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Welcome to my Quail Hollow Kitchen!  This is where you will find our favorite Italian family recipes that are sure to become your favorites as well!     

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Pasta

Slices of tomatoe and olive focaccia with sprigs of oregano on a butcher block.

Bread

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Crostini tipped with crumbled gorgonzola and roasted red peppers on a black plate.

Easy Gorgonzola Crostini with Roasted Red Pepper

A slice of almond cake with a strawberry on a piece of parchment paper on a gold glass plate.

Best Italian Almond Cake (Torta di Mandorle Recipe)

A white plate with artichokes cooked in a golden pastella

Sicilian Fried Artichoke Hearts

A martini glass filled with a dark Liqueur next to a crystal bowl of dark candied cherries.

Black Manhattan Cocktail Recipe (AKA a Sicilian Manhattan)

A medium rare roast beef on a white plate, half of which is sliced.

Top Round Roast Beef

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A white bowl of pasta with sardine sauce, topped with toasted breadcrumbs.

Pasta alle Sarde Siciliana (Sicilian Pasta with Sardines)

A well-browned skin-on chicken thigh on a white plate with orzo pasta and sundried tomatoes sprinkled with parsley.

Cheesy Baked Chicken and Orzo with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Chiacchiere, Italian fried strips of pastry dough topped with powdered sugar.

How to Make Chiacchiere (Italian Fried Pastry)

Two bowls of Italian chicken pastina soup with vegetables.

Nonna’s Italian Pastina Soup Recipe with Chicken

A white bowl of minestrone soup on a white cloth with black stripes.

Classic Italian Minestrone Soup – Simple Recipe

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Two bowls of Italian chicken pastina soup with vegetables.

Nonna’s Italian Pastina Soup Recipe with Chicken

Italian Sesame cookies on a rectangular black plate.

Italian Sesame Cookies – Sicilian Biscotti Reginelle

Tomato and cucumber salad in a glass bowl.

Easy Mediterranean Cucumber and Tomato Salad

Grilled lollipop lambchops on a silver plate.

Grilled Lollipop Lamb Chops with Garlic, Lemon and Mint

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Beef Pork Poultry Fish & Seafood

Chicken Rollatini with Spinach and Sausage Stuffing

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A white bowl of pasta with sardine sauce, topped with toasted breadcrumbs.

Pasta alle Sarde Siciliana (Sicilian Pasta with Sardines)

A well-browned skin-on chicken thigh on a white plate with orzo pasta and sundried tomatoes sprinkled with parsley.

Cheesy Baked Chicken and Orzo with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Chiacchiere, Italian fried strips of pastry dough topped with powdered sugar.

How to Make Chiacchiere (Italian Fried Pastry)

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A white bowl of pasta with sardine sauce, topped with toasted breadcrumbs.

Pasta alle Sarde Siciliana (Sicilian Pasta with Sardines)

A well-browned skin-on chicken thigh on a white plate with orzo pasta and sundried tomatoes sprinkled with parsley.

Cheesy Baked Chicken and Orzo with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Chiacchiere, Italian fried strips of pastry dough topped with powdered sugar.

How to Make Chiacchiere (Italian Fried Pastry)

Two bowls of Italian chicken pastina soup with vegetables.

Nonna’s Italian Pastina Soup Recipe with Chicken

A white bowl of minestrone soup on a white cloth with black stripes.

Classic Italian Minestrone Soup – Simple Recipe

A slice of lemon olive oil cake dusted with powdered sugar on a white plate with a slice of lemon and a sprig of rosemary beside it.

Easy Lemon Olive Oil Cake (Moist and Delicious Recipe)

A white bowl of broccoli, potato and pasta soup next to a blue and white napkin on a blue cloth.

Italian Broccoli and Potato Soup with Pasta (No Cream)

Two slices of cranberry walnut bread in front of the remainder of the loaf.

Easy Cranberry Walnut Bread (No-Knead Recipe)

Dinner Recipes

Dinner Recipes
A well-browned skin-on chicken thigh on a white plate with orzo pasta and sundried tomatoes sprinkled with parsley.

Cheesy Baked Chicken and Orzo with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Two bowls of Italian chicken pastina soup with vegetables.

Nonna’s Italian Pastina Soup Recipe with Chicken

A white bowl of minestrone soup on a white cloth with black stripes.

Classic Italian Minestrone Soup – Simple Recipe

A white bowl of broccoli, potato and pasta soup next to a blue and white napkin on a blue cloth.

Italian Broccoli and Potato Soup with Pasta (No Cream)

Breakfast Recipes

Breakfast Recipes
A Spinach ricotta pie on a reddish background.

Ricotta and Spinach Pie – Easy 3-Cheese Recipe

A pile of muffins with mini chocolate chips in them in yellow and green muffin wrappers.

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins

Chocolate chip muffins

Chocolate Chip Muffins with Yogurt

A slice of vegetable cheese and meat frittata with parsley.

Easy Oven Baked Vegetable, Meat (Pancetta) and Cheese Frittata Recipe