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Old School Italian Recipes

Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake is Perfect for Easter

March 24, 2021 by Cara Kretz 9 Comments

Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake

Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake is perfect for Spring and your Easter Brunch, and ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Old School Italian Recipes, Recipe Index Tagged With: brunch, Easter, lemon

Chicken Piccata: Pan-Fried Breaded Chicken Cutlets with Lemon & Caper Sauce

March 2, 2021 by Cara Kretz 4 Comments

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata is simply divine AND easy to make at home too! Once you ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Meat & Fish, Old School Italian Recipes, Recipe Index Tagged With: chicken, lemons

Sicilian Stuffed Artichokes with Parmesan and Garlic á la Florence Cipolla

February 12, 2021 by Cara Kretz 2 Comments

Stuffed Artichokes

Stuffed Artichokes loaded with Parmesan and Garlic is a specialty of my ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Old School Italian Recipes, Recipe Index, Vegetables, Vegetables & Salads Tagged With: artichokes, family, Sicilian

Crockpot Italian Sausage & Lentil Soup

December 9, 2020 by Cara Kretz 4 Comments

What is easy, hearty, delicious, healthy and perfect for a cold winter ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Old School Italian Recipes, Recipe Index, Soups Tagged With: crockpot, Lentil, sausage

Classic Chicken Parmesan

September 3, 2020 by Cara Kretz 6 Comments

Chicken Parmesan

Classic Chicken Parmesan is the quintessential Italian Sunday dinner for ...

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Italian Summer Pasta Salad

June 12, 2020 by Cara Kretz 5 Comments

Pasta Salad is a great family party dish. This recipe uses a red wine ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Old School Italian Recipes, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Recipe Index Tagged With: healthy, italian, pasta, salad

Sfingi di San Giuseppe: Classic Italian Donuts for St. Joseph’s Day

March 3, 2020 by Cara Kretz 9 Comments

Sfingi platter

Sfingi, Cannoli, and Zeppole's are traditional Italian pastry served each ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Old School Italian Recipes, Recipe Index Tagged With: bread dough, catholic holiday, St Joseph's Day

Enjoy Super Bowl 2020 with Briolata & Garoppolo

January 22, 2020 by Cara Kretz 33 Comments

Super Bowl LIV is going to be a great game -  Kansas City Chiefs vs. San ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Bread & Pizza, Old School Italian Recipes, Recipe Index Tagged With: bread, briolata, garoppolo, italian, recipe, sausage

Outstanding Osso Buco

September 10, 2019 by Cara Kretz 3 Comments

Osso Buco is a classic Milanese dish made with veal shanks braised in ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Meat & Fish, Old School Italian Recipes, Recipe Index Tagged With: braise, veal

Cara’s Marinara Sauce with San Marzano tomatoes

August 29, 2019 by Cara Kretz 9 Comments

Marinara is the basic tomato sauce for many Italian dishes. My version is ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Old School Italian Recipes, Pasta, Rice & Grains, Recipe Index Tagged With: healthy, pasta, san marzano, vegetarian

Leftover Easter Ham: Try Italian Lentil Soup with a Parmesan Rind

April 19, 2019 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

This lentil soup recipe is a great way to use up leftover ham from Easter. ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Appetizers, Old School Italian Recipes, Recipe Index Tagged With: Easter, healthy, Lentil, vegetarian

Get Creative with Easy Focaccia Bread

April 15, 2019 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Easy Focaccia Bread

Learn how to make Easy Focaccia Bread with a simple topping of black ...

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