27 simple giada laurentiis Recipes

fresh mint, chopped, lemon juice , from about 1 lemon, simple syrup , recipe follows, amaretto, watermelon balls , from about half a watermelon, cantaloupe balls , from about 1 cantaloupe, water, sugar

almonds, walnuts, chopped dried apricot, plain breadcrumbs, sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, butter, melted, divided, honey, sheets phyllo dough

extra-virgin olive oil, onion, coarsely chopped, garlic cloves, peeled and coarsely chopped, celery stalk, coarsely chopped, carrot, coarsely chopped, ground chuck beef, crushed tomatoes, flat-leaf italian parsley , chiffonade, fresh basil leaves , chiffonade, salt and freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated pecorino romano

watermelon, cantaloupe, cut in half, seeded, freshly chopped mint leaves plus whole sprigs, for garnish, freshly chopped basil leaves plus whole sprigs, for garnish, lemon juiced (1/4 cup), simple syrup (equal amounts sugar and water heated until sugar dissolves, cool), amaretto

extra-virgin olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic, chopped, stalk celery, chopped, carrot, chopped, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, crushed tomatoes, basil leaves, dried bay leaves, unsalted butter , optional