Panizas or chickpea fritters by Guest of winter

Panizas are typical from the Cádiz province in Andalusia, where the Sherry wines come from. They are made from chickpea flour, boiled in water, made into a dough thicker than potato mash, then sliced in small pieces and fried. They look suspiciously similar to Provençal panisses, and I heard there is a very similar thing in the south…

Farinata with prosciutto by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

A perfect light lunch or afternoon snack, full of flavor, but quite simple to make.

Chestnut and Butternut Squash Pie Cups by Hungry Jenny

True pie-warming hugs. http://hungryjenny.blogspot.com/2010/11/friday-pie-day-chestnut-and-butternut.html

Apple Brie Appetizer Soup by Sara Gray

Well, this appetizer soup certainly surprised me! It's reminiscent of a Brie appetizer that's garnished with apples, but made into a soup appetizer - a new twist on an old theme. Serve your guests this delicious appetizer and they'll want to skip dinner (just kidding!) It's delicate in nature and the riper the Brie cheese, the…

Chorizo by John Allred

An authentic traditional chorizo recipe that will transport you to Spain and add that real flavour to dishes that some commercial varieties lack.

toad in a hole ala nigella lawson by Chez la mere

pic doesn't do it justice because when it's done it should look like yorkshire pudding all big and poofy the pic taken for this recipe is just before the pan is put into oven to bake

Mini frittatas with quinoa by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

Savory bites equaly excellent hot or cold. Ideal for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner.

Pasta Fagolli just like Olive Garden! by Phyllis Munro

I enjoy making soup and I'm always excited when I find a good recipe. I stumbled upon this one day and thought I would give it a try. It was very tasty, similar to the Pasta Fagolli they serve at Olive Garden, it was pretty darn close! The great thing about making a good soup is you can eat it for days. I always take my lunch to…

Three Way Lasagna by Carolinaheartstrings

A while back I got this nifty lasagna pan and somehow with all the cooking posts I’ve been preparing I just never did get around to using it. It even came with an equally nifty server. So since my share of Carolina HeartStrings’ recipes this month is Italian, I couldn’t wait to put this to use. But how boring to make the same…

Vegetable soup Vegetable soup by Judit Hogya Demcsak

I love Vegetable soup! Enjoy!:)

Turkey Stuffing Puffs by Hungry Jenny

This makes approximately 24 trees, but you can easily use up any scraps of pastry or filling to create smaller open top pastries with just the filling on top :-) I used a 4" tree cutter to make the cranberry sauce 'tinsel' topped trees! http://hungryjenny.blogspot.com/2010/12/friday-pie-day-turkey-stuffing-puffs.html

Chicken and leek pie by Lemon Squeezy

A warming, comforting dish

Spaghetti & Meat Sauce by Catherine Pappas

Italian Vegetable-Cheese Appetizer by RecipeKing

Italian Vegetable-Cheese Appetizer is an easy, quick and healthy, recipe for any holiday, or event. perfect for game day crowds. it is also a healthy, low calories, low fat, NO-CHOLESTEROL, low sodium, low sugars, low carbohydrates, vegetarian, diabetic, heart-healthy and Weight Watchers (4) PointsPlus recipe. Bell peppers, onion2,…

Italian Marinated Mushrooms With Pecan Smoked Garlic by Bob Vincent

These mushrooms and garlic make a great addition to an antipasti platter or as an additon to a salad. Add cubes of cheese, olives, roasted red peppers, sliced banana peppers, salami and a glass of wine to make for a perfect first course. Serve at room temperature as the flavors will be best then. Don't throw out the mushroom…