Grandma's Soft Italian Cookies with Frosting by Claudia lamascolo

My grandma, mom, have handed down from generation to generation...a simple recipe and traditional Italian cookie. Please check out the links below the recipes for more of grandma's favorite Italian Style Cookies!

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!

Filet Mignon Topped With Shrimp, Crab with a Garlicy Wine Sauce by Claudia lamascolo

This tender filet is bursting with flavor. Starting with a mouth watering filet, portabello mushrooms, shrimp, centered with a mound of crab meat, with a creamy butter,wine garlic sauce over the top~.

Super Easy, Low Calorie Chicken Caesar Salad Stuffed Shells by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Most of us love Caesar salad. Add chicken and tomatoes to it and stuff into jumbo pasta shells and it becomes a really fun and delectable appetizer or light meal! Once the pasta is cooked, this dish comes together in minutes because I’m using cooked chicken and a store bought light Caesar dressing! Each skinny shell has just 58…

Spaghetti Salad by Salad Foodie

Fresh garden veggies are the stand-out in this pasta salad recipe -perfect for summer's garden harvest. Pretty as a picture when served in a clear glass bowl. Use 3/4 cup of your favorite Italian Dressing, or prepare the dressing below. VARIATIONS TO CONSIDER: Use whole grain spaghetti. Add chopped pepperoni and cubed mozzarella…

Curt's Italian Grilled Personal Pan Pizza Recipe by curt iffert

Pizza on the grill you say? It's easier than you think and the crust is the best ever... if you have ever had coal fired pizza this reminds me of it.. of course it's not 1000 degrees as coal fired but the taste is wonderful!

Dungeness Crab, Artichoke, Green Chili & Parmesan Dip by John Howie

Howie's Dungeness crab, artichoke, green chili and parmesan dip was pitted against Chef Greg Alauzen's black bean dip with gold tortillas. Both men cooked at the Taste of the NFL event, "Party with a Purpose," which was held to raise money for hunger relief organizations involved in the effort to end childhood hunger in the U.S.

Italian Shrimp Salad by Chef Smith

Sausage Peppers and Tomato Casserole by Claudia lamascolo

Here is a recipe that can be used as a main dish by itself or used on top of pasta or rice with any leftovers for a new meal.

1-2-3 easy Frozen CHOCOLATE MOUSSE by Foodessa

This dessert has the silky smoothness of a rich CHOCOLATE GELATO. This is an incredibly crowd pleasing decadent frozen confection.

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…

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…

Balsamic Dressing by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

Balsamic Dressing

la style grille vegetable salad with chicken & shrimp by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

la style grille vegetable salad with chicken & shrimp

Healthy Baked Roasted Eggplant by Claudia lamascolo

A delicious eggplant that's healthy and delicious take a look at this simple recipe