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Chicken Parmesan Meatballs Over Bucatini
Our mozzarella stuffed Chicken Parmesan Meatballs nestled into a big pan of bucatini is meant to deliver comfort. It’s the kind of dish you deliver to a friend when they need a little reassurance that everything is going to be O.K.
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Italian Tossed Green Salad {with Basil & Herb Vinaigrette}
There’s something so delicious about a fresh crisp Italian Tossed Green Salad. A few simple ingredients tossed with a nice herby vinaigrette is the perfect start to an Italian themed dinner.
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Italian Meatballs {Great Big Italian Meatballs}
Italian Meatballs. Great. Big. Italian Meatballs. I’m not sure how it happened but Spaghetti and Meatballs has become an absolute favorite meal for me. And really, it’s all about the meatballs. I like them big and soft and full of Italian flavors like garlic, basil and oregano.
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Chicken Marsala Meatballs for National Meatball Day!
We shall make Chicken Marsala Meatballs. Because TODAY is National Meatball Day! With the way I love meatballs, this food holiday is deserving of a celebration. A Meatball Palooza if you will. I have so many meatball recipes to share (and several I’ve yet to create) that we’ll need days to properly honor those perfectly packaged bundles of love. I shall call this celebration March Meatball Madness and share a meatball recipe every day for the remainder of the month.
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Malfatti {Spinach & Ricotta Dumplings}
Continuing on my classic Italian recipe exploration I discovered Malfatti, a true Italian comfort food. These spinach and ricotta ‘dumplings’ are soft and tender and practically melt in your mouth.
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Sausage & Mushroom Ragù
Sausage & Mushroom Ragù. This dish is incredibly satisfying. The mild Italian ground sausage is slow cooked with mushrooms, red wine and aromatics until the flavors melt together like your favorite comfort food.
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Pasta alla Norma {Eggplant Pasta}
Pasta alla Norma is an Italian pasta and eggplant dish with roots in the ancient port city of Catania, Sicily. My husband’s ancestors also have roots in Catania! Lucky for me it’s where we visited on a dream vacation a few years back.
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Quick & Easy Homemade Pasta Sauce
Quick & Easy Homemade Pasta Sauce comes together in under 30 minutes yet tastes like it’s been simmering all day.
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Bucatini all’Amatriciana
Bucatini all’Amatriciana is one of those recipes. For as much cooking as I/we do there remains an incredible gap in my culinary knowledge. I am drawn to classic recipes like this one. It’s the history that surrounds them that draws me in. Which inevitably leads to recipe inspiration.
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Chicken Piccata Meatballs Are A Favorite
Chicken Piccata Meatballs are a new favorite. Huge Meatball Fan. That’s me. I’m forever pondering the possibilities. If you’re ever looking for meatball inspiration check out my favorite recipes here.