Italian lunch/4 recipes

Pretty basic, but delicious. I serve with rice pilaf and homemade cole slaw.

Panettone (Italian Fruitcake) recipe

A savory and delicious dish made with succulent pork and coconut cream that will have you expressing how much you adore the taste!

Dress up that leftover flank steak with herbed goat cheese, and juicy and thick tomato slices that are layered on a thick kaiser or bread then heated under the broiler. A delicious, quick and easy week night meal.

Creamy, silken and rich, but not too sweet! This tiramisu is just like the title, perfect. It gives you ultimate joy in every bite, and this is a super dessert!

Quick, easy marinated ginger beef strips. Asian inspired steak strips glazed in a ginger honey soy sauce with green peppers served over rice.

A hearty, delicious stew and very filling as well. Served it with a homemade whole wheat bun, comfy and tasty.

Great soup, lots of textures from the different veggies, fresh clean taste with lots of meat. Seems quite healthy as well, creamy without using cream and chock full of veggies.

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

This recipe is easy, cheap, nutritious, and my four kids (age 1,2,4, and 5) all eat 2 or 3 of them each time I make it. The first time I made it, I had to double the recipe in a hurry because everyone ate so much. It's even good without sauce.

Mashed potatoes on top, several kinds of vegetables, give this pie a tasty flavor.

Italian pasta Carbonara for two using 6 simple ingredients and perfectly sized for two servings. Best of all this can be served in about 20 minutes.

Roasted butternut squash and onions add tons of delicious flavor, roasted walnuts and freshly chopped basil definitely give the pasta another layer of yumminess. It can be served as a main course or a side dish!

Winter greens can be bitter but not when cooked this way. Perfectly complimentary flavors and belly filling warmness. If you've never tried collard greens before this recipe is more than worth the effort.

Kick it up a notch! Smokey chipotle, cheese, tomato, onion and cilantro. A Mexican inspired twist to a boring grilled cheese.