Search Recipes

Choose a Meal:

Choose a Cuisine:

Choose a Ingredient:

Choose a Season:

Sumptuous Recipes

Sumptuous Recipes

Spark your imagination and free the soul with these wonderful, delicious recipes.

Asparagus Proscuitto & Truffle Essence Risotto Contributor: Kitchen on Fire Meal: Lunch Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Vegetables Season: Fall The warm, full taste of truffles, shallots and asparagus create a complementary contrast to sweet, flavorful prosciutto in this savory dish.

Braised Baby Bok Choy Contributor: Nick Stellino Meal: Side Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Vegetables Season: Spring Not every recipe requires a plethora of additives to manufacture intense flavor. With only a handful of ingredients, the recipe's simplicity highlights the tender taste of the baby Bok Choy by eliminating any extraneous components.

Buttermilk Creamsicle Panna Cotta Contributor: Food and Wine Magazine Meal: Dessert Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Fruit Season: Summer This refreshing twist on a classic dessert combines the complimentary flavors of orange and cream with a hint of peppercorn, giving an old favorite a new taste.

Cheesecake Harlequin Contributor: Nick Stellino Meal: Dessert Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Dairy Season: Summer Comprised of chocolate chip cookies, the fabulous cookie crust enhances the creamy smooth texture of the cheesecake to form a unique consistency that makes this harlequin recipe a must-try!

Chicken Breast Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Olives Contributor: Joanne Weir Meal: Dinner Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Chicken Season: Fall

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are a great starting point for a simple weeknight dinner. But, when you remove the skin from the chicken, lots of flavor is lost. This assertive mix of fresh goat cheese, briney black olives, and fresh-from-the-garden oregano, flat-leaf parsley, and thyme really enhances the natural flavors of the chicken.

 

Chicken Piccata Contributor: Marge Perry Meal: Dinner Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Chicken Season: Spring This healthier version of the classic Italian restaurant dish of lemony chicken or veal makes an elegant weeknight meal – or a great dish to serve company.

Chocolate Zabaglione with Marinated Strawberries Contributor: Nick Stellino Meal: Dessert Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Dairy Season: Summer Zabaglione is a light, foamy, custard-like dessert served hot or chilled, depending on preference. Top-off with marinated strawberries and chocolate shavings for a delicious presentation.

Crostini with Fennel Sausage Contributor: Joanne Weir Meal: Appetizer Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Pork Season: Fall

This appetizer is a sophisticated, yet simple to prepare, dish that’s rich with luscious flavors of Fontina cheese, Italian sausage and Italian parsley.

Fish in Red Wine Sauce Contributor: Nick Stellino Meal: Dinner Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Seafood Season: Spring Healthy and delicious, fish dishes are a favorite for any chef searching for a new culinary adventure. The seductive aroma and rich color of the Red Wine Sauce makes this entrée a treat for your senses.

Italian Tuna Salad Sandwiches with Black-Olive Dressing Contributor: Food and Wine Magazine Meal: Lunch Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Seafood Season: Spring This recipe gives a gourmet make-over to a classic favorite, the tuna sandwich. Snow peas, anchovies, red onions, eggs and olive oil are among the ingredients that combine with tuna to make a mouth watering combination for your lunch.

Long-cooked Green Beans with Tomatoes and Garlic Contributor: Joanne Weir Meal: Side Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Vegetables Season: Fall

Green beans, tomatoes and garlic are a classic flavor combination and the perfect complimentary side for any entrée packed with a robust organic taste, such as Joanne's recipe for Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Olives.

 

Potato, Sausage and Kale Frittata Contributor: Food and Wine Magazine Meal: Dinner Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Pork Season: Winter Enjoy this hearty, flavorful dish as a side or main entrée. Stuffed with eggs, potatoes and sausage, this recipe is sure to satisfy your appetite.

Pot Roast with Marsala Contributor: Nick Stellino Meal: Dinner Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Beef Season: Winter Richly robust in flavor, pot roast is a staple entrée in any gourmand's kitchen. Melt pieces of Gorgonzola or Blue Cheese into the Marsala sauce to heighten the savory satisfaction.

Seafood Cioppinno Pasta with Garlic Toasts Contributor: Kitchen on Fire Meal: Lunch Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Seafood Season: Spring This delectable, yet hearty meal of mussels, clams, prawns and thick white fish, served with penne pasta and garlic toast is guaranteed to satisfy your appetite and tastes.

Three Cheese Baked Pasta Contributor: Food & Wine Magazine Meal: Dinner Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Pasta Season: Winter This delicious dish, combining trenne or rigatoni pasta with three types of cheese, is sure to delight your epicurean palate.

Tuna Puttanesca Contributor: Marge Perry Meal: Dinner Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Seafood Season: Fall Like its Mediterranean cousin pasta alla puttanesca, this aromatic seafood dish is healthy, easy to prepare and delicious.

Tuna with Pasta And Frisse Contributor: Food & Wine Magazine Meal: Lunch Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Seafood Season: Winter Water chestnuts' sweet crunch contrast nicely with frissee's bitterness in this inspired pasta dish.

Zuppa di Fagioli with Rosemary Oil Contributor: David Tanis Meal: Lunch Cuisine: Italian Ingredient: Vegetables Season: Fall

Zuppa di Fagioli with Rosemary Oil