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Green Beans Marinara

Green Beans Marinara
Green Beans Marinara is a typical Italian contorno or side dish.  Oddly enough, while popular in Italian and Italian-American homes, it’s not often seen on restaurant menus in the United States.  Contrary to its name, Green Beans Marinara is not just green beans thrown into a large pot of marinara sauce.  The marinara sauce is…
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Red Soup

Red Soup
Red Soup is a family recipe; my Mom faithfully made her version of it every Monday for dinner, except when we were on vacation, for over 65 years.  Imagine that!  I’ve enhanced my Mom’s very basic recipe and updated it for today’s home cook.  Red Soup is delicious and nourishing on its own or with…
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Peas and Tomato Sauce with Mint and Parsley

Peas and Tomato Sauce with Mint and Parsley
Peas and Tomato Sauce with Mint and Parsley riffs on Pasta con Piselli, an Italian classic. The peas, mint and parsley in this sauce bring a flash of Spring to your dinner table. After the prep work, the sauce is prepared while the pasta cooks. It works best with a small form pasta, like pennette,…
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Sicilian Orange Salad

Sicilian Orange Salad
Beautiful Sicilian Orange Salad is very easy to prepare.  Its combination of flavors, which at first glance may seem improbable, hits all the perfect notes on your palate and evokes the bounty of sunny Sicily using just four ingredients.  It's a great appetizer or a different side dish for rich meats, such as Carnitas. Sicilian…
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