Italian recipe collection

Spaghetti and meatballs simmered in a slow-cooked tomato sauce with red wine, mushrooms, green pepper, basil, and oregano. Tender pan-fried beef meatballs and a deeply layered sauce that builds for two hours.

This recipe is based on the one from Jean Christoph Novelli's grandmother Louise's recipe. He call's it "The Most Amazing Tomato Sauce on the planet" I agree. This is not the exact recipe (I tweaked it very slightly and made some educated guesses on the amounts of various ingredients but based upon the taste I believe it is probably very close.

Instead of tomato sauce, we use milk to make a creamy sauce, and with layers of mushrooms and cheese. It's just so easy for you to fall in love with this succulent lasagna.

Almond ginger biscotti with the proper twice-baked crunch, studded with whole almonds, candied ginger and warm cardamom. Crisp, dunkable Italian cookies that keep for weeks in the jar.

The biscotti turned out delicious, by adding white chocolate really enhanced the depth of the flavor, and also gave the biscotti a softer and creamier texture, which also made these yummy biscotti highly additive. Almond and dried apricots added the rich nuttiness and sweet-sour juicy bites.

Eat heartily, accompanied by much loud Italian conversation. In fact, I typed this accompanied by much loud Italian conversation. My parents were here, and both were shouting instructions over my shoulder. They disagreed about the arrangement of the lettuce - my mother said that the hole in the middle of the platter was necessary; my father insisted that it wasn't, saying you can just dump the tuna on top of the lettuce. I finally had to give up on this reply until they went home. So now, in the peace and quiet of the aftermath, I've finished it. Hope you had a wonderful holiday.

Authentic Italian meatballs with ground beef, garlic, parsley, breadcrumbs, and grated Parmesan. Pan-fried golden then simmered low and slow in red sauce for tender, juicy bites.

A Calzone is a turnover that originates from Italy. It is made of ingredients similar to pizza folded over and shaped like a crescent. The typical Calzone is stuffed with tomato and mozzarella, and may include other ingredients usually associated with pizza toppings.

There are quicker versions of this recipe but this is a classic that's reasonably easy and works perfectly every time.

Beef stuffed inside large pasta shells topped with gooey cheese then baked to perfection designed to serve two people.

Cheesy, oozy and juicy casserole. A delicious way to use up the eggplant without putting too many calories on you.

A make-ahead Italian Spaghetti that can be ready in a flash. Just re-heat and serve.

Five simple ingredients transform into crusty Italian bread in your bread machine. Just add water, flour, yeast, salt, and a touch of sugar, then let the machine do all the kneading and rising.

Outstanding and perfect with a cup of coffee in the morning.

Caprese Con Mozzarella Di Bufala (Mozzarella,Tomato and Basil) recipe

Italian gnocchi with spinach and white beans topped with melted mozzarella and Parmesan. Comes together quickly and hits all the right notes. An easy and delicious vegetarian dinner to make for your family.