Serves 4 to 6

For tips on trimming asparagus, see related tip. Campanelle is our pasta of choice in this dish, but farfalle and penne are acceptable substitutes.

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  • vegetable broth
  • water
  • minced fresh mint leaves
  • minced fresh chives
  • finely grated zest plus 2 tablespoons juice from 1 lemon
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • Table salt
  • red pepper flakes
  • campanelle
  • dry white wine
  • Ground black pepper

Serves 12

One cup of plain yogurt thinned with ½ cup milk can be substituted for the buttermilk. Grate the onion on the large holes of a box grater. The ingredients in this recipe can be reduced by two-thirds to serve 4. For instructions on how to cook the pasta in less water, see Lots of Pasta, Less Water (related).

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  • Meatballs:
  • percent lean ground beef
  • ground pork
  • minced fresh parsley leaves
  • Table salt and ground black pepper
  • Sauce:
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • red pepper flakes
  • dried oregano
  • dry white wine
  • Table salt and ground black pepper
  • spaghetti
  • minced fresh basil leaves
  • minced fresh parsley leaves
  • Granulated sugar

Serves 4 to 6

Let the dish rest briefly before serving so the flavors develop and the sauce thickens.

You might need to buy:
  • Table salt
  • spaghetti
  • heavy cream
  • finely grated zest and 1/4 cup juice from 3 lemons
  • Ground black pepper
  • shredded fresh basil leaves

Serves 8 to 10

We prefer the lasagna made with our favorite wholemilk, block-style mozzarella from Sorrento, but Kraft part-skim preshredded mozzarella is also fine. Our preferred brands of crushed tomato are Tuttorosso and Muir Glen.

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  • No-Cook Tomato Sauce:
  • chopped fresh basil
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • kosher salt
  • red pepper flakes
  • No-Cook Cream Sauce:
  • whole-milk cottage cheese
  • heavy cream
  • cornstarch
  • kosher salt
  • pepper
  • Vegetable Filling
  • Kosher salt and ground black pepper
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • minced fresh thyme
  • no-boil lasagna noodles
  • minced pitted kalamata olives
  • chopped fresh basil

Serves 2 to 3 as a main dish, or 4 to 6 as an appetizer

For the most accurate measurements, weigh the potatoes and flour. After processing, you may have slightly more than the 3 cups (16 ounces) of potatoes recquired for this recipe. Discard any extra or set aside for another use. Besides the browned butter sauce, try our Gorgonzola Cream Sauce, Parmesan Sauce with Pancetta and Walnuts, and Porcini Mushroom Broth (related).

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  • Gnocchi:
  • russet potatoes
  • salt
  • Sauce:
  • minced fresh sage
  • lemon juice
  • salt
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This would go great with any Italian dish as a side. Stuffed Zucchini, Chicken Parmesan, etc.

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  • Thin spaghetti pasta
  • garlic minced
  • olive oil
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I am not usually a fan of pasta salads nor is my husband. We both loved this!

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  • MARINADE:
  • accent seasoning mix
  • Lawry's seasoning salt
  • lemon juice
  • oil
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  • ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS:
  • mayonnaise
  • red onion chopped
  • green pepper chopped
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Got this years ago from one of those fancy gourmet cooking magazines. It is very, very good; but you need to have not only good cooking skills but good kitchen/recipe organization skills. Well worth the trouble and an impressive company dish.
Best if made a day ahead and baked prior to serving.

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  • 1//2 cup flour
  • milk
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  • FILLING:
  • dried rosemary
  • dried oregano
  • dried marjoram
  • dried thyme
  • mushrooms
  • fresh spinach
  • chicken breasts
  • unsalted butter
  • minced garlic
  • dry white wine
  • Tabasco sauce
  • whole-milk ricotta
  • egg
  • basil
  • freshly grated Parmesan
  • SAUCE:
  • unsalted butter
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To make a quick chicken soup I use the “Lipton Dry Chicken Noodle Soup Mix”. I follow the basic directions for the soup but will add 1 chicken bouillon cube and 1 extra cup of water. Then I will drizzle my “kapanki” mixture into this soup. Of course you can use your own home made chicken broth.
My son quickly learned to make this when he went off to college…he liked it better than Ramen and it was his “go to” soup when he wasn’t feeling well.

You might need to buy:
  • Lipton Dry Chicken Noodle Soup mix
  • eggs depending on the amount of noodles you want
  • chicken bouillon cube
  • water
  • flour
  • extra water
  • salt to taste
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Sneaky way to get those veggies into your kids.

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  • milk
  • frozen mixed vegetables
  • cream of mushroom soup
  • Kraft "Deluxe" Macaroni & Cheese prepared as directed