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Grilled shrimp served over a Caesar-style salad with lettuce, tomatoes, croutons, and grated cheese.

Shrimp Caesar. When it is too hot to cook!

A classic salad on nearly every menu. The newsflash is that you can make a better version in your own kitchen.

Assorted pantry items including canned beans, artichoke hearts, tuna, olive oil, vinegar, spices, and fresh tomatoes.

Italian Tuna & White Bean Salad

I always keep the few canned ingredients on hand for this simple yet truly delicious dish.

 

Plate of sliced tomatoes and mozzarella topped with fresh basil leaves on a wooden table.

Too Hot to Cook! Tomato Mozzarella Basil Balsamic... Done.

Perfect for hot summer nights!

 

Plate of baked pasta or lasagna topped with tomato meat sauce, melted cheese, and parsley garnish.

Toaster Oven Meal: Portobello Lasagna

This is a quick and easy Low Carb and HIGHLY Delicious meal you can make on a busy weeknight!

Plate of roasted cauliflower florets with a golden, crispy coating.

Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower

This is a delicious old/new way to serve this vegetable - this is how my grandma made it. We've been eating cauliflower this way for years. 

Zucchini noodles topped with minced meat in tomato sauce and grated cheese on a white plate.

Zucchini 'Linguini' Bolognese

I love Zucchini Linguini... this is a wonderful and really flavorful dish!
Skillet of browned sausages garnished with fresh herbs and served with utensils.

Italian Sausages & Tomato Mozzarella Salad

Slice them for an instant salad - juicy tomatoes are the Queen of Summer. Pair with Italian sausage and you've got a protein and vegetable meal thats all YUM. 

Tags: Italian meals
Baked broccoli and cheese casserole in a white dish, surrounded by eggs, cheese, and kitchen utensils.

Crustless Broccoli and Cheese Frittata

A great dish to make on a Sunday so you can take the leftovers as an office lunch in your BE Lunch Bag!

 

Slow-cooked beef roast topped with sautéed onions and diced tomatoes in a rich, savory sauce.

Italian Pot Roast

One of those recipes that you don't really have to measure and it always comes out perfect.

A piece of seared fish is topped with glossy, chopped cherries and fresh basil, presented on a colorful plate with decorative patterns.

Grilled Swordfish with Bing Cherry Salsa

Fresh Bing Cherries are everywhere. Try this simple salsa and you will look forward to cherries every year forward. The flavor of the sweet cherries with the balsamic is so good!

A colorful plate features two breaded fish fillets, a serving of sliced yellow squash, and a handful of cherry tomatoes, all arranged on a decorative patterned dish.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken Tenders

You can put a plate of freshly baked chicken tenders on the table in less time than you can cook frozen processed ones!

Four golden, baked vegetable muffins topped with crumbled cheese sit on a red plate, surrounded by a white lace doily, with fresh green lettuce in the background.

Breakfast Muffins

Super Easy and reheat beautiful as long as you microwave them just 15 seconds at a time until warm. Be Gentle!

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