Category: Italian

Hearty Sausage & Pumpkin Pasta

Happy New Year! We’re back with what might seem like an odd combination – sausage & pumpkin, but one that has quickly become one of my favorite, easy pasta sauces:  Hearty Sausage & Pumpkin Pasta.

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Quick Shrimp Scampi

Quick Shrimp Scampi! Definitely a Weeknight Wonder but why should Monday through Friday get all the buttery, garlic-y goodness? This is a super fast, super simple recipe – BIG flavors that you can have on

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Pasta with Shrimp & Fresh Tomatoes

I can’t believe I’ve never posted the recipe for Pasta with Shrimp & Fresh Tomatoes! This has long been one of my favorite dishes to make but I often fiddle around with the recipe adding

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Pasta with Zucchini & Ricotta

Summer Zucchini Season is in full swing so Pasta with Zucchini & Ricotta is the answer to that age old question… “Hey, would you take some zucchini? I have a ton in my garden!” That

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Lemon Butter Shrimp Pasta

Lemon Butter Shrimp Pasta! This is the latest recipe in our new section of Weeknight Wonders and is a dish I would happily (and easily) make for guests. Who doesn’t love a recipe with only

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Spaghetti with Broccoli Pesto

Spaghetti with Broccoli Pesto. You’re probably wondering what on earth I’m talking about. Yes, pesto! The green stuff…but made with broccoli instead of basil. Pesto is named for the act of grinding the ingredients together, old

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Butternut Squash & Bacon Risotto

Butternut Squash & Bacon Risotto. Hello, my lovely! So many good things going on in one dish…butternut squash meets smoky bacon with a little zing of fresh sage. All of this in a creamy, dreamy

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Baked Eggplant Parmesan

Eggplant Parmesan has always been one of my favorite dishes but since it’s usually breaded and fried, I had to give it up when I went gluten free. Then I found this Baked Eggplant Parmesan

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Chicken Milanese

I can’t believe that in the 5 years I’ve had this website, I haven’t posted this recipe for Chicken Milanese. It’s one of my favorite dishes and certainly in the top 5 chicken dishes that

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Pork Chops with Tomatoes & Sage

Five years ago today I started Idiot’s Kitchen with this recipe. It’s easily the recipe that I’ve given out the most: Easy enough to explain it to the person sitting next to you on an

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Warm Mushroom & Arugula Salad

Warm Mushroom & Arugula Salad! We love having big salads for dinner so I’m always on the lookout for new recipes and ideas other than the standard grilled chicken chopped up over greens. Boy was

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Tuna & White Bean Salad

Time for another funky salad addiction – Tuna & White Bean Salad! You might be thinking, beans & tuna? Together? The answer is a resounding YES! This was SOOOOO good. Rather than the traditional mayonnaise laden

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Mushroom & Pea Risotto

Risotto, in any form, is one of my favorite dinners to make. It’s another one of meals that you see in fancy restaurants but until you make it at home, you don’t realize how easy

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Antipasto Pasta Salad

Antipasto Pasta…try saying that three times fast! I’m a big fan of the antipasto platter – sliced cured meats, cheese, olives, artichoke hearts, etc. served before an Italian meal so I thought, why not put

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