This pasta dish is just as good of a meatless main as it is a flavorful side. While the pasta cooks, throw it all together in minutes.

The only cooking required is the boiling of the pasta. Whip up a quick almond pesto & toss with sweet cherry tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.

Lemon Ricotta Cookies are bright, moist, and fluffy! These irresistible cookies are loaded with lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, and ricotta.

Have you ever made Shrimp Fra Diavolo? Imagine buttery shrimp tossed with a silky, fiery sauce and hot pasta! SO good & made in 30 minutes!

One of Chicago’s most beloved dishes is Here. And man, oh man, is this easy Chicken Vesuvio good.

Fresh creamy corn with pancetta. Made with mascarpone, Parmesan, and finished with fresh basil.

Clams Casino- littleneck clams loaded with parmesan, red peppers, shallots, garlic, & pancetta- a festive appetizer for a crowd!

Fusilli Pasta with Spinach, Asiago Cheese, and Cherry Tomatoes.

With a jar of these biscotti on the counter, you always have a reason to spring out of bed! Almond, Citrus & Currant Biscotti.

Strawberry Santas – strawberries filled with whipped cream and mini chocolate chip eyes

Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Honey-Mustard Sauce – an easy and impressive weeknight dinner. Plus, a cookbook giveaway!

Tortellini Soup with Parmesan Crisps- a light and comforting soup that’s ready in less than thirty minutes.

These cookies from Giada de Laurentiis are a perfect compromise when you can’t decide between brownies or cookies.

Chocolate Anise Biscotti

An Italian twist on a grilled cheese sandwich: inside: smoked mozzarella and basil,
outside: dipped in flour, egg and fried in olive oil

This decadent walnut brownie pie with biscotti crumb crust is a grown up, childhood favorite with an Italian flair!

Giadas’s double chocolate and Andes mint cookies

Giada de Laurentiis’ turkey meatballs & a proud moment in 2011.

Giada’s Honey Ricotta & Raspberries—sweet berries & cocoa with biscotti as spoons! Vote for me in the Let’s Get Cooking Contest!

Penne with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto

Orecchiette pasta with Mini Chicken Meatballs, Tomatoes, and Mozzarella.

Creamy oil-free pesto using avocado, spinach and arugula plus a more traditional sun-dried tomato pesto – only 5 minutes to prepare each!