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Italian Baked Mashed Potato Croquettes

Italian Baked Mashed Potato Croquettes by Claudia lamascolo

A very delicate crunch and hardly no fat to worry about baking them instead of frying. Grandma's recipe adapted to a healthier new way! Still full of flavor! Love potatoes? This is a must try!

18 votes
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Grilled Eggplant Parmesan

Grilled Eggplant Parmesan by Mihir Shah

Wonderful and lighter alternative to baked eggplant Parmesan and wonderful for summer or fall nights. I use canned pasta sauce (basil if you have it).

7 votes
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Cavolfiore alla napoletana

Cavolfiore alla napoletana by Frank Fariello

Here's another quick and easy vegetable side dish or light supper: "Neapolitan style" cauliflower, known in Naples itself as cavolfiore con passi e pinoli. A recipe for this dish is contained in the classic tome, La cucina napoletana by J.C. Franscesconi (recipe 527 on page 534).

2 votes
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Chilled Italian Zucchini Appetizer

Chilled Italian Zucchini Appetizer by John Spottiswood

This is a fantastic recipe that I adapted from Marcella Hazen. She recommends serving this at room temperature, but I've had a similar broccoli appetizer at a great local Italian restaurant and they chill it, so I thought I would too. I think it would be great either way. If it's hot out, and a chilled appetizer would be nice, then…

6 votes
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Caprese Salad

Caprese Salad by My Dorot

A classic favorite for all to eat!

1 vote
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100% Vegetable lasagna

100% Vegetable lasagna by Joanne

If taken literally this is not lasagna at all but maybe a vegetable lamination? You see, lasagna is first and foremost a noodle, not a dish (according to the “Cook’s Canon” by Raymond Sokolov). Taking the literal translation a little further, in classical Latin, laganum is something made of flour and oil which eventually rose to…

2 votes
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Italian Vegetable Dip

Italian Vegetable Dip by RecipeKing

Italian Vegetable Dip is a quick, easy and cheesy recipe for a delicious dip to use for large gatherings, parties, holidays and TV game crowds. It is also a healthy, low calories, low fat, low cholesterol, low sodium, low sugars, low carbohydrates, heart-healthy, diabetic, vegetarian and Weight Watchers (2) PointsPlus per serving…

1 vote
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Italian Greens - Utica Style

Italian Greens - Utica Style by Joanne

This is the ever popular dish that you won't find anywhere but in Utica, NY unless the cook/chef has originated from Utica. There is even an annual Greens making contest which draws folks from all over to taste test and vote for the areas best greens.

1 vote
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Zucchini BLOSSOM Chickpea flour FRITTERS Gluten free

Zucchini BLOSSOM Chickpea flour FRITTERS Gluten free by Foodessa

Crispy bites of chickpea flour covered zucchini blossom fritters...accompany tender nibbles of peach and cream corn on the cob. For a dedicated post...refer to: http://www.foodessa.com/2017/07/zucchini-blossom-chickpea-flour.html

1 vote
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Stuffed Fennel

Stuffed Fennel by Dennis Biancuzzo

This recipe came over from Italy. Orignally, it had no measurments or instructions.

1 vote
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Unstuffed Artichoke Appetizer

Unstuffed Artichoke Appetizer by RecipeKing

Unstuffed Artichoke Appetizer-is a simple way to make stuffed artichokes WITHOUT stuffing them. This recipe uses canned artichoke hearts, split in half, Panko bread crumbs, garlic and Parmesan cheese; then baked. All done in less than an hour for a delicious and easy to assemble appetizer. It is also a healthy, low fat, low calories,…

1 vote
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Caponatina - Sicillian Summer Vegetable Medley

Caponatina - Sicillian Summer Vegetable Medley by Laura Pazzaglia

Caponatina is a lighter and easier version to make than its cousin Caponata – which requires frying three ingredients separately. With this recipe, you lightly brown all of the vegetables together and give them a quick spin in the pressure cooker for only four minutes! You can make a complete meal of this dish by serving it with…

1 vote
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Lemon Dieta

Lemon Dieta by GianMaria Le Mura

Il limone è uno dei frutti che hanno più proprietà medicinali. Quest’ultimo contiene molte vitamine e sostanze nutritive che ci aiutano a restare in buona salute. Inoltre, ci aiuta a ritornare in forma, eliminando le tossine ed accelerando il metabolismo

1 vote
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Tantalizing Baked Lemon Pesto Mushrooms Casserole

Tantalizing Baked Lemon Pesto Mushrooms Casserole by Blackswan

This sourish pesto appetizer, using a mix of mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, is so easy to prepare and is definitely for the novice cooks!

2 votes
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