Stuffed Baked Tomatoes with Meatball and Provolone by curt iffert

An amazing burst of flavors, tomato baked with Italian meatball filling slathered with provolone cheese on top. One your kids will love too.

small almond cookies by branna

nice moister almond cookies

Chocolate Torte by Claudia lamascolo

Do you have a chocolate lover in your house? Here is the best Birthday cake I have made.. it's rich and very special for any occasion. Put it on your list of must makes.

Grilled Shrimp copyright 2011 art of living,PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

This is one of my favorite ways to eat shrimp. A healthy recipe and a great substitute for grilled hamburgers. From my best selling book The Basic Art of Italian Cooking and BLOG The Basic Art of Italian Cooking by Maria Liberati tm at…

Ceasar Salad by Chef Smith

The sangria, perfect to cool this summer. by chefgonin

In a glass jar, put the chopped fruit, sugar and spirits, stir with a wooden spoon and quickly dissolves the soda and then add the wine. It is important that the wine and soda are very cold . Just when serving ice is added to stirring quickly to this very cold sangria. Place the jar on the table with empty glasses and each is…

Lasagna Shrimp Florentine by Claudia lamascolo

Shrimp, Spinach, Ricotta in a Lasagna all surrounded in a delicate tomato and white wine sauce.

Sangria Blanca With Summertime Stone Fruits by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

What a perfect cocktail for summertime entertaining. Stone fruits, peaches, plums and nectarines, are a great addition to this fruity, softer, white sangria. What I love about sangria is it’s beauty, taste and versatility. While there is a lot going on in sangria, the finer notes of the wine will get lost, so I'm using a reasonably…

Traditional Devon Cream Tea Strawberry Jam - Strawberry Conserve by Karen

A fabulous recipe for a soft set strawberry jam, or rather a strawberry conserve, where most of the fruit remains whole and is suspended in a delicious strawberry flavoured jammy syrup. This conserve reminds me of the traditional Cream Teas you get in…

Appetizers from Valencia -Cod dumplings by chefgonin

Valencia is a Mediterranean city in the cuisine culture is very important, do you know the Valencian recipes?, Discover them in http://valenciagastronomic.blogspot.com.es

Involtini di cavolo ( Stuffed Cabbage) by J. Gino Genovesi

I know there are many recipes on how to make stuffed cabbage rolls. I like to use fresh ingredients and pride myself in the taste of the cabbage rolls I make. Try them. They are real Italian!

cake RICOTTA cheese CHOCOLATE RUM by Foodessa

All this talk about APRONS and Grandmothers got me going on assembling my notes and photos to finally share with you a very cherished recipe my 'Nonna' made for me growing up. Granted, as I turned baker in my kitchen, I confess to having tweaked it just enough to meet with her approval. She also found that my version was slightly…

Vegetables blanched corn cakes (Traitional rcipe fron valencia-Sain) by chefgonin

These corn cakes fill the can or want to, although traditionally here fill of vegetables (eggplant, peppers, onions etc). They are ideal to surprise your friends in a quick dinner, and if you tell them it's a Spanish recipe, even better. Try them, is…

Lobster Mac and Cheese by Claudia lamascolo

Chunks of lobster with pasta and cheese sauce ... so good!

Italian Pasta and Vegetable Salad by Salad Foodie

This pasta salad has a nice texture balance of smooth to crunchy, plus the tart-sweet of red wine vinegar and lemon pepper in the dressing. It makes PLENTY and is always a hit at gatherings. Leftovers keep well refrigerated.