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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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Authentic Pasta e Fagioli

Italian stuffed artichokes on a white plate with lemons arranged around the plate.

Italian Stuffed Artichokes

A white baking dish with baked ziti with Italian meat sauce and a spoon in it. The dish is arranged on a wooden background with fresh basil leaves and a parmesan cheese rind decorated around the dish.

Baked Ziti with Italian Meat Sauce

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

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Authentic Pasta e Fagioli

Learn how to make an authentic and delicious pasta e fagioli! A simple Italian soup made of pasta and beans (fagioli). This iconic recipe is often made to be overly complicated, but this simplified version delivers all the flavor that's needed while respecting the original roots of this classic Italian dish. I hope you enjoy it because it's one of my favorites! :)

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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.

Italian Soups

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 bowl filled with pasta e ceci soup and fresh herbs on top. The bowl is sitting on a dark background with a napkin and small bowl of red pepper flakes arranged around it.

Pasta e Ceci (Italian Pasta and Chickpeas)

Bowls of cannellini bean soup arranged on a tan background with a dark blue napkin arranged around them.

Cannellini Bean Soup

Two white bowls with tomato soup in it with chopped fresh basil sprinkled over top. Around the bowl is bread ripped in half, a small bowl of red pepper flakes, and fresh basil leaves.

Roasted Tomato Soup with Fresh Tomatoes

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

Classic Chicken Parmesan (Family Recipe)

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

Lasagna Bolognese with Ricotta

Winter Stews and Soups

Two white bowls with beef stew and vegetables in it. The bowls are arranged on a wooden cutting board with slices of bread, herbs, and a dark gray napkin placed around the bowls.

Dutch Oven Beef Stew

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.

Classic Beef Chili

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

Two white bowls with chicken taco soup in it. The two bowls are arranged on a wooden board with tortilla strips, lime slices, and a gray napkin placed around the bowl.

Chicken Taco Soup