5 italian birthday Recipes

olive oil, fresh cajun or hot italian sausages (about 1 3/4 lb), chicken thighs with skin and bones (about 4 1/4 lb), excess fat trimmed, very large onions, chopped (about 5 cups), garlic cloves, chopped , plus 1 garlic clove, minced, tomatoes, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups), bay leaves, zucchini , halved crosswise, then quartered lengthwise (about 1 1/4 lb), red bell peppers , cut into 1-inch-wide strips, uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined, generous pinch plus 1/4 tsp saffron threads, arborio rice or medium-grain white rice (about 17 1/2 oz), salt, canned low-salt chicken broth, paprika, chopped fresh parsley

dry penne pasta, garbanzo beans, drained, artichoke hearts, drained, tomatoes, lemon , zested, chopped fresh basil leaves, italian salad dressing , or as needed, salt and pepper to taste

sugar, unsalted butter, softened, eggs, clear vanilla extract, almond extract, cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, low-fat buttermilk, cream of tartar, egg whites, sugar, water, salt, vanilla extract, almond extract

meatless spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, drained, burgundy wine, brown sugar, garlic cloves, minced, italian turkey sausage links, casings removed (i just use 2lbs pre ground italian turkey instead, so i dont have to bother removing casings from li), raisins, sliced fresh mushrooms, onion, chopped, eggs, lightly beaten, cartons ricotta cheese, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry, grated parmesan cheese, frozen cheese ravioli, thawed, shredded parmesan cheese, provolone cheese, cut in half, shredded monterey jack cheese, tomatoes , slice