Broccoli rabe with farro and shrimp with a scampi inspired sauce with very little real cooking involved.

This portabella 'pizza' recipe is gluten free, and delicious.

Potatoes Armenti When I was a kid, we first spent a couple of weeks every summer in South Seaside Park, NJ. As I approached mid-teens my parents bought a beach place in in Midway Beach and my brother, sister and I would spend the entire summer at the beach: with my parents (Thursday through Monday morning) and my grandparents (Monday through Thursday) playing tag team at the cottage to keep us in line. There are some stories around 3 teens pulling the wool over their grandpa

Here's how the rabbit hole work when there's a storm cooking up.

A favorite in NJ, why not share some broccoli and cavatelli wherever you are?

A tale of two veggies: broiled zucchini and tomato.

Ciambotta with grated Parmesan and crusty brown bread. Ciambotta, pronounced 'chom-bought' in my world, is essentially a summer vegetable stew. The dish is popular throughout southern Italy and not only do the ingredients vary by region, so does the name. In Calabria it's ciambrotta, and in Basilicata it's as I spell it here, and in Campania it is cianfotta. But no matter how you say it, it's delicious and for me, a wonderful comfort food. When my mother made this when I w

Spaghetti squash goes from light and summery to rich and hearty with the addition of a bit of regular spaghetti and a Bolognese gravy.

Don't hide the zucchini in your muffins; celebrate if in these savory cheesy delights!

This Bolognese recipe is simply delicious on your favorite pasta or polenta. This big batch is perfect for freezing -- which makes for a quick meal whenever the urge strikes.

Spinach stuffed bread. There is no limit to the combination of ingredients that can go into a stuffed bread. This time, I used sliced...

Faro salad is a more nutritional carb option that can be a simple side or with the addition of your favorite protein, a total meal.

Caprese salad, beautifully delicious and beyond simple to make.

Caponata and Bolognese, a marriage of two sauces....

This calzone recipe is a great reason to keep some frozen pizza dough around. Whether you make fresh filling or have some leftovers suited to be filling.

Is it still manicotti if there's no ricotta? I say yes, and really yummy!

Forget the bagel bites, make these mini bagel pizzas and freeze the for when you want to snack.

In this recipe, I make a puree from the asparagus stalks and feature the tender pretty tops in the risotto.

Polenta is simple to make and affords you with a great foundation for some creativity on the kitchen.

Easter is coming, Pizza Chiene is a tradition not to be missed if you love Italian meats and cheeses.