Italian

This is the easiest, quickest, and one of the most delicious eggplant recipes I know.

These tasty Italian flatbreads will wow your guests.

Pesto is pretty easy to make, especially if you have a food processor.

This braciole is easier to make and tastes even better than the more traditional braciole that is cooked in an oven.

Instead of butter, use oil, vinegar and parmesan cheese.

This is an easy recipe that doesn’t take much more work than grilling a few hamburgers, and is probably less expensive.

The important thing is that you make a delicious sauce and that it complements the dish you are making.

Chicken Parmigiana is good as an entree or as a sandwich made with two slices of garlic toast.

We get the most compliments for this basic salad dressing recipe. And even our (almost) no-calorie version gets raves from our guests.

Sometimes you need a recipe like this to remind you how easy perfection can be.

These authentic Italian meatballs are so tasty and juicy, they’re an act of love.

You won’t miss the calories in this healthy dish made with an authentic Italian carrot sauce.

Italian Christmas Pudding, Rum Balls, and Chocolate Bark are super easy to make and the other three are just easy.

This is a quick and easy version of a classic Italian dessert called “Zuppa Inglese,” popular in Northern Italy.

These cookies have only three ingredients but taste great, better than store-bought versions.

This is one of my favorite recipes from the weekly Dorm Room Chef series I produced for the Boston Globe.

Consider these Italian tapas: appetizers before a full meal or delicious snacks for an intimate cocktail party.

This is quick and easy to make: perfect for a weeknight.

From a nineteenth-century, classic, Italian cookbook, it doesn’t get any more authentic than this.

Guests at our house said this was one of their favorites.

This is a very thin and savory potato cake from northern Italy.

This is an easy recipe and the kids like them too. Don’t forget the ketchup!

Here’s something different and guaranteed to be addictive.

You can make these at a moment’s notice and are great to bring to a party. But watch out: they’re addictive.

These are some of my favorite recipes from the weekly Dorm Room Chef series I produced for the Boston Globe.

It’s like a giant, luxurious, but surprisingly light, arancini.

This is eggplant, chicken, and zucchini layered with cheese, like a lasagna.

The light batter is reminiscent of tempura: another example of the similarities between Asian and Italian cuisine.

This is delicious by itself as a side dish or when mixed with pasta.

Light, crisp, delicate and delicious.

Nepitella is a cross between basil and mint and pairs perfectly with mushrooms.

This is also called, “Roman Egg Drop Soup.”

This is a sweet, savory, gooey piece of heaven.

You can make this dish as fast as it takes you to boil a pot of water.

This makes a great first course or can be served as a side dish.

Here’s a meal plan that will work for vegetarians and meat eaters.

This is sure to impress your guests. It’s easy and quick to make, but don’t tell them that.

Bacon, eggs and cheese. This is Italian comfort food at its most rustic.

This is chicken and potato gnocchi soup from the classic nineteenth century Italian cookbook, The Art of Eating Well, by Pellegrino Artusi.

Chef Todd English makes a good lasagna. I still remember one I had at his Olive’s Restaurant in Boston that was made with veal. He has a knack for taking an old standard and then being innovative, without being preposterous, paying more attention to the […]

Learn how to make and eat this classic Italian side dish.

This recipe creates a vegetable lasagna like no other: a rich spinach mixture, covered with velvety noodles, and topped with a light tomato sauce and cheese.

This is based on my mother’s Italian tomato sauce recipe and can be used on most anything that calls for tomato sauce.

Don’t let the name fool you. This bread is not too sweet. It goes great with morning coffee or an after-dinner glass of red wine.

This makes a great hearty meal in the winter.

These sweet biscuit cookies are from the Garfagnana mountain region of Tuscany.

Also known as “Tuscan Bean Soup,” this is a real crowd pleaser and one of the most requested recipes.

When I was a boy, this was my favorite dish to eat at my grandmother’s house.

There’s a thousand flavors in this summertime dish.

This vegetarian dish will please even the most ardent meat lover.