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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!!

Raspberry Danish pastries on white plate.

Raspberry Danish

Shallow bowl of tomato, basil and mozzarella salad.

Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad

Twirly pasta salad on white plate with large bowl of pasta on the side.

Zesty Italian Pasta Salad

crispy puff pastry rolls cut in half showing with chocolate in the centre, more in the background.

Chocolate Puff Pastry

two mugs of hot chocolate with bottle of baileys irish cream in the background.

Baileys Hot Chocolate

slice of toasted ciabatta bread topped with herbs.

Ciabatta Garlic Bread

stack of chocolate wafer cookies on black wire rack.

Chocolate Pizzelle

instant pot cannellini bean soup in a pale blue bowl on wooden board.

Instant Pot Bean Soup

Close up of two dozen chocolate covered pecans sprinkled with flaked salt and resting on white parchment paper.

Chocolate Covered Pecans

A silver teaspoonful of garlic butter sauce taken from a small white bowl with garlic and broccolini in the background.

Garlic Butter Sauce

close up of a slice of banana bread.

Banana Bread with Nutella

fried cheese sandwich cut in half and showing cheese pull.

Mozzarella in Carrozza

sun dried tomato pesto in a white bowl with small wooden spoon in the pesto.

Sun Dried Tomato Pesto

stewed pears in a white large rimmed bowl with spoon.

Stewed Pears

roasted carrots and brussel sprouts on white oblong plate.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Carrots

potato skin chips piled into black bowl placed onto a wooden board with more chips on the board and a spoon filled with salt.

Potato Skin Chips

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

Pile of cheese topped zucchini on a white plate.

Roasted Zucchini

bowl of tortellini with peas and ham.

Tortellini Alla Panna

Finished Instant Pot Cauliflower in blue bowl on table viewed from the side.

Instant Pot Cauliflower

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

Mini Pancakes

Italian bread crumbs in glass jar with a spoonful of crumbs viewed from above.

Italian Bread Crumbs

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

Raspberry Compote

Blueberry compote in a white bowl with a spoonful lifted out.

Blueberry Compote

close up slice of puff pastry apple tart on wooden board.

Puff Pastry Apple Tart

close up of cucumber tomato onion salad on white plate with tomatoes and parsley in the background

Mediterranean Cucumber Salad

close up of a slice of egg white frittata.

Egg White Frittata

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

three vanilla panna cotta in glasses with strawberries and blueberries

Italian Panna Cotta Recipe

Bagna cauda sauce in a black dish surrounded by sliced vegetables and bread

Bagna Cauda

five stacked nutella filled pancakes on white plate sliced in half showing the nutella oozing out

Nutella Pancakes

slice of toasted bread spread with baked ricotta and topped with half a slice of roasted cherry tomato

Baked Ricotta

Strawberry Coulis

Strawberry Coulis

puff pastry apple turnovers on a white plate dusting with powdered sugar

Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers

Italian Hot Chocolate being poured from a jug into a cup.

Italian Hot Chocolate

Frosted Chocolate cake on wooden cake stand

Easy Chocolate Cake recipe for kids

slice of plain cake on white plate with fork on red cloth with whole cake and extra plates in the background

Easy Vanilla Cake Recipe

Chocolate pudding in a white pudding cup with a spoonful being lifted out.

Hot Chocolate Pots

Caramel popcorn served in bowls.

How to make Caramel Popcorn

Chicken and vegetable soup in white bowl on red and white striped cloth viewed from the side

Chicken Vegetable Soup

Pile of honey baked chicken wings on blue plate

Honey Baked Chicken Wings

Damper on wooden board with knife and white dish of olive oil and white and red tea towel in the background.

Italian Quick Bread

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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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