What is your favorite kind of Italian food?

Ahhh. Like me, you just plain love Italian food:) Thank you for responding. Your choices sound delicious!

Karen

Oh yes, I love pizza too! So many good foods to choose from that the Italians have created:) Thank you for responding!

Karen

Both are very good and do make good eating for special occasions. I love to make the sauces myself so that I can season them just right:) Thank you for responding.

Karen

I can identify with your love of pasta. It is versatile and cooks so quickly. One can put any kind of sauce, meat, or veggies with it and have a healthy meal in no time. Up with pasta:)

Thank you for responding.

Karen

Mmm, yum. A friend of mine makes stuffed shells and bakes them. It is very easy to just keep eating them, even when one feels full! I can see why you'd make them for special occasions only LOL. Thank you for sharing your preference.

Karen

Hi Book...mmm, I love pizza with lots of cheese, too. I cook Italian quite often. Just love the versatility and taste of their various dishes. If done right, it can be quite healthy, as well. Thank you sharing your preferences:)

Karen

Hi Bibbyboy. Even though I've never heard of it, this sounds delicious. I'll have to "google" it, get a recipe, and try it out. I do loveeee most Italian foods. Yum!

Karen

Hello Cherry. Yummy! You make it like my mom does, and yes, it's healthier and totally delicious. Like you, I always make a huge pan, and for only two of us now, there is some for leftovers and some to freeze. Tastes just as good, or even better, as the first time around. And you're right. A crisp salad and some form of hot bread are perfect with lasagna.

Hm, maybe that will be tomorrow night's dinner!

Thank you for sharing!

Karen

Hi Princess. I love all of the dishes you've mentioned, too. The beauty of Italian is that you can switch the recipes around to suit your own tastes. And I think mistrone is italian lol. I love to make it from scratch in the crockpot, and have it with hot home-made chunks of bread. sooo good!

Karen

Italian cuisine is very versatile and can be adapted by each cook as a touch of their own. I love making homemade spaghetti sauce, although I haven't made it in quite a while.Minestrone sounds like an Italian name-that's why I said that. I will have to look it up. I have never made a homamde pot of it, although I am sure it is delicious and fairly easy? What do you put in yours?

Homemade minestrone can be tailored to your own tastes. I use chicken stock and tomato juice (stock can be left out if one is vegetarian or vegan) several kinds of dried beans, some very finely chopped spinach or other greens, and then whichever veggies and spices you prefer--fresh chopped tomatoes, diced carrots, onions, etc! It can simmer away for hours in the crock pot, and be served with crusty bread...I put parmesan cheese on top of the minestrone when serving it. It reheats or freezes well, too.

That sounds delicious! I love making soups either in the crock pot or on the stove top in winter. Minestrone is one of my favorites ever. I had not know how to make the base, as it is is a clear reddish base-but you answered that one as a mixture of chicken broth and tomato soup. I have been in the kitchen for years, how I didn't know how to come up with that, I don't know! Thanks so much, and wqhen I make my first pot, I'll let you know!!

Now there's a perfect idea, Melbee! Whatever kind of Italian one likes or a bit of everything...all under one roof. And someone else gets to do the preparation and cleanup lol.

Karen