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PASSION FRUIT PANNA COTTA

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If you marry an Italian panna cotta with a tropical vacation, this Passion Fruit Panna Cotta is what you will get. Light, amazingly fragrant, easy-to-make and utterly delicious. This may be your new favorite dessert.

ITALIAN DELI CHOPPED SALAD

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A hearty one-dish-meal salad, bursting with Italian antipasto flavors that doesn't require turning on the stove.

SPRING VEGETABLES AND BURRATA CROSTINI PLATTER

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This vegetable-dense spring crostini platter does dual duty as an appetizer platter or a complete meal. A luscious ball of burrata & salty prosciutto round it out. Serve with my Spanish-style Aperol Gin and Tonic and you have a perfect warm-weather meal.

ITALIAN PRESSED-BRICK SANDWICH

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Densly packed with classic antipasti ingredients, this sandwich is vibrantly flavored. Serve these sandwich bites as an appetizer, take them on a picnic or a hike, or brown bag them for an awesome workday lunch.

OTTOLENGHI’S BRUSSELS SPROUT RISOTTO

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A comforting risotto packed with healthy brussels sprouts and finished with blue cheese. This simplified recipe is based on the recipe published in Ottolenghi's Plenty More cookbook.

TOMATO & GRILLED BREAD SALAD WITH BURRATA

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A quick and delicious salad for those times when you have great tomatoes. Add a little burrata cheese and don't plan on any leftovers.

KEY LIME PANNA COTTA

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An inverted twist on Key lime pie. Lime infused panna cotta is topped with a Graham cracker and oatmeal crumble topping.

ROASTED TOMATO, PESTO & BURRATA BRUSCHETTA

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This easy bruschetta recipe is made with oven-roasted cherry tomatoes, pesto and burrata cheese. Plated on a blue platter it is a perfect appetizer for Memorial Day or 4th of July.

LAMB SHANKS OSSO BUCO STYLE

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Lamb shanks braised in wine and aromatics osso buco style makes for an easy and delicious special occasion meal. Garnish with lemon, orange, mint and parsley gremolata.

RISOTTO WITH FRENCH GREEN BEANS AND DILL