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Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Sauce

Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Sauce

Roasted red pepper pasta sauce recipe from scratch made without cream or nuts, dairy free and good for you. Savory, hearty and comforting ideal for coating chewy bucatini noodles, spaghetti alla chitarra or rigatoni. Serve with a sprinkling of crispy fennel bread crumb topping for the ultimate meatless dinner. Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Sauce A savory Italian style roasted pepper sauce with the perfect texture that checks all the boxes and can be enjoyed year round. Toss it with your ...

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Italian Rice

Italian Rice Recipe

Italian rice made pilaf-style using long grain brown rice cooked together with tomato paste, capers, bell pepper and fragrant fennel in a delicious savory broth. Brighten up with a bunch of fresh basil or parsley for a delicious weeknight meal. Italian Rice This flavorful Italian style tomato rice dish is a take on the classic Spanish red rice. It makes use of classic pantry ingredients like tomato paste, salty capers and fragrant fennel seeds. You can expand on the concept by adding ...

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walnut cookies

Walnut Cookies Recipe

Easy walnut cookies recipe from scratch made with only a handful of simple ingredients. Walnuts, brown sugar, jam, just a touch of nut flour and vanilla then rolled in powdered sugar like a snowball before being baked into nutty perfection. A favorite Easter treat loved by all! Walnut Cookies Recipe It's like Italian snowball cookies and European nut horn cookies got married. Perfectly crispy bottoms but with a divinely soft and chewy nutty center. An Easter and Christmas classic treat ...

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borlotti beans stew

Borlotti Beans

You are going to love these Italian Borlotti beans cooked down until thick and creamy with leeks, garlic and olive oil. A simple but so delicious hearty bean stew brimming with a nutty savory flavor balanced perfectly by a little tomato sweetness. Borlotti Beans These medium large size beans are also known as cranberry beans due to their creamy tan color and beautiful magenta pink and red markings. They are simply gorgeous inside and out of their pods. Once cooked they will turn a brownish ...

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Roasted Baby Potatoes

Oven Roasted Baby Potatoes Recipe

Oven roasted baby potatoes with rosemary and garlic, crispy, easy to make and oh so flavorful. The perfect dish to add to your Christmas dinner spread or simply whip up on any mundane Tuesday evening throughout the year. No boiling the potatoes necessary. Roasted Baby Potatoes Because nothing screams it's the holidays like the permeating aromas of sizzling olive oil coated potatoes in the oven tossed together with more garlic cloves than you think you should add to anything + extra large ...

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Ricciarelli Italian Almond Cookies

Ricciarelli Italian Almond Cookies Recipe

Ricciarelli - classic Italian Almond Cookies recipe with a chewy but light center and a perfectly toasty crust of thinly sliced almonds. Reminiscent of macaroons but originating from Siena Tuscany not France, these melt in your mouth biscuits are the perfect Christmas cookies. Naturally gluten free, dairy free and so easy to make, enjoy alongside a fresh espresso or cappuccino! Ricciarelli Italian Almond Cookies Brutti Ma Buoni - Ugly but Good Cookies! Pronounced ric-cia-rel-li and related ...

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Dairy Free Green Bean Casserole - Vegan

Dairy Free Green Bean Casserole Recipe

This dairy free green bean casserole from scratch is one of the most delicious holiday classics. It features wild chanterelle mushrooms but it can be adapted with whatever mushrooms are in season: shiitakes, oysters or baby bellas. Silky creamy, super easy to make and naturally vegan. Dairy Free Green Bean Casserole An American classic, the green bean casserole makes its appearance on the Thanksgiving and Christmas table as a family favorite side. This recipe is made without canned cream ...

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how to make roasted delicata squash

Roasted Delicata Squash Recipe

Step into fall with this delicious Roasted Delicata Squash recipe drizzled with your favorite sauce. Sweet flavor and buttery flesh just like a butternut but with thin edible skins, so less prep work and no peeling required.  Roasted Delicata Squash Going by the cool names cucurbita pepo, bohemian squash and sweet potato squash, this small squash variety is so easy to work with and oh so delicious simply roasted with a few spices and a drizzle of maple syrup for those perfectly caramelized ...

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Dairy Free Potato Soup

Dairy Free Potato Soup Recipe + Video

This easy dairy free potato soup is made without using any heavy cream or gluten flour but it is silky creamy, nutritious and oh so flavorful. Simply divine and comforting, load it up with your favorite vegetables for a hearty meatless meal everyone is sure to love. Dairy Free Potato Soup Lusciously creamy but without the dairy, you are guaranteed to be going back for seconds of this best homemade potato soup from scratch. Filling, cheesy, loaded with broccoli or your favorite veggies ...

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Best Brown Rice Pilaf Recipe

Brown Rice Pilaf Recipe + Video

The best brown rice pilaf recipe with vegetables and herbs. Healthy bell peppers, carrot, celery and onion alongside Italian parsley infuse this easy whole grain rice dish with a divine savory and herbaceous aroma. Brown Rice Pilaf A favorite comforting dish from my childhood that makes great use of seasonal vegetables to deliver a filling hearty meal any day of the week. Both the aromatics and rice grains are first sauteed in a little bit of olive oil before being cooked in water or ...

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