European boil recipes

Linguine al pesto genovese

The origins of pesto genovese go way back in time, to Genova, in the Ligurian region of Italy. The word pesto comes from the verb "pestare" which…

White Sauce Veal Stew

Mashed Potatoes and Cabbage (Colcannon)

A perfect way to boost nutrition in mashed potatoes, this is a favorite Irish side dish but can certainly…

Potato Salad

This salad was delicious! She cooked it yesterday and made a big bowl that could feed over 6 people but because it was so good we (my dad and I)…

Creamy spinach soup

The lovely, leafy, fresh spinach makes for a flavourful and wonderfully deep-green soup.

Hearty chickpea soup

This hearty and full of goodness chickpea and beans soup is simply amazing.

Warm cream of cucumber soup

Cucumbers are wonderfully pureed into a silken-textured soup that’s good warm or cold.

Shrimp Pasta with Sun dried tomatoes

Great winter-time shrimp pasta dish with sun dried tomato and cream sauce (serves 4-6)

Garganelli

Homemade pasta is easy to make with a few kitchen tools and the flavor surpasses anything you can buy.

Bread Soup

Here is an easy-to-remember recipe for delicious, hearty Tuscan-style bread and vegetable soup. It calls for equal amounts of each vegetable, and…

Linguine with Sauteed Cherry Tomatoes and Pancetta

Orange perfumed risotto

A very straightforward dish. A light risotto with a delicate aroma of orange. You will use the zest as well as the juice so it would be best to use…

Zuppa con Pallotte di Pane (Soup with Bread Balls)

Cranberry Agrodolce

This has been my fave turkey accompaniement for years. From the '94 issue of Food and Wine.

Spaghetti alle vongole (Spaghetti with Clam Sauce)

A Friday night favorite at our place is spaghetti with clam sauce, one of the signature dishes of Neapolitan…