Spaghetti with Seafood in Tomato and Herb sauce by John Spottiswood

A colleague of mine brought in some fresh oregano, marjoram, and Italian parsley from his garden, so I looked for a fresh herb pasta recipe. I changed the herbs up a bit to use what I had, substituted prawns for mussels, and ended up with a delicious pasta. As long as you get the basics of this sauce right, you can mess around with…

Tuscan shrimp marinara with chickpea pasta by John Spottiswood

This is a great Tuscan recipe adapted from the Flavors of Tuscan cookbook by Maxine Clark. Maxine recommends making fresh chickpea pasta. We use Barilla Plus pasta, which is made with chickpeas just like Maxine recommends. By skipping making your own pasta, this becomes a very easy and healthy dish.

Sun-Dried Tomato Polenta with Lentil Puttenesca by Healthy Mamma

This is one of those meals you-never-knew-you-couldn't-live-without!

Marinara mix on Linguini by ShaleeDP

This is one of the quick pasta recipes that I get to make every now and then. I go this recipe online and made some 'tweaks'.

Fettuccine with shrimp, mussels and cherry tomatoes by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

This simple pasta and seafood dish, with lots of fresh herbs, is made easily and quickly.

Stuffed Eggplant Caponata by Laurie Alves

A Wonderful Meatless Dinner Alternative!

Italian Sausage, Spinach and Pasta by Shellie G Phillips

Shrimp and Spinach Gratin by Patrick Travis

This recipe is one I created when I could not find the main ingredient for a main dish I planed. I had most of the other ingredients so I improvised, changed a bit of this and substituted a bit of that.... The result was this delicious casserole. It's a one dish meal and very easy to prepare. If you like spicier food, add some…

My Stuffed Crust Pizza by Food Lover

My Stuffed Crust Pizza To see the recipe with supportive photos & tips for a perfect dough: http://julienjulia.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-stufed-crust-pizza-tips-for-great.html

Spicy Sausage and Ziti Bake by Denise Sherin

Have some homemade garlic bread and a nice salad ready to go with this yummy dinner. Great for potluck too.

Wild Rice-Turkey Casserole by RecipeKing

Wild Rice-Turkey Casserole is an easy recipe that uses either turkey or chicken. Perfect for leftovers from your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. This delicious dish can also be made 12 hours ahead of time and refrigerated. Wild rice, turkey, green beans and bell peppers with an Alfredo sauce and bread crumb topping make up this…

Chicken Marsala by John Elder

Quick and easy Chciken Marsala Viddeo here:

Bacon Spaghetti Pie: personal size by Nanette

This is a twist on my Spaghetti Pie posted awhile back. It found favor with a number of CES members. This mini-pie was created with leftovers and is cooked on the stove-top. It's quick and easy and oh, so delicious. As a main dish this serves 1 As a side dish this serves 2

Spinach & Mushroom Manicotti by Phyllis Munro

I found this recipe on the box of my Manicotti and tweaked it just a tad. My husband loves Italian food, I believe he could eat it everyday. I’m more of a mexican kinda girl myself. With that said this was a very good recipe. I have made something similar in the past, but it called for frozen spinach. This recipe called for fresh,…

Chicken Parm by Carolinaheartstrings

Chicken Parmigiana is a favorite of The Husband. He always orders this particular dish at any Italian restaurant we visit. Since we are trying to eat healthy in the New Year this was one of the favorite classic dishes that I wanted to rework a little. This recipe was so easy and turned out to be very tasty!