped cookie. The dough must be refrigerated from 2 ...
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Banana Cake Cookies
Banana Cake Cookies, like banana breads and muffins, uses very ripe bananas most people do not eat. Bananas Cake Cookies have a soft, cake-like texture similar to banana bread and fruit filled cookies instead of a dry, crisp texture usually associated with cookies. Substitutions & Changes Substitute 1/2 cup (96 ...
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Blueberry Marzipan Torta
The recipe for Blueberry Marzipan Torta has been around for decades, and making it was an annually Christmas tradition for my mother. The original recipe uses raspberry jam, but any flavor jam, homemade or prepared, can be used. Raspberry jam has thousands of small seeds that are always suited for ...
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Meat Minestrone Soup
Meat Minestrone Soup is one of my favorite soups. A 16-ounce serving has about 400 calories, 9 grams of fiber, and 19 grams of protein. Although this recipe has a long list of ingredients, you can prepare and cook it in about one hour. Adding pasta is optional. When you ...
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Pizzelle
Pizzelle (plural of pizzella) are a popular cookie usually made during Christmas and Easter holidays. Making pizzelle requires a pizzelle iron which is similar to an electric waffle iron. Non-electric versions held over a fire or placed on a stove are available but usually only make one at a time ...
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Devil’s Food Cake
Devil’s Food Cake is one of America’s most popular cakes especially for lovers of dark chocolate. Nutrition Information Nutrition information is for unfrosted cake. Baking TImes Oven temperatures can vary by 50°F or more. Modern oven are more accurate, but there can still be variations. Overcooked cakes can be dry ...
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Aloo Saag Italiano
Aloo Saag is a vegetarian East Indian recipe of spinach and potatoes. This low calorie version adds yellow summer squash for additional color. You can substitute zucchini for the yellow squash. Adjust the ratio of potatoes, spinach, and squash to your taste.
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Italian Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe
A whole or half stuffed bell pepper can be a meal in its self. You can prepare this Italian Stuffed Bell Pepper Recipe with meat or without meat for a vegetarian version. This recipe and preparation are similar to stuffed zucchini and eggplant but requires less preparation time since you ...
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