Recipe Sifter

Chock full of Italian inspired ingredients. This pasta salad is sure to please.

This is a great combination for a clazone style pizza, using a combination of two cheeses boosting the flavor and lowering the fat, sun-dried tomatoes and spinach add tangy flavor and using whole wheat pizza dough boosts fiber. You can enjoying this delicious pizza without the guilt.

A delicious pizza sauce with just the right chunkiness that delivers a well-balanced flavor to compliment your toppings of choice.

Italian meatball sandwich: pork-and-beef meatballs simmered for an hour in a long-cooked red wine tomato sauce built on salt pork, garlic, basil, and marjoram. Piled in a crusty roll with Parmesan and roasted peppers for a proper Sunday sub.

SPAM breakfast skillet with hash brown potatoes, bell peppers, onion, eggs, hot sauce, and cheddar cheese. A one-pan breakfast scramble that feeds a crowd.

Basic bread with a hint of basil that will keep you in the kitchen until it's done!

This is a great dinner side dish to accompany almost any kind of meat, poultry, or fish. Or serve for lunch with a salad.

Bread machine focaccia topped with tomato, mozzarella, and prosciutto, finished with fresh basil and Parmesan. Italian appetizer bread, sliceable for sandwiches.

Spinach and basil blended with toasted walnuts, olive oil, and umami-rich miso paste. A dairy-free, vegan pesto that's ready in 25 minutes and keeps for a week in the fridge.

I love cooking with tofu because of its versatilities. Borrowed the idea from chicken cacciatore, but instead I used tofu, and it actually came out delicious.

Clean fresh greek flavors make this recipe a winner. Very clean and fresh tasting with a perfect combination of flavors.

Summer is about fishing, so why not enjoy a meal full of new flavors! Can be served with potatoes or rice.

Crab or tuna cakes bind crumbled crackers, red pepper, parsley, and herbs into golden oven-baked seafood patties. A lighter, no-fry baked-not-fried version of the classic.

Classic Italian lasagna with a homemade ground beef and tomato meat sauce, cottage cheese and egg filling, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Layered, baked, and worth every minute.

Homemade yeast dough rolled around a savory filling of TVP, spinach, mushrooms, and tomato paste seasoned with Italian herbs. A vegan stromboli-style pie sliced into 16 rounds.

Baked stuffed manicotti the old-school way: pasta tubes packed with a beef and mozzarella filling, blanketed in a homemade tomato sauce simmered an hour with fennel seed and herbs, then baked bubbling under more cheese.