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  • Bowl of bean, vegetable and pasta stew
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    Recipe for Italian Bean, Vegetable, and Pasta Stew

    Pasta fagioli (pronounced “fah-ZHOO-lee) literally means “pasta and beans”, and is a traditional stew/ soup of Italy and Sicily. Traditionally made with short tube-like ditalini pasta, it is very...

  • Bowl of vegetable ragout surrounded by garnish, garlic, and tomato
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    Recipe for Italian Minestrone Ragout

    Italian “minestrone” is a vegetable soup that predates the Roman Empire and shares a root meaning with the Latin word for “to serve.” Each serving of this hearty, healthy ragout (ragout, another fine...

  • toasted slices of bread, topped with chopped tomato, garlic, onion and basil
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    Recipe for Fresh Lemon Basil and Tomato Bruschetta

    The Italian table loves bruschetta, a Roman way of using leftover bread to bring the freshest tomatoes and local olive oil to a meal.

  • a pile of mashed fennel and mashed potatoes, with sliced potatoes on the side
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    Recipe for Golden Roast Fennel Mashed Potatoes

    Certainly not the boring mash we’ve grown accustomed to, this side is easy enough to become a regular favorite, with abundant flavor to sit alongside a special roast or spicy dish.

  • Side dish of edamame hummus with some carrots and chips
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    Recipe for Bright Edamame Bean Hummus

    In the past few years, we’ve become rather enamored of hummus, that Middle Eastern delight made from chickpeas, olive oil and tahini that is so important to that area’s food culture that ownership...