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A skillet pan with chicken parmesan meatballs in it with fresh basil and a spoon in the pan. The skillet is sitting on a tan background with a herbs, a block of cheese, and a small bowl of red pepper flakes placed around it.

Chicken Parmesan Meatballs with Zucchini

eggplant parmesan in a white baking dish on dark gray background with herbs and a napkin arranged around it.

Classic Eggplant Parmesan

A white bowl with red sauce and Italian meatballs over spaghetti in it. The bowl is sitting on a wooden board with a gray napkin, shredded cheese, and fresh herbs arranged around it.

Secret Ingredient Italian Meatballs

A close up pappardelle pasta and bolognese sauce in a white dish. The bowl is sitting on a wooden board with a small bowl of parmesan cheese and a gray napkin around it.

Authentic Pappardelle Bolognese (ragù alla bolognese)

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A hand holding a spoon in a bowl of chili. There's fresh cilantro on top of the chili and the bowl has cornbread on a board and another bowl of chili placed around it.

On Repeat Classic Beef Chili

A white oval dish with a whole roasted chicken on it. The chicken is decorated with fresh herbs, cranberries, and pomegranates places around it. The dish is sitting on a tan background with more herbs and a napkin placed around it.

Seasonal Pick My Favorite Herb Butter Roast Chicken

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A hand dipping a pita chip into a white oval dish with baked artichoke dip in it. Around the dip is a bowl of pita chips.

Baked Spinach Artichoke Dip

A white bowl with short rib beef ragu and pappardelle pasta in it. Around the bowl is fresh basil leaves, a glass of red wine, and a small dish with chopped fresh basil in it all decorated on a wooden background.

Braised Beef Short Rib Ragu with Pappardelle

A photo of two halves of a sandwich with chicken salad and grapes. The sandwich halves are stacked on top of each other in front of a wooden background with herbs and grapes decorated around it.

Chicken Salad with Grapes & Fresh Herbs

A spoon drizzling blue cheese dressing over a wedge salad on a white plate.

Classic Wedge Salad

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How to Make a Delicious Italian Meat Sauce

This Italian meat sauce will transform any of your favorite Italian dishes! It's made with beef and sausage and is full of robust flavor from red wine, Italian tomatoes, and Parmigiano rinds simmered with the sauce. Layer it in lasagnas, baked zitis, and stuffed shells, or serve with your favorite pasta!

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A slice of eggplant parmesan being lifted on spatula out of white baking dish.

A white oval dish with a whole roasted chicken on it. The chicken is decorated with fresh herbs, cranberries, and pomegranates places around it. The dish is sitting on a tan background with more herbs and a napkin placed around it.

A pile of gluten free monster cookies arranged on a cooling rack. A small bowl of m&m's are in the top corner next to the cookies.

A close up of teriyaki chicken in broccoli in a cast iron skillet with a wooden spoon.

Two bowls with minestrone soup in them. The two bowls are displayed on a wooden background with bread on a plate, a small bowl of chopped herbs, and a gray napkin placed around the one bowl.

A stack of white Christmas crescent cookies on a plate with powder sugar being dusted over top.

Christmas Recipes

Chocolate dipped biscottis arranged on parchment paper, with a plate of biscottis next to them. Around the biscottis are red ribbon and cinnamon sticks.

Cherry Chocolate Dipped Biscotti

A stack of white Christmas crescent cookies on a plate with powder sugar being dusted over top.

Mom’s Christmas Crescent Cookies

A hand dipping a pita chip into a white oval dish with baked artichoke dip in it. Around the dip is a bowl of pita chips.

Baked Spinach Artichoke Dip

Slices of filet of beef tenderloin arranged on a white plate with fresh herbs placed around them. Some of the slices of beef have a white sauce drizzled over them.

Filet of Beef Tenderloin with Creamy Horseradish Sauce

Italian Holiday Favorites

A white bowl with red sauce and Italian meatballs over spaghetti in it. The bowl is sitting on a wooden board with a gray napkin, shredded cheese, and fresh herbs arranged around it.

Secret Ingredient Italian Meatballs

A close up pappardelle pasta and bolognese sauce in a white dish. The bowl is sitting on a wooden board with a small bowl of parmesan cheese and a gray napkin around it.

Authentic Pappardelle Bolognese (ragù alla bolognese)

A white dish with sausage lasagna in it arranged on a wooden board with a napkin and herbs placed around it.

Sweet & Spicy Italian Sausage Lasagna

A piece of chicken parmesan being lifted out of a pan on a spatula.

Classic Chicken Parmesan (Family Recipe)

Favorite Seasonal Dinners

A bowl of turkey chili with avocado and herbs on top. The bowl is sitting on a dark background with a gray napkin and a small bowl of pepper flakes arranged around it.

Three Bean Ground Turkey Chili

A white oval dish on a wooden background with slices of honey cornbread baked in the dish.

Healthier Honey Cornbread

A close up of a bowl of minestrone soup in it. Around the bowl of soup is a plate with pieces of bread on it, a small bowl of chopped fresh herbs, and a gray napkin placed next to the bowl.

Authentic Italian Minestrone Soup

A cast iron pan with chicken cacciatore in a red tomato sauce with fresh herbs. The dish is arranged on a tan background with a dark gray napkin and more fresh herbs placed around it.

Mom’s Easy Chicken Cacciatore (Hunters Style)