Ever since MaryJo received an electric pressure cooker for Christmas, I’ve been trying different recipes to use it for. When I saw this pressure cooker mushroom risotto recipe, I had to try it. The Minneapolis Star Tribune had in their Taste section a recipe adapted from Lorna Sass who has a couple cookbooks featuring pressure…
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Tangy Vegetarian Minestrone Soup Recipe
I’m about to cover this vegetarian minestrone soup with fresh parmesan cheese. You could be doing the same in about 35 minutes! This is a kicked up version of your mundane minestrone soup and it’s so easy to make. I love easy, hearty recipes and this certainly fills the bill. It’s the perfect thing for…
Sensational Traditional Caesar Dressing
Caesar salad is usually my choice of salad when we go out to eat. At home, I’ve tried to buy caesar dressing in a jar but it never seems to taste quite right. Making your own traditional caesar dressing is the way to go for a tasty salad. To make this dressing, I used an…
Italian Sausage Lasagna Roll Ups
I always enjoy making lasagna…it’s a little involved, but the results are worth the effort. But I decided to change it up a bit and make Italian sausage lasagna roll ups. Same great lasagna flavor packed into easy to serve lasagna noodle rolls. I was making this dish for a group of 6 people and…
Vegetarian Spinach Potato Quiche
This recipe is some really good eats, one that Amy made for us back in June when we got to Minnesota for the summer. Vegetarian spinach potato quiche is something that needs to be eaten on a regular basis! If you are already proficient at making a nice flaky pie crust, you’ve got this recipe…
Cheesy Italian Dunkers
You get home from work. You’re tired. The kids have baseball tonight or soccer. Give yourself a break and make something simple for supper. Cheesy Italian Dunkers! You probably have all of the ingredients on hand to make this easy meal. Italian bread or some other hearty white bread. Heck, rye bread would be really tasty….
Italian Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Here is a meal that I made for myself when MaryJo flew up to Minnesota for a few days. I had just made a spiralized zucchini dish, and had leftover zucchini to use. I also had a lot of other items on hand to use. (You can end up with a lot of leftovers when…
Pasta with Potatoes and Greens
Nearly ten years ago our daughter, Amy, sent me an email with a main dish recipe that included pasta with potatoes and greens and cheese that she wanted me to make for her birthday dinner. I had never heard of combining pasta and potatoes in a casserole. It sounded weird to me, so I was…
Green Beans with Pine Nuts and Parmesan
It seems like when I’m cooking a meal that the protein is the main focus. Well I’m going to change this up and make the side dish the star of the meal. This combination of ingredients makes for a complex flavor profile and delicious taste. Green beans with pine nuts and Parmesan should be on…
Crab Cake Appetizer
Let’s have a party! I’m always looking for a killer app…no… not for my phone. This crab cake appetizer recipe is delicious, as well as killer. It’s full of crab meat with creamy parmesan cheese and fresh chives. It bakes up perfectly to give you bite-sized mouthfuls of flavor! And the recipe makes 24 pieces of…