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Skinny and Delicious Chicken and Eggplant Pasta for 326 Calories!We know it’s a mouthful but we’re talking real Italian comfort food here. Most Italian sauces take hours simmering on the stovetop. Not here… The beauty of this fabulous pasta dish is this flavorful sauce comes together in about 30 minutes. In fact,… |
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Super Easy, Low Calorie Chicken Caesar Salad Stuffed ShellsMost 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… |
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TiraMiSù Galliano LEMON specialThis lusciously creamy and decadent LEMON TiraMiSù gets an added 'Pick-Me-Up' from the smooth and aromatic spirited GALLIANO liquor. For a dedicated post...refer here: http://www.foodessa.com/2011/05/tiramisu-galliano-lemon-special.html |
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creamy CANNOLI maple syrup RICOTTA fillingI'll leave the authenticity to the ones who do it best. In the meantime, I've enjoyed tinkering with this recipe and this is what I've grown to appreciate best. It is a very lightly smooth textured mousse-like creamy filling. Versatile enough to add your own personality to it. For a dedicated post...please refer to:… |
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Elegant Shrimp Scampi Pasta Lightened UpFor a romantic dinner, try this superb shrimp, sauteed in a buttery, garlic and lemon wine sauce. It doesn’t get easier to prepare yet it taste so indulgent. Instead of having to prep the raw shrimp, by deveining and such, I like to use cooked shrimp. It’s so much easier and cooks in minutes! The skinny for each generous serving is… |
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Crisp CalamariEveryone loves a well made Fritto and this one is really delicious. A chickpea flour batter and careful frying make for a perfect Fritto everytime, you must try this! The second of the Useful Links is my comprehensive list of tips for making a really good non-greasy Italian Fritto. |
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Italian stuffed Medjool DATESMedjool DATES get stuffed with decadent ITALIAN delicacies: Prosciutto di Parma...Torta Mascarpone {aka DolceLatte} as well as PECANS. Indulgent treats which will undoubtedly open appetites ;o) I really hope you have a chance to stuff dates in this very special way. For a dedicated post...please refer to:… |
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Shrimp Scampi with Angel Hair PastaThis is a spin off of the Cheesecake Factory's recipe! |
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Maccheroni al limone. Sardinia Island.Sardinia, a beautiful island. I've always tried to understand his people and of course cuisine. It was not easy, but I think I have succeeded almost entirely. The people of Sardinia, is a bit closed, but very generous, as well as superb cuisine. Sardinian cuisine has influences from Spain and Genoa. The ingredients are simple, the sea… |
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Tagliatelle with Radicchio and SpeckA tasty pasta dish that is so quick and simple to prepare! Speck is a very lightly smoked ham made in North East Italy - you can substitute pancetta if you can't get it. |
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PORT FIGS...dried FIGS bathing in PORTOPlump up those sun-dried figs into a perfectly spirited culinary concoction. For a detailed post...refer to: http://www.foodessa.com/2010/06/dried-figs-bathing-in-porto.html |
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2 Herbs roasted Nuts Tomato PESTOFresh Herbs and toasted Nut essences whirled into...a blissful roasted Tomato PESTO special. PESTO can be used on a variety of dishes: Salads, appetizers like dips and spreads...meat and fish dishes...on steamed and grilled vegetables dishes...especially potatoes, soups and pasta dishes of all kinds. |
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MUSSEL fennel Sambuca ROQUEFORTFRANCE and ITALY do the hustle with fresh cultured MUSSELS. A rustic culinary sophistication was achieved by a few unexpected twists. The flavours from two of my favourite cuisines unite in this amazing seafood dish. The lulling mussels were doing the rumba with... fennel, red pepper and sweet onion. They were waltzed into creamy… |
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Chicken SaltimboccaTraditional Italian dish teat means Jump-in-the-mouth because it's so good. |
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Easy Risotto & Gourmet MushroomsRisotto 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… |
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