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Quick and Easy Recipes

Be a whiz in the kitchen with these quick and easy recipes and make great food for dinner, a party or a late night snack that tastes amazing and is quicker than ordering take away.

From Mini Pancakes to tangy Blueberry Compote to Mascarpone Cream find yummy, quick and easy recipes that satisfy and taste so delicious no one will believe how quick you made them!!

Lemon Pasta Recipe prepared and on a plate.

Lemon Pasta Recipe

Beans and greens recipe prepared and served in a bowl.

Beans and Greens Recipe

Cream cheese pasta in a bowl being twirled onto a fork.

Cream Cheese Pasta

two black bowls filled with assorted olives viewed front on

Marinated Olives

Orange and fennel salad in a round flat plate.

Orange and Fennel Salad

A close-up of a skillet filled with Garlic Parmesan sauce, with a metal spoon resting in it.

Garlic Parmesan Sauce

Italian salsa verde in a glass bowl with a painted wooden spoon in it.

Italian Salsa Verde

Mango gelato in a waffle cone.

Mango Gelato

Nuts and Bolts in a white square ceramic bowl with fingers picking up some.

Nuts and Bolts Recipe

Avocado Spread on two slices of sourdough bread, cherry tomatoes and more spread in background.

Avocado Spread

Crispy Prosciutto held by two fingers.

Crispy Prosciutto

Artichoke Salad in a dark shallow bowl with a fork

Artichoke Salad

Cinnamon Granola clusters on a baking sheet.

Cinnamon Granola

Almond flour peanut butter cookies topped with chocolate chips on white baking sheet.

Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies

jam tart with lattice top sprinkled with powdered sugar with a slice cut

Crostata di Marmellata

Pangrattato spilling out of a jar onto scrunched paper with a spoonful in front.

Pangrattato

Roasted garlic butter in a jar with a spoon inserted.

Roasted Garlic Butter

Chicken pomodoro with cherry tomatoes and fresh basil scattered around on a black plate.

Chicken Pomodoro

Apple compote in a cut glass dish with green apples in the background.

Apple Compote

Chicken Pizzaiola in a red skillet with one piece being lifted out with a spoon.

Chicken Pizzaiola

Pesto alla Trapanese in a grey bowl on a white cloth.

Pesto Trapanese

Calamari Fritti on a white plate with a wedge of lemon on the side and more calamari and lemon in the background.

Calamari Fritti

Plate of Italian Roasted Vegetables piled high with a spoon inserted and a red napkin in the background.

Italian Roasted Vegetables

Homemade Ricotta Cheese in a terracotta bowl with bottle of milk and a lemon in the background.

How To Make Ricotta Cheese

Chocolate nests with colored candy eggs on a white plate.

Bird’s Nest Cookies

Garlic and herb cheese spread in a red bowl, garnished with chopped chives.

Garlic and Herb Cheese Spread

Two pistachio muffins stacked on a black wire rack with more muffins in the background.

Pistachio Muffins

Baked Peaches on a white plate with more baked peaches in the background.

Baked Peaches

Nutella Muffins with one muffin cut in half revealing the center full of Nutella.

Nutella Muffins

Norwegian waffles with cream and berry topping on a white plate with more waffles in the background.

Norwegian Waffles

Gnocchi alla sorrentina in a round red pan with plate in the background.

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina

Strawberry Compote in a glass jar with a spoonful being poured in.

Strawberry Compote

Pasta and peas in a white bowl on a sky blue napkin.

Pasta and Peas

Italian knot cookies on a white plate on a sky blue cloth.

Italian Knot Cookies

Italian S Cookies piled onto a small white cake stand.

Italian S Cookies

Spanish almond cake on a wooden board with a slice cut and slightly pulled out.

Spanish Almond Cake

Green beans and potatoes on a white plate.

Green Beans and Potatoes

Italian Sesame Cookies arranged on a white plate.

Italian Sesame Cookies

Three espresso brownies stacked with more brownies around.

Espresso Brownies

Chicken Limone on a white plate garnished with chopped parsley.

Chicken Limone

Rigatoni Arrabbiata on a white plate with red skillet in the background.

Rigatoni Arrabbiata

Tiramisu cups on wooden board.

Tiramisu Cups

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Spinach Ricotta ravioli on a off white plate with a sprinkle of finely grated cheese.

Spinach Ricotta Ravioli

close up of four mini pancakes stacked on a white plate with syrup dripping off and more pancakes and strawberries around.

Mini Pancakes

raspberry sauce in a glass jar with a spoon full lifted out.

Raspberry Compote

homemade cavatelli pasta

Cavatelli

Yellow cake dusted with powdered sugar with a few slices cut viewed from above.

Italian Lemon Cake

Roasted whole butterflied chicken on wooden board.

Butterfly Chicken

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An Authentic Italian Braciole recipe prepare in a red pan with one braciole sliced on a white plate.

Authentic Italian Braciole Recipe

close up of mascarpone cream in a bowl with gold spoon, raspberries scattered around and plate with cake and cream in the background

Mascarpone Cream

Two slices of sourdough French toast with blueberry compote, powdered sugar, and halved strawberries on a white plate set on a table next to cutlery.

Sourdough French Toast

Italian rum cake on a white cake stand topped with maraschino cherries.

Italian Rum Cake

Pasta al forno in a white baking dish with a scoopful lifted up.

Pasta al Forno

rectangle bread topped with three different toppings.

Focaccia Toppings

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