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This basic Italian potato salad is simple to make no mayo, with all the makings of an antipasto salad except with a combination of potatoes.
Here is a wonderful cold potato salad with simple seasoning, and vegetables, tossed with a little vinegar, and olive oil dressing and makes the perfect side dish with anything you serve it with.
Just about anything can go into the salad an Italian platter of cold-cut meats, olives, tomatoes, and cheeses can be mixed and matched to your personal preference.
I love how much lighter the classic mayonnaise-style potato salads and, plus with all the additional ingredients this one can really be a whole meal in itself.
Potatoes absorb the dressing and meld wonderful fresh flavor plus leftovers are even better the next day or chilled overnight, so no problem making this ahead of time.
If you are a potato fan, you may want to try two other favorites, Air Fried Potato Fan or Oven-Roasted, and our Salt and Vinegar Potato recipes then.
This recipe is a nice alternative to the heavy mayo-ladened salad and a great side dish no matter what bbq or event you bring this to.
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Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine
Baked Haddock and Scallops in Butter Dill Sauce taste like it came from a 5 star restaurant and super simple to make in your own homes!
The lemon butter dill sauce combination really complements any kind of fish you use, and the only sauce you'll want to use after one taste.
I just love making this for friends and family dinners it's really a show stopper with the colorful peppers and tomatoes added for a side dish.
The fish is moist and flaky and the buttery lemon sauce on top after it's cooked compliments this dish but can be used on any fish you like.
The addition of scallops on top with the toasted breadcrumbs are all baked to perfection just by sprinkling them on top, no fussy dipping or flipping the fish.
If you love seafood you may also like to try our Seafood Medley and Seafood and Crab Lemon Scampi recipes.
If you can't find haddock in your area try some of our many suggestions below to substitute.
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I love moist scratch cakes like this Florida Butter Pecan Orange Pound Cake.
Living here in Florida we have an abundance of orange trees and I am lucky to have a navel orange tree and always developing new recipes.
I took my grandmother's old-fashioned pound cake and transformed it just a tad bit to get this fabulous Florida orange pound cake, I think she'd approve of this one.
This fresh-tasting flavor cake will bring you right to a tropical place in your mind with the first bite.
That buttery citrus flavor with a little pecan crunch inside all just comes together deliciously and tastes great with or without being glazed.
This loaf isn't too sweet and has little bits of orange segments in it, you can't get any fresher tasting pound cake than this recipe.
We just love scratch cakes, you may also like to try our Vintage Chocolate-Mayonnaise Cake or her Simple Apple Cake recipes.
Grandma and mom always made a lot of citrus recipes, and another Italian easy favorite cake is their Lemon Ricotta Cake, it's another refreshing flavored cake to try.
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Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine
This is one of my favorite recipes as a child called Mom's Salisbury Steak she would make in a pattie style or meatball in a skillet.
The recipe is quick, easy, and economical as it can be all made from scratch or you can adapt it by using store-bought ingredients just check out my tips and suggestions.
We love the homemade version, the meat mixture is basic pantry ingredients and the vintage easiest beef gravy recipe is super easy to make using beef broth and not complicated at all.
Of course for those who prefer not to use a wine you can just omit that and add a little more beef broth to thin the gravy no worries.
As a child, I thought the meatballs were a fun way to serve these and they were super delicious over roasted garlic mashed potatoes but Salisbury steak is usually in pattie form so you can choose what shape you like.
If you love ground beef recipes you can also try Mom's Goulash Recipe and Italian Meatball Stew, they are both delicious recipes and vintage from the 1940s like this recipe below.
Scroll down to the printable recipe card for this easy recipe for Salisbury steak and the easiest beef gravy you will ever make it's so delicious!
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These Baked Mini Cheesecakes are baked in a cupcake tin then topped with decadent easy toppings with just 5 ingredients!
These can be crustless or you can use a cookie base, any kind of cookies will work.
These little mini cupcake cheesecakes are just perfect for parties, picnics, and even game day and with our assorted toppings, everyone can pick what they like.
The batter is very versatile as you can change the flavor with extracts or zest and it not only has cream cheese in it but this also has the addition ofsour cream that makes this super creamy inside.
My versatile recipe for mini cheesecakes is easy, quick, and makes a lot so half the recipe if you don't need this many or freeze them.
Made with both sour cream and cream cheesecake these are a creamy dreamy delightful mini cheesecake treat.
If you love cheesecake try our favorite summertime cheesecake Margarita Lime Cheesecake, it's so refreshing!
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Chicken Giovanni Mushroom, Peppers, and Wine Pomodoro is an easy vegetable-topped chicken made in less than 35 minutes that mom used to make back in the 1960s.
The chicken is seasoned, sauteed, and then topped with tomatoes, peppers, and sauteed mushrooms.
A versatile basic recipe that can be adapted using any meats or seafood and Grandma and Mom developed this easy recipe.
This fork-tender chicken is so forked tender and great on a bed of pasta, mashed potatoes or rice.
Back in the 1960s living in Central Utica New York, mom usually served this over day-old bread during those tough recession years, but you can choose any of our suggestions below for sides your family prefers.
The name of this dish came from Grandma because it was Grandpa John's favorite meal and Giovanni is John in Italian plus my brother's name who loves this dish!
If you love easy quick chicken recipes, you will be loving how delicious this wine sauce is on the sauteed boneless chicken breast.
You may also like our Chicken Scampi recipe if you're a chicken lover and that's another family quick favorite meal to make.
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These are a favorite Italian American Style, Sloppy Joe, on garlic bread or grilled cheese style toasted.
The filling has Italian sausage and ground beef in a delicious Italian sauce then either served on garlic toast or grilled with cheese which is both delicious either way.
Usually mom used leftover Sunday Tomato Sauce with whatever meat was in the pot (most of the time meatballs and sweet sausage), but if you're not so lucky to have leftovers, we made the recipe from scratch.
This certainly will bring a smile to everyone's face to take a classic Sloppy Joe and transform it into a fabulous sandwich that is addicting in flavors.
If you are a fan of this old-fashioned delicious one-pan meal, then your family will love this adaption with the Italian flair, it's certainly a nice change.
All the melted cheese on top of a thick piece of garlic toast slathered with this wonderful meat sauce or choose the old-fashioned grilled cheese sloppy joe Italian Style!
If you love copycat-style recipes you may like to try our Copycat Roundup of Recipes we improvised over the year.
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Spring rolls are a large variety of filled, rolled appetizers or dim sum found in many Asian cuisines.
I started out very unsure what I was doing to roll these, but after a few times, they got super easy to do.
There are so many creative unique fillings you can make with these rolls since they are made with raw vegetables and just about any cooked meats.
After these are made and rolled they are ready to eat and you can also make our easy peanut or other dipping sauce varieties that make every bite delicious to dip these in.
We just love making these healthy rolls and they are perfect to take along to the beach in a cooler or picnic during the warmer months.
Take a look at all our tips, ingredients suggestions and ideas before you get started below to get great results.
We love to make all kinds of Asian food try our Bourbon Chicken and Homemade Fried Egg Rolls are another favorite.
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Baked Stuffed Zucchini is one of the tastiest one-pan meals you will ever make and so delicious.
These can be stuffed with so many variations and used as a wonderful edible food bowl.
This recipe is basic so adding the meats or all vegetables you prefer makes these a new meal every time with my many filling suggestions below.
Whether these are all vegetarian zucchini boats or all meats with rice, the interchangeable additions await you below.
The spices can be adapted from Italian to even Middle Eastern flavors.
This baked version is healthier however I have several cooking alternatives that are equally delicious with creative stuffings.
You can also simmer this on the stovetop or even use an instant pot slow cooked.
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First of all, let me just say, this candy is super delicious however it doesn't have potatoes in it but these are a super deliciosu creamy candy made with coconut and rolled into a cinnamon or cocoa.
This candy originated in Philadelphia where this confection is a favorite there and the candy sells over hundreds of pounds around the St. Patrick's Day holiday.
Inside this sweet treat is a delicious creamy cream cheese coconut filling rolled in cinnamon much like a coconut truffle.
Major candy chains started to make this in the area and are also popular in San Francisco made by the "Sees Candy Factory".
The candies became so popular that now several local supermarkets like "Oh Ryans" in the Philadelphia area continue to sell the candy all year long.
This basic candy recipe is not cooked it does require refrigeration as he has butter and a cream cheese base.
I make two styles one rolled in cinnamon like the original recipe I split the recipe in half and roll them in an unsweetened cocoa powder which is my personal favorite.
The candy reminds me very much of an old-fashioned bonbon from the early 1960s and it was love for me at first bite.
I love easy candy recipes like Easy Chocolate Fudge done in a few minutes on the stovetop or No-Bake Buckeye Bars that just require melt chocolate those are two other family favorite candies.
If you follow some traditional foods for St. Patrick's Day you may also like to try our delicious assortment of recipes.
Just scroll down the recipe card for these easy printable recipe card at the end of this post and if you're in a hurry hit print for easy viewing.
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If you want a delicious ham with white beans and cabbage soup this will hit both the spot and the jackpot of all soups!
This ham cabbage and white bean soup can feed a large family on a budget easily.
Grandma and mom always used the leftover Holiday ham for this meal but you can flavor the broth with any meat you like.
This soup is so versatile since you can also add your favorite vegetables to make it even heartier.
It sure is a family favorite here all year round and is pure comfort food.
The soup makes a large amount and freezes well too so if you make too much just freeze this bean soup for later
IF you love soups try our roundup of Best Soup Recipes where you will find all of Grandma's favorites.
Don't miss out on trying this old classic just scroll down for this printable recipe!
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These are easy-baked pork chops coated with a fabulous barbecue sauce and the whole family always said they are the best pork chops barbecued ever.
This recipe literally has 5 ingredients and will taste like the best summer barbecued flavor without all the fuss and so super simple to prepare pork chops that seriously everyone will rave about.
A good pork chop dinner doesn't have to be hard, that's why we love how perfect these come out so juicy and tender by baking them.
We love indoor barbecued meals like this one and you may also like to try our Oven Smoked Pulled Pork, which is also a family easy favorite recipe.
If you love simple recipes, this one is it, nothing to it, and perfect for those weeknight meals on a very busy schedule.
You can use your favorite barbecue sauce or even try my delicious homemade Jack Daniels Barbecue Sauce which really kicks up the flavor of these pork chops or if not even a barbecue fan? Then try our 18 different Dipping Sauces there's something for everyone there.
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Here are several Salt and Vinegar Potato Recipes with a bonus recipe for Salt and Vinegar Potato Chips for all lovers of this tangy flavored spud!
Sliced, cubed, wedges, twice baked, roasted, boiled, microwaved, air fried, are just a few of the line up here for styles and cooking methods.
We also are big fans of air fried salt and vinegar potato chips and include the recipe in the printable recipe card below so don't miss that at the end!
They are a delightful change to plain potatoes especially if you love the tart and salty taste.
Perfect as a side dish with any meal your making especially sausages, hotdogs or burgers, it's a great addition to your potato recipes.
The ease of air fried with less fat involved is a great way to make these but we have many methods of cooking suggestions for you below.
If you love potatoes you may also like to try my Twice Baked Potatoes Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes, or check out my Best Potato Recipe Roundup, all terrific with any meal!
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When I was growing up, my mom had her own little delicatessen in Utica, New York where she made the best Homemade Italian Sausage Patties.
She would run out of sausage on her menu all the time and after learning how to make these easy sausage patties I can certainly see why they were gobbled up quickly.
Back in the 1960s when I was growing up everything was made from scratch and I have tried to reproduce many of her recipes, this is pretty spot-on perfect.
This sausage is still keeping her memory alive and now my own kids learned how to make this.
With some additions added like peppers, onions if you like and even slices of tomato, you can have a sausage meal all in one pan.
We sometimes even add potatoes to this sausage pattie meal and leftover patties are great adding a Traditional Italian Sunday Tomato Sauce.
Baked, fried, grilled, or however you like sausage this recipe is super easy to make!
Mom also had a hand crank manual machine to make would make sausage links, patties, skewers, and even keep some loose for her homemade sausage rolls!
For this super easy sausage pattie recipe just scroll to the end of this post past all the photos to print this off.
Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine
Here is one of my favorite childhood pasta dishes called Pepperoni Pizza Pasta.
This sauce is made to taste exactly like your favorite pepperoni style pizza to top your pasta instead of pizza dough.
Although you can use your favorite bottled sauce to save time, mom always made her sauce from scratch.
The recipe truly is adaptable to making dressing your pasta with any favorite pizza toppings and the sauce can be changed to however your family prefers theirs very easily.
If your a pepperoni pizza fan try our recipe casserole for Chicken Pepperoni and Potato Casserole, mom's delicious Italian Stromboli, and our Deep Dish Chicago Style Pepperoni Pizza.
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This Chicken Bacon Spinach Pasta has all the flavors of eating a club sandwich on top of pasta it's a delicious twist to any classic pasta dish.
This is a cross between a chicken BLT and club and I just love love love these flavors, they're so addicting.
This dish has spinach or you can change it to any greens you like, loads of bacon, chicken, vine ripe tomatoes and I love it topped with toasted breadcrumbs.
The recipe truly is adaptable to making it all vegetarian and even using healthy brown rice or quinoa instead of pasta, it's your recipe now so adapt away.
If you love bacon like we do you will also love our BLT Dip and Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Soup recipes and if you're a huge fan of pasta try my 15 Pasta Recipes.
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A delicious rich Tuscan-style soup made with Tortellini, Sausage, and Spinach, and super flavorful and easy to make.
This comforting soup is packed with fresh spinach, spices and, carrots, celery, and the broth is accented with delicious tortellini pasta to make this one hearty soup.
The wonderful versatility of this soup starts with spicy Italian sausage however can be substituted with chicken, beef, or left vegetarian.
Add the fresh brilliance of spinach makes this elegant enough to serve guests when hosting a dinner party.
If you love tortellini pasta try our Homemade Tortellini Pasta and our Caprese Tortellini Salad which are two family favorites.
Scroll down to our printable recipe card at the bottom for this delicious soup recipe.
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I love moist Banana Zucchini Bread and this recipe is the easiest and best I have ever had.
We started making this recipe back in the early 1960s in Utica, New York, we used overripe bananas and freshly grown zucchini from dad's garden.
Then mom and dad spent half their winters in Florida they had both freshly picked zucchini and bananas as they were plentiful.
This recipe became really popular in the Southern states since just about everyone has a banana tree in the neighborhood and farmers' markets with fresh produce are everywhere.
Although any store-bought work fine, homegrown truly made a difference in the flavors.
The bread is sweet, moist, and delicious warm with some butter or just plain with a cup of tea or coffee.
We just love using bananas, especially for breakfast recipes and dessert pies.
You may also like to try my zucchini banana cream cheese bars and banana streusel bars.
For this recipe just scroll down to the printable recipe card.
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Old Fashioned Sour Cream Coffee Cake is the perfect cake with that first cup of coffee in the morning.
The cake isn't overly sweet and the smell alone will make your mouth water with anticipation, it's hard to wait until it cools to eat this.
This coffee cake is all made from scratch and the sour cream keeps it moist and that streusel topping in the middle is just over the top sensational in flavor.
If you haven't tried making this easy homemade style cake your whole family is in for a treat.
Using all simple pantry ingredients this tender and moist cake can be on your table within an hour and if you love easy recipes try our 4 Ingredient Pumpkin Cake it's so moist and delicious.
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Pastina with egg is the quickest comfort soup my mom made for us when we were growing up.
Pastina means tiny pasta in Italian, and usually, this is made with tiny little star-like pasta, anything tiny will do just fine!
This inexpensive kind of buttered pasta that can be thick or thin kept us warm and made us always feel better especially when we had the sniffles.
Grandma would make it often during the winter months when we were babies and was often one of our very first foods with the tiniest of pastine.
The recipe takes virtually only a few ingredients and is done in minutes.
This soup will always be my go-to when I just want something fast and want to warm up quickly on those cooler days.
Over the years we adapted just two of the ingredients using chicken broth instead of water and adding any kind of "small pasta" available.
Mom and grandma only used baby pastina, mom used tiny stars, but my favorite is orzo as shown in the photo.
Use whatever pasta will cook quickly and either let it evaporate as it boils or leaves some pasta water in it to be more like soup, either way, it's delicious.
For those who are huge soup, lovers try another one of our favorites, Best Soup Roundup.
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This is one of the easiest all-in-one breakfast brunch or dinners you will ever make in this tasty Capicola Potato Broccoli Pie.
Often we have leftover vegetables from a previous meal and use the leftovers like this steamed broccoli for a delicious addition to a savory pie like this one.
You can make your pie crust or use your favorite store-bought brand.
This pie is a little spicy as the Italian capicola is a hot spicy rimmed ham.
We really love to change it up and add roasted peppers or artichoke hearts along with the same egg filling and cheeses, it's a great combination of flavors.
Just stroll through the different vegetables and meat suggestions and make your own combination of fillings for this pie.
You can serve this as an appetizer before a big meal or this quiche-like pie is just perfect when you want a lighter meal.
Scroll down to the recipe card for this easy recipe and change this up with whatever else you would like to add to your pie.
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These 5 Stuffed French Bread are the perfect all-in-one meal.
Ours is filled with either Chicken Parmesan, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Buffalo Chicken, Chicken Alfredo with Roasted Peppers and Spinach, or a favorite Chicken Taco filling.
These simple sandwich fillings are a replica of those classic popular meals wrapped inside delicious French bread.
The ingredients are all simplified and we have several suggestions that you may like below.
The best part about these recipes besides being super easy, it frees up valuable time to spend with your family and friends they're really a self-serve meal.
Whatever you're favorite meal is you can transform it into a delicious filled sandwich with just a few creative ideas.
Just scroll down for these easy printable instructions and don't forget to check all the filling suggestions to make your next dinner or party a huge success.
Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine
This is my Mom's Homemade Blueberry Muffin cherished childhood memory and the best muffin recipe to date I have ever eaten.
I have eaten many blueberry muffins from just about anywhere while they may look good they didn't have the flavors that these buttery, tender muffins.
The simple pantry ingredients make the perfect basic high-topped peaked muffin and you can even add a streusel topping on them if you prefer a crumb-topped muffin.
These muffins are just the right sweetness with plum blueberries and fabulous warm slathered with a dab of melted butter any time of the day and not just for breakfast.
They're so yummy most of the time I eat them hot from the oven even without butter on them and the best part about this recipe is any kind of fruit can be added.
Muffins are so portable not to mention perfect for any time of the day, as a snack, packing for day trips, and the kids love them as a treat in their lunch box.
This is a vintage recipe mom made was a traditional blueberry old-fashioned muffin she made every weekend in the late 1960s.
If you're a fan of muffins also try our Apple Pie Topped Muffins which is another family favorite.
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This beer steak is so fork-tender and it can be slow-cooked, grilled, air fried, broiled, smoked, or pan-fried.
Every cut of meat tastes great no matter what you serve it with after using this beer seasoning.
Sirloin steak is so fork-tender you can use the meat for tacos, pasta, in wraps, over mashed potatoes, rice, or even use the leftovers in a stir fry.
Grilled beer sirloin is terrific during the summer months after a few hours of marinating it will have wonderful crisp tasty edges.
The steak is terrific no matter which way you cook it, but if you love it rare then I would only recommend pan-fried, broil, or grilled, to keep a close eye on how you like the meat cooked.
We love using beer in recipes, do try our Baked Beer Chicken also, and if you happen to have leftover try this meat in our Leftover Meat Stir Fry.
If you rather use ribeye or even chuck roast, the beer will be a great addition to your recipe for flavor and tenderizing no matter what beef you use.
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