White wine garlic shrimp sautés peeled shrimp with olive oil, garlic, white wine, and parsley in 10 minutes. Restaurant-style Italian shrimp scampi minus the butter. Serve over linguine.
Spicy black bean salad dressed with lime, champagne vinegar, jalapeños, cayenne, and fresh mint. A make-ahead vegan side with bright heat from dried beans cooked from scratch.
Hunter's chicken braised with rosemary, white wine, wine vinegar, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts. An Italian-style pollo alla cacciatora with a rich amber pan sauce.
Linguine with clams in a peppery watercress and white wine sauce with garlic and green onions. A light, briny pasta dinner for two that comes together in under 30 minutes.
Italian olive potato frittata with eggs, black olives, fresh oregano, and melty provolone. A one-skillet brunch or light supper that finishes under the broiler.
Roasted pepper salad with multicolored bell peppers in a balsamic vinaigrette spiked with anchovy paste, Dijon mustard, and shallots. A make-ahead antipasto that improves overnight.
Onion and tomato tart with anchovies bakes caramelized onions, tomatoes, briny anchovies, and Nicoise olives on a thin yeasted crust. The Provençal pissaladière at home.
Onion and tomato tart with anchovies bakes caramelized onions, tomatoes, briny anchovies, and Nicoise olives on a thin yeasted crust. The Provençal pissaladière at home.
Pasta rabe with steamed broccoli rabe tossed with fresh linguine, sauteed garlic, mushrooms, onion, olive oil, and grated Parmesan. A simple Italian weeknight pasta in 30 minutes.
Pasta with asparagus gremolata tosses fresh asparagus and reduced chicken broth with an orange-zest, garlic, and parsley gremolata. A bright, low-calorie Italian spring pasta.
Lebanese-style eggplant casserole with mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic, and basil layered and baked with Parmesan. A simple vegetarian bake with a flour-thickened tomato sauce.
Sweet bell peppers stuffed with a scalloped corn filling of sauteed onion, green pepper, cilantro, and chili powder bound with egg whites and milk. A light vegetarian side that pairs with any summer main.
Roasted tomato soup purees caramelized roasted tomatoes with potato, onion, and vegetable stock for a creamy bowl with no cream needed. Vegetarian comfort soup ready in 45 minutes.
Whole wheat spaghetti tossed with crisp asparagus, smoky mozzarella, prosciutto ribbons, garlic, and fresh basil. A 25-minute Italian pantry pasta with bold flavors and a hint of springtime.
Cheesy crusted spiced acorn squash roasts wedges of sweet squash under a crunchy Parmesan, sage, garlic, lemon-zest breadcrumb crust with a pinch of cayenne. A fast vegetarian side for weeknight dinners.