13 autumn italian Recipes

fresh italian sausage links, fresh spinach, cooked and well drained , or two 10-oz packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained, white kidney beans (cannellini) or great northern beans, rinsed and drained, red onion, finely chopped, evaporated skim milk, grated romano or parmesan cheese, shredded lemon peel, lemon juice, ground nutmeg, pepper, fine dry bread crumbs, garlic, minced

prune juice, curry powder, turmeric, pepper, dried thyme or 2 sprigs fresh thyme, roasting chicken , cut in 1/8s, skin removed, vidalia onions or 1 large other sweet onion, halved and sliced very thin, carrot, peeles and sliced thinly on the diagonal, sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced thinly on the diagonal, red lentil , soaked in 1 cup of boiling water for 30 minutes to 1 hour, chopped fresh italian parsley

head chinese cabbage , cut in shreds (nappa), ham, diced, apples, diced, chopped walnuts, stalk celery, thinly sliced, mozzarella cheese, cubed (optional), green pepper, chopped (optional), balsamic vinaigrette (i suggest basic vinaigrette dressing with 8 variations without the optional italian seasoning)

extra virgin olive oil, sweet italian sausage link (out of the casing), garlic, chopped, onion, finely chopped, fresh bay leaves or 1 fresh dried bay leaf, fresh sage , chiffonade, dry white wine, chicken stock, canned pumpkin, heavy cream or 1/2 cup half-and-half, cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt and pepper, penne (with ridges) or 1 lb rigatoni pasta, cooked al dente (with ridges), grated parmesan cheese

assorted veggies and fruits, sweet onion sliced into half moons, green tomato sliced, red cherry tomatoes halved, yellow grape tomatoes halved, asian pear (pear-apple) sliced, baking potatoes and 2 sweet potatoes microwaved until almost done, brown sugar, honey, olive oil, italian spice, cinnamon, walnuts, spices

frozen lima beans, frozen whole kernel corn, chpd seeded tomato (2 small), sliced green onion, snipped fresh parsley, red wine vinegar, italian dressing, dry mustard, kale leaf (optional)

baking potato, peeled and sliced, sweet potato, peeled and sliced, red pepper, slice in strips, red onion, sliced, zucchini , sliced lengthwise, tomatoes, thickly sliced, italian seasoned breadcrumbs , to taste, parmesan cheese, grated to taste, kosher salt , to taste, freshly ground black pepper , to taste, extra virgin olive oil , to taste

ground beef, egg, italian style breadcrumbs, dried parsley, onion, minced, worcestershire sauce, prepared horseradish, jellied cranberry sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, ground cinnamon, ground allspice

tomatoes, halved, garlic, green bell peppers, cored and cut into thick strips, red onion, roughly chopped, white button mushrooms, cooked italian chicken sausage, cut into 1-inch chunks, carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks, olive oil, dried oregano, dried basil, kosher salt and ground black pepper, spaghetti, grated parmesan cheese, toasted pine nuts

dried cannellini beans (3.5 oz), fava beans, shelled and peeled, chanterelle mushrooms or 1 1/2 lbs button mushrooms, stems removed and reserved, spearmint, 1/4 cup whole small leaves, 1/4 cup chopped leaves , stems reserved, shallots, minced , skins reserved, extra virgin olive oil , plus, extra virgin olive oil, fresh italian sausage, casings removed , meat formed into 1-inch balls, dry white wine, salt, fresh ground pepper

extra-virgin olive oil, olive oil, chopped fresh oregano, chopped fresh italian parsley, chopped fresh rosemary, diameter golden baby beets with green tops attached (about 1 bunch), diameter candy-canestriped (chioggia) baby beets or golden baby beets with green tops attached (about 1 bunch), butternut squash, peeled, halved, seeded, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 4 cups), russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 3 cups), garnet yams or other yams (red-skinned sweet potatoes), peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 2 cups), butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes