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Italian-style green bean salad tossed with thinly sliced onions, red wine vinegar, olive oil, basil, and Parmesan. A low-calorie make-ahead side dish that gets better the longer it chills.

Pan-fried cod or snapper coated in grated Parmesan cheese with a lemon-Worcestershire kick, finished in the oven. A crispy, golden fish dinner ready in 35 minutes.

A pesto-slathered pizza topped with fontina, mozzarella, Parmesan, sliced Roma tomatoes, and fresh basil on a Boboli crust. Three cheeses, ten minutes, zero leftovers.

Baked eggplant rounds topped with homemade sun-dried tomato tapenade and parmesan cheese. A Mediterranean appetizer with olives, capers, lemon, and basil.

Quick microwave cheese stuffed zucchini with parmesan, tomatoes, and breadcrumbs. Tender zucchini boats filled with a savory vegetarian mixture in 30 minutes.

If you don't want to spend too long time to cook, and want to a vegetable side dish to accompany a meat dish, try this one.

Italian dressing variations: customize a base Italian vinaigrette with anchovies, bacon, Parmesan, tomato puree or red wine to create five distinct dressings from one starting point.

Homemade Caesar salad dressing mix with lemon zest, oregano, garlic, and Parmesan. Shelf-stable dry blend ready to shake into dressing whenever you need it.

Goat cheese and spinach phyllo turnovers with pine nuts, parmesan, rosemary, and lemon zest. Crispy Greek-style spanakopita triangles perfect for appetizers.

Salsa pesto blends fresh basil, garlic, and onion with butter, olive oil, Parmesan, and toasted pine nuts for a richer, creamier spin on classic Genovese pesto. Toss with pasta, spread on grilled bread, or spoon over roast chicken.

Elegant broccoli terrine with basil, Parmesan, and lemon baked in a water bath until silky smooth. Served chilled and sliced, this low-calorie vegetable showstopper is a stunning appetizer or light lunch.

To highlight the onion's diversity, below are four recipes, each with a different type of onion, and a different cooking technique, (one not cooked at all).

Let your kids help you cook dinner with this simple recipe that makes a scrumptious dish everyone will love.

Chewy coconut cookies loaded with toasted almonds and sweet dates bake low and slow until golden-bottomed with crisp edges for 4 dozen treats.

Family-sized calzone made with store-bought pizza dough filled with Italian deli meats, mozzarella, Parmesan, and Italian dressing. One big fold-over that feeds four in 30 minutes.

Pantry pasta puttanesca: quick tuna, anchovy, and olive pasta in low-fat tomato sauce. Low-fat, 20-minute weeknight dinner built entirely from pantry staples. Neapolitan attitude, no trip to the store.