Well known in the Central and Southern Italy regions Cannellini beans are a favorite in Tuscany. These make a great bean to use in this dip for their creamy texture and a popular substitute for vegetarians replacing chicken, beef or another type of meat as well as seafood. They sometimes are called white kidney bean [...]

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Thank you Danna Crawford an eBay Power Selling Mom for requesting I show you how to make Cheesy Stuffed Potatoes.
4 Medium or 3 Large Baking Potatoes
1/4 Cup Melted Butter
1/4 Cup Sour Cream
1/4 cup Milk (add more if needed gradually)
1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese (more for the tops)
1/4 Cup Fresh Chopped Parsley or 1/2 TBS dry [...]

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Pasta Primavera is a dish consisting of pasta and fresh vegetables such as peppers, broccoli, peas onions tomatoes. To highlight more flavor in this dish, fresh herbs such as Basil and Oregano is used.  It’s origin is Italian American. The meaning of primavera is Spring, and a great time for an enjoyable light meal is [...]

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Rice and beans is a popular comfort food and staple dish in Latin America the Caribbean and various other countries.
The norm and correct way to enjoy this meal is to eat the rice and beans in the same bite.
In New Orleans their dish is known as red beans and rice and as I made with [...]

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2 small cans Cannellini Bean
2 TBS Fresh Parsley
2 TBS Fresh Cilantro
1 Clove Garlic or (two large Cloves roasted)
1 Lemon Juice and Peel
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Drain beans in a colander. In a food processor add garlic, parsley, cilantro. Pulse a few times to chop and mix.
With a small hand held grater zest the lemon and slice in half [...]

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12 extra large eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 small box Fresh Mushrooms
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1 TBS Fresh Parsley
1 TBS Fresh Dill Weed
On a cutting board slice mushroom and put into a heated skillet with olive oil. Saute on medium to medium high until golden and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, add [...]

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5 Large Potatoes peeled and diced
4 Medium Carrots cut up
1 Large or 2 small Stalks Celery cut up
1 Bay Leaf
Water to cover veggies for cooking
1 TBS Chicken Bouillon or 2 Chicken Bouillon Cubes
1/4 Cup Chopped Fresh Parsley
1 TBS Fresh Rosemary Chopped
1 can Evaporated Milk
4 cups Fresh Milk
6 oz of Ham - cooked - from home [...]

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Meatballs:
1-pound Hamburger Meat
1 Egg
1/2 Onion diced
2 Stalks Celery diced
1 Clove Garlic
1 TBs Olive Oil
1-Teaspoon Oregano
1-Teaspoon Parsley
1-Teaspoon Basil
2 -Teaspoons Minced Onion or
2 Teaspoons Onion Powder
½ Teaspoon Pepper
½ Teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
In skillet or frying pan, add Olive Oil, onion and celery. Cook through until just soft. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more. Set [...]

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ngredients
3 lb Tomatoes, peeled and seeded
2 tbs Tomato paste
1 c Buttermilk
1 tbs Olive oil
1 Avocado, mashed to a puree
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tbs Finely minced fresh parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
Hot pepper sauce
Garnish: 1 Cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced, sour cream, plain yogurt, or creme fraiche
Method
Puree tomatoes in a food processor or food mill, then [...]

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46 Mussels fresh (remove from shell)
¾ cup dry white wine
4 Shallots finely chopped
3 TBS Parsley
¼ tsp Thyme
2 TBS Butter
1 box Vermicelli
Boil Vermicelli according to directions on box. Rinse mussels well and discard any that are open.
In a large pot of water boil the mussels for 8-10 minutes covered.
Remove from pot and discard any that did [...]

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4 Grouper Filets
½ cup Lemon Juice
1 tsp Lemon Rind
½ tsp Oregano
½ tsp Basil
½ tsp Salt
½ tsp Pepper
1 clove Garlic minced
¼ cup Olive Oil
Lemon wedges/Parsley
In a food processor, mix all above ingredients except olive oil and grouper.
When the ingredients are well blended slowly add olive oil, mix until well blended.
Place fish in glass dish and marinate [...]

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1 lb Crabmeat flaked
¼ cup Butter melted
2 Eggs beaten
1 cup Bread crumbs (Italian)
½ Cup Flour
1 tsp Parsley
½ tsp Salt
½ tsp Pepper
Oil for Frying
Mix crab meat with the rest of the ingredients.
Chill for 3 hours in refrigerator.
Wet hands take ¼ cup of mix and form into a patties ½ [...]

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1 lb package linguini pasta
2 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams, with juice
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup Olive oil
1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon parsley
1/4 tablespoon dried basil
ground black pepper to taste
Cook pasta according to package directions.
Add butter and olive oil to pan, when heated add clams with juice, and rest of ingredients.
Bring to boil and turn off [...]

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2 Zucchini slice 1/2 inch thick
2 Tomato’s sliced 1/2 inch thick
3 Yellow Squash sliced 1/2 inch thick
1 16 oz bag Mozzarella Cheese shredded
1 Large jar Spaghetti Sauce or homemade sauce
Basil 2 - big leaves
Parsley - good handful
Parmigiano-Reggiano or Parmesan cheese
Juliane Basil leaves.( Roll up basil and start to cut going from top to bottom while [...]

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2 Large Heads of Garlic
1 Tbs spoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Stick Softened Butter
Salt
Break up the garlic head into individual cloves. Place unpeeled cloves on a small foil-lined baking pan.
Drizzle the olive oil over the cloves. Sprinkle the salt and cover with foil.
Bake in a 350-degree oven for 1 hour 15 minutes. Let cloves cool [...]

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