Grandma apple cake by Alida

classic one here. A simple, fuss free, easy apple cake. Basically you just need to stir the ingredients together and pop some apples on top. You can dust it with vanilla icing sugar when it has cooled down if you like.

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!

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…

Baked Penne with Sausage & Ricotta by Denise Sherin

This bakes up like lasagna or baked ziti. It's simple to make and everyone loves it. It's great for a dinner or potluck. My sister-in-law frequently asks me to bring this to her parties and it's always a big hit!

Mama’s Meaty Manicotti by Culinary Envy

Mama’s Meaty Manicotti is deliciously rich and creamy Italian seasoned meat and three-cheese gooey ricotta spinach stuffing.

Cheesy Pumpkin Pasta Bake by Hina Gujral

This One-Pot Cheesy Pumpkin Pasta is perfect for the upcoming fall season. It has a beautiful orange color that just blends with the mood of the season.

Easy Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan by Kyle Dalakas

Easy Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan is a simple delicious version of this classic Italian dish! Ready in just under an hour, this is a perfect for busy weeknights!

Parmisian by Mimi LaRue

I was watching Sarah Molten on foodtv and she was making Parmesan Chicken and it look so good I thought I would make it and put my own little twist on it. Hope you enjoy!

Chicago Style Pizza 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…

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…

Sweet ROASTED TOMATO simplicity by Foodessa

I splurged on some cheaply priced Roma TOMATOES and... simply roasted them until they gave me the sweetness I deserve.

Braised Beef & Tortellini with Marsala Wine Sauce by Katie J.

I had this same meal at Olive Garden and had to come home and find a similiar recipe- I found a recipe that was close but after making it a few times I have tweaked it and made it my own- adding a lot less of a few things and throwing in a few extra things too! Enjoy : )

Mega Garlic Basil Foccacia by Bob Vincent

This Foccacia bread is adapted from a recipe made at the California Culinary Academy at a "Weekends At The Academy" class that I took 17 years ago. This course was on Pizza & Flatbreads. We made four different breads all of which are excellent. Sadly they no longer offer these classes for the home chef; they were great fun and an…

Tiella pugliese by Frank Fariello

Even though my paternal grandfather was from Grumo Appula, a small town outside Bari in the southeastern Italian region of Puglia, I don't remember eating much pugliese food growing up. Other than a few dishes—orcecchiette with cime di rape (also known as broccoletti), that wonderful calzone di cipolla (onion pie) that I just recently…