Super Fast Fried Cheese Appetizer - Saganaki by Amos Miller

If you have a cast iron skillet, you can make a simple, delicious appetizer - fast! A cheese lover's delight! The Greeks call it 'saganaki' and you can use several different semi-firm cheeses to make this delicious and interesting treat in less than 15 minutes. The best cheeses to use are kefaloteri or kaseri, so try to obtain a…

Greek layer dip by Therese

A delicious quick and easy dip to bring to parties

Kickin Chicken Riggies by Ramona Waldecker

This pasta dish is native to Central NY. You can find it served in many restaurants. I am a gradualte of the Culinary Institute of America and I would love to share this dish with the world. Kickin' Chicken Riggie Pasta Dish is a medium spicy chicken Italian pasta dish sure to be a favorite in your home. The secret to this…

Mesclun Mix with Goat Cheese, Apricots, Prosciutto and Vino Cotto (Vincotto) by Deena Montillo

This delicious salad is easy to prepare and makes a great presentation when served at a dinner party...you'd almost think it was a dessert!

Garlic Shrimp and Sun-Dried Tomatoes with Pasta in Spicy Creamy Sauce by RecipesnFood

Garlic Shrimp and Sun-Dried Tomatoes with Pasta in Spicy Creamy Sauce fettuccine in a homemade Alfredo sauce, spiced up with basil and crushed red pepper. Italian comfort food that’s super easy to make!

Easy Risotto & Gourmet Mushrooms by Amos Miller

Risotto scares too many cooks. It's really a simple dish, though not commonly served at the American dinner table - unless you have some (usually Northern) Italian blood in your family. When done with care, risotto can be a sublime accompaniment to all types of dishes. In fact, you can add all types of things to a risotto to…

Grilled Pineapple Salad by Hina Gujral

I love fresh fruits salad, that sweetness and citrusy juices of fruits give the salad a refreshing punch. Pear, Pineapple, Apple, Globe Grapes and Mango are few of our favorite fruits that always make a delicious salad. Grilled Pineapple Salad has a tropical feel and flavor to it.

Zucchini stuffed with rice, lentils, Parmesan cheese and fresh sausage by Easy Cook - Laka kuharica

Zucchini with mouthwatering rice, lentils, Prmesan cheese and sausage filling.

Caprese by Pasquale Frola

This is a tipical appetizer from the island of Capri Italy very fresh and very testy and amazingly easy. In this preparation the basil leaves need to be left whole will be your guest or your self to break them in the plate so the aroma of the bail will be as fresh as it is!!

Chicken Risotto (gluten-free) by Evelyn Scott

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…

Spanish Sushi “Cantabria en tu boca” Nigiri by Aherrera

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Fusion Greek slad by Hina Gujral

Indian Twist to Greek Salad with Homemade Herb Paneer. Serve this cool Mediterranean - style dish alongside grilled chicken, fish or pork, or on its own with crusty bread. I have grilled the bell peppers for the salad but that is totally personal choice, even if you like salad vegetables can be dressed in vinaigrette few hours before…

FIG and NUT torte cake - Gluten Free - updated by Foodessa

I dare you to challenge this scrumptious gluten-free FIG and ALMOND cake. I experimented with Gluten free flour...specifically, 'Sweet Sorghum White flour'. The results came in the form of an enchanting surprise. I now had a great upside down fresh fig and nut torte cake ready to be devoured. For a detailed post...refer to:…

NUTTY flourless cookie CRISPS < Brutti ma Buoni > by Foodessa

Got a few egg whites left over from a recipe? Here's a super easy crispy, flourless cookie called < Brutti ma Buoni >. It's an Italian saying...loosely translated as ugly looking (not really) but yummy. Originally made with roasted hazelnuts...however, re-created to include roasted almonds instead. I also reduced much of the…