Italian Inspired Dishes

Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Salad. Serve hot or cold! A delicious side dish throughout the year that can be served hot, reheated or just served cold!

Low Fat Smoky Barbecue Turkey Spaghetti and Meatballs. A reminder of summer barbecue flavour at any time of year.

Roast turkey is not a special occasion meal at our house; in fact, it is probably one of the most common dinners we cook at least once a month. We like to open roast our turkey and never cover it while it is cooking. We always use a meat thermometer to get it to an …

Pizza Frita – or Toutons and Tomatoes! Italian kids love their fried bread or pizza dough with tomato sauce and cheese. Newfoundlanders love their toutens, and once you try this, you’ll be hooked too. Pizza Fritta or Toutons and Tomatoes! When I saw chef David Rocco make this simple dish of Pizza Fritta on his …

Blue Cheese Steak Puttanesca. Grilled steak with a quick cooked puttanesca sauce and melting blue cheese… or try any favourite cheese like provolone or mozzarella is blue cheese is not your thing. Yesterday was a glorious sunny day here in Newfoundland; our native readers will know how much we appreciate those. It was about 15 …

Perfect Pizza Sauce. The perfect sweet, spicy balance of tomato, herbs and garlic in a pizza sauce that complements any of your favourite toppings.

Pineapple Pizza with Grilled Chicken & Asparagus – Inspired by the “Primary Colors” pizza at a local restaurant, this pizza version is a delicious collision of bright flavours.

Linguine with Meatballs in Blush Tomato Asiago Sauce. Juicy, tender meatballs in a deeply flavourful tomato sauce complemented with cream & asiago cheese.

Easy Italian Sausage Baked Penne with 3 Cheeses. Mixing Italian sausage into the ground beef, really boosts the flavour of this comfort food, baked penne pasta.

Easy Chicken Meatball Minestrone – chicken meatballs are a low fat alternative that are still incredibly delicious in this healthy, colourful and very flavourful soup. I’ve been concentrating on a bit more healthy eating these days and this easy, tasty soup is a pain free way to help. Beans for fiber, spinach and other veggies …