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

Easy Cranberry Walnut Bread (No-Knead Recipe)

Shrimp and orzo pasta in a white bowl.

Mediterranean Shrimp Pasta with Garlic and Artichoke Hearts

A tall Christmas tree shaped bread covered in powdered sugar on a gold plate.

Pandoro – Classic Italian Christmas Cake from Verona

Italian Sesame cookies on a rectangular black plate.

Italian Sesame Cookies – Sicilian Biscotti Reginelle

A close up of roasted sausage, potatoes and yellow peppers.

Easy Sausage and Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner

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Nonna’s Recipes

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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.

Easy Grilled Lollipop Lamb Chops with Garlic, Lemon and Mint

Pasta al forno with ground meat, mushrooms and melted cheese on a white plate with a sprig of basil.

How to Make Nonna’s Pasta al Forno

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Beef Pork Poultry Fish & Seafood

Chicken Rollatini with Spinach and Sausage Stuffing

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

Easy Cranberry Walnut Bread (No-Knead Recipe)

Shrimp and orzo pasta in a white bowl.

Mediterranean Shrimp Pasta with Garlic and Artichoke Hearts

A tall Christmas tree shaped bread covered in powdered sugar on a gold plate.

Pandoro – Classic Italian Christmas Cake from Verona

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

Easy Cranberry Walnut Bread (No-Knead Recipe)

Shrimp and orzo pasta in a white bowl.

Mediterranean Shrimp Pasta with Garlic and Artichoke Hearts

A tall Christmas tree shaped bread covered in powdered sugar on a gold plate.

Pandoro – Classic Italian Christmas Cake from Verona

Italian Sesame cookies on a rectangular black plate.

Italian Sesame Cookies – Sicilian Biscotti Reginelle

A close up of roasted sausage, potatoes and yellow peppers.

Easy Sausage and Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner

A slice of pumkin Bundt cake with whipped cream.

Pumpkin Olive Oil Cake with Cinnamon Mascarpone Cream

A white plate filled with mafalda pasta topped with a sausage vodka sauce.

Sausage Vodka Sauce with Mafalda Pasta

A bowl of creamy soup with chicken, carrots and spinach.

Chicken Florentine Soup with Potatoes

Dinner Recipes

Dinner Recipes
Shrimp and orzo pasta in a white bowl.

Mediterranean Shrimp Pasta with Garlic and Artichoke Hearts

A close up of roasted sausage, potatoes and yellow peppers.

Easy Sausage and Potatoes Sheet Pan Dinner

A white plate filled with mafalda pasta topped with a sausage vodka sauce.

Sausage Vodka Sauce with Mafalda Pasta

A roasted chicken on a platter with rpasted sweet potatoes.

Easy Garlic and Herb Roast Chicken

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