pasta & rice
Pasta or rice dishes.
Baked ziti
Everyone seems to love Italian food. One favorite is Italian baked ziti. Pasta, tomato sauce, cheese, what's not to love? Unfortunately though, it can be quite expensive and inconvenient to visit an Italian restaurant when craving a plate of authentic Italian baked ziti if you are in the wrong part of the world. With a few simple steps, you and your family can be enjoying that delicious plate of baked ziti at home.
Quick Italian pizza
Who doesn't love pizza? Whether your eight or eighty, everyone seems to enjoy a good slice, or two, of authentic Italian pizza. Many variations of pizza have popped up over the years, but it all began with a basic cheese pizza. Because of the popularity of pizza today, it can be quite expensive. Even for just a "basic" tomato and cheese pizza. Wouldn't you just love to be able to recreate that fabulous pizza taste right from your very own kitchen? Well, it is truly not that difficult and not even that expensive.
Pasta e fagioli
Pasta e fagioli is an old Italian stew that the peasants ate because it was easy to make, inexpensive, and hearty. Serve with crusty Italian bread.
Swedish rice pudding
Serve Swedish rice pudding hot or cold.
Danish rice pudding
This dessert appeals to the sight as much as taste. Prepare one single large rice pudding or individual portions.
Orzo with brown butter
A pasta recipe as simple as it can be. This recipe will serve six people as a starter or side dish and four as a main course.
Fragrant coconut rice
There are as many recipes for coconut rice as tropical countries. This one has Indian, Thai and Vietnamese influences.
Swiss fettuccine with saffron
Saffron is used to flavor food and to color it pale golden yellow. Turmeric is often suggested as a substitute for saffron. Although turmeric adds a similar pale yellow color, the flavor is completely different.
Tomato gnocchi
This recipe is based on the one for gnocchi with spinach; to take a step up from those spinach gnocchi, try the tomato ones.
Gnocchi with spinach
Gnocchi with a flavorful spinach and cheese sauce. Simple, filling, and delicious. Making this dish is simplicity itself.