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August 2023

Lisa’s Manicotti with Authentic Classic Tomato Sauce

28 August 2023
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Manicotti is one of those Italian (and Italian-American!) classics that never go out of style. One of Lisa’s tips is to cut the manicotti open if it’s hard for you to stuff the pasta, even with an espresso spoon. While this might seem like cheating, cutting the
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Lisa’s Stuffed Artichokes

27 August 2023
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Searching for a vegetable that is healthy, delicious, filling, and feels like a real treat? Look no further than Lisa’s stuffed artichokes! Taught to her by her Sicilian Nana, Catherine Lione, Lisa’s stuffed artichokes are a signature dish at her table and a family
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Lisa’s Appetizer with Figs, Goat Cheese, and Prosciutto

27 August 2023
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  It’s the end of summer and you are in a dinner party emergency- people are coming over, you are running late with your cooking, what can you serve them as they wait for dinner? Lisa has the answer! These appetizers with figs, goat cheese, and prosciutto, topped with
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Lisa’s Summer Zucchini Bake

24 August 2023
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Zucchini, zucchini, zucchini! That’s what we have on our plates in Lisa’s Italian Kitchen, and if you’ve been shopping at your Famers Market, we bet you do too. As part of her never-ending recipes with zucchini, here Lisa shares her Summer Zucchini Bake. A
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Lisa’s Summer Vegetable Lasagne

21 August 2023
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A few years ago, Lisa was faced with a dilemma. Her youngest son, Guido, stopped eating meat and cheese! Without the ability to serve her celebrated meat lasagne or Italian-American lasagne, Lisa soon went to work inventing an all vegetable version. Needless to say, it was a hit
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Lisa’s 2023 Ferragosto Menu

15 August 2023
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Ferragosto
  Lisa at Forte dei Marmi in August, 1994 Ferragosto is a treasured holiday in Italy. Historically, Italian workers would take the entire month of August off for vacation. If you are an Italian movie lover, you might have scene Pranzo di Ferragosto, in which Roman
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Lisa’s Summer Tomato Sauce

13 August 2023
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Simple summer goodness! Make Lisa’s Summer Tomato Sauce- it’s perfect for a Ferragosto celebration too! Watch Lisa make this sauce on the Lisa’s Italian Kitchen YouTube channel.
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Lisa’s Ricotta Pie

12 August 2023
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Ricotta Pie is a creamy and delightful classic of Italian and Italian-American family dinners. The crust is a wonderful surprise – crunchy biscotti! Like Lisa’s legendary Ricotta Cake, this recipe uses a classic Italian cheese, ricotta, which is sweetened with sugar.
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Lisa’s Shrimp Scampi

11 August 2023
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Shrimp scampi, or, in other words, “shrimp shrimp” is an easy, fun recipe for a weeknight or al fresco dinner! Be sure to mince your garlic and add white wine- they help to make the dish! Lisa lived for two years in Spain as a child, so this recipe has a special place
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Lisa’s Zucchini Boats

10 August 2023
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What do you do with all that zucchini you have in your garden or that you are buying at the Farmers Market? Lisa’s Italian Kitchen has the answer! Lisa loves using zucchini as an ingredient, and her zucchini boats are a family favorite. Most importantly, they are versatile!
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A Word From Lisa

Welcome to my Italian kitchen! Born as a natural extension of my cookbooks Whatever Happened to Sunday Dinner?, This is Sunday Dinner, and the line of frozen food I developed for QVC and HSN, Lisa’s Italian Kitchen spotlights my line of Sunday pasta sauces, with recipes and insights on how to best use the sauces to match! I hope you enjoy the site and make the sauces part of your own Sunday Dinner tradition with family and friends. As always, tutti a tavola e buon appetito!

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