Meatless lasagna with three cheeses: ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan layered with a garlic-basil tomato sauce made from canned tomatoes, paste, and sauce.
Homemade pizza from scratch in 30 minutes using a food processor dough with fast-rising yeast, fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil. Crispy cornmeal crust, no rise time needed.
Spanakorizo is a classic Greek spinach and rice dish simmered with tomato, onion, fresh mint, parsley, and a whisper of nutmeg. Vegetarian, comforting, finished with hard-cooked eggs and lemon.
Beef and cheddar cheese in a flaky crescent roll crust.
Baked tofu spaghetti balls with walnuts, oats, and Italian herbs, smothered in tomato sauce. Vegan meatballs that hold up on pasta or stuffed into a sub roll.
English muffin pizza pies topped with seasoned ground beef, spicy tomato sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms, and peppers. A quick kid-friendly dinner ready in 30 minutes.
Rigatoni alla vodka with bacon, tomato sauce, heavy cream, and butter in a rich pink sauce. A creamy, smoky Italian-American pasta that comes together in under 45 minutes.
One dish microwave spaghetti for two with ground beef, onion, and Italian tomato sauce cooked together in a single casserole. A quick weeknight pasta dinner with no pots to boil and minimal cleanup.
Spicy nachos supreme with a green chile tomato sauce, melted cheddar, fresh guacamole, sour cream, and jalapeño slices. Loaded appetizer nachos done right.
Cajun chicken sauce piquant with a dark roux, Chablis wine, tomato sauce, stuffed olives, and hot pepper sauce, slow-cooked for hours and served over spaghetti. Big-batch Cajun cooking.
Greek-style phyllo triangles stuffed with seasoned ground beef, shallots, wine, mint, parsley, tomato, and cheese. Crisp, buttery kreatopitakia appetizers served hot from the oven.
Italian sausage simmered in tomato sauce with white wine, fresh mushrooms, and oregano. Seared first, then braised low for an hour. A savory hot appetizer.
Italian Sausage and White Wine Spaghetti Sauce recipe
Latigo chili is a serious Tex-Mex three-meat chili of brisket, venison, and pork simmered with ancho chiles, beer, tequila, and staged cumin additions. Built for a crowd of 20.
Vegan baked squash and yams layered with tomato sauce, soy milk, and chili garlic paste. A plant-based casserole with a sweet, savory, and spicy edge.
Asparagus lasagne with a lemon-nutmeg white sauce, ricotta, Swiss cheese, and Canadian bacon. A spring twist on classic lasagna with make-ahead steps for easy entertaining.