Italian Cuisine Recipes
Cauliflower-Spinach Mini Pizzas
After making pizza with a cauliflower crust and being amazed at how delicious it is, I was inspired to fiddle with the recipe a bit. Spinach seemed like a perfect partner to the cauliflower and the idea of bite-size pizzas seemed fun. Depending on how thin I spread the “crust” prior to baking, I could…
Cauliflower Crust “Pizza”
This recipe first caught my eye through a website called Naked Moxie. She, in turn, had seen this crazy idea for cauliflower crust through a blog called Casey Cooke: Jersey Shore Wildtree. When I saw the recipe, I simply had to try it. I mean, a cauliflower crust? That is some seriously clever thinking! This was…
Basic Marinara
Years ago, I was inspired by a recipe in Cooking Light magazine that offered a basic marinara sauce and suggestions on how to use the sauce well beyond spaghetti. I absolutely love a recipe I can stretch into several meals, and I often cook that way. Many nights I wouldn’t get dinner on the table…
Sausage, Pepper and 2-Cheese Pizza
One cup of Saturday’s Basic Marinara Sauce, some colorful veggies, and a little sausage make for tasty pizza toppings. A store-bought whole wheat thin crust makes for dinner in a flash. Why take out when you can have this? Hint #1: I like to put the toppings directly on the sauce then sprinkle the cheese…
Baked Fusilli with Asiago
This is the last–for a little while, anyway–in my string of recipes using Basic Marinara Sauce. (Another delicious and easy dinner using a portion of this sauce is Sausage, Pepper and 2-Cheese Pizza.) The following baked pasta dish is unique in that the meat does not have to be sauteed prior to mixing with the pasta. The…
Broccoli and Prosciutto 3-Cheese Personal Pizza
This pizza tastes as terrific as it looks and you just might be fooled at how easy it is! We are big fans of grilled pizza with homemade dough, but shortcuts can also produce amazing results. Start with a whole wheat pita, some leftover broccoli, and a few items from the deli counter and you…
