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Add a little luxury to your weeknight dinner routine with this chicken scallopini recipe! Tender chicken cutlets are quickly sautéed and then bathed in a lemony pan sauce. This dish is easy and full of zesty flavor. Photo Credits: Ali Redmond There are countless recipes for chicken scaloppine, or scallopini, depending on how you spell it. In proper Italian, butterflied chicken breasts pounded into thin slices are called ‘scaloppine.’ However, in Italian-American circles, the word ‘scallopini’ has generally become accepted....

This chorizo pasta is a comfort food staple in Spain and for good reason. Smoky chorizo, sweet roasted red peppers, and tangy manchego cheese makes a rich and flavorful sauce in under 40 minutes! Photo credits: Andrea Gralow Spanish chorizo, with its vibrant orange hue and wonderfully smoky flavor, provides the backbone for this rustic weeknight pasta. Roasted red peppers and spinach give the dish a boost of nutrition, while a splash of sherry vinegar at the end adds refreshing complexity....

Zippy, garlicky, and bursting with fresh herby flavor, this cilantro lime chicken is an easy dinner you’ll make on repeat! Photo Credits: Suzy Karadsheh It’s a blessing that this recipe is so easy, as it is one of my family’s most requested dinners. While many cilantro lime chicken recipes rely on an overnight marinade, I’ve found that a bold spice blend brings so much flavor that you don’t need to plan ahead!...

Bursting with herbaceous, lemony flavor, this easy red snapper recipe is on your table in just 20 minutes! Photo Credits: Kathrine Irwin Red snapper fillets are one of my go-tos for entertaining. They’re mild, meaty, and quick to cook, even at low temperatures. I find they bring a certain festive vibe to the party, since it’s not a fish you see on an average Tuesday night. I often make whole roasted snapper , but snapper fillets keeps things extra simple and weeknight-friendly....

In this simplified version of a traditional Italian Cassata Cake, citrusy sponge cake is soaked in honey and layered with a creamy ricotta and chocolate chip filling. It may be significantly easier than the more ornate classic, but this cassata cake recipe is just as much of a crowd-pleaser! Photo Credits: Mark Beahm Traditionally, cassata cake is a Sicilian sponge cake filled with sweet ricotta and covered with marzipan and colorful candied fruits....

Grilled romaine lettuce might seem like an unlikely way to build a salad. On the contrary, grilling romaine adds a subtle charred flavor that takes your basic summer salad over the top. Serve this grilled salad recipe family-style, topped with plenty of charred sweet corn, tomatoes, and creamy tahini sauce to go around. I grew up eating according to the Mediterranean Diet where lively salads and fresh vegetables are always on the table....

These healthy blueberry muffins use honey and whole wheat flour to replace highly processed sugar and white flour, adding irresistible nutty and floral flavors. A 100% whole wheat blueberry muffin that tastes amazing? Yes, please! Photo Credits: Mark Beahm These healthy blueberry muffins are an incredible breakfast or mid-afternoon treat. Like our Healthy Breakfast Egg Muffins and Spanakopita Egg Bites , they’re sized for one and self-contained, making them convenient and portable....

Cannoli are a delicious treat made from shells of perfectly crisp, golden pastry filled with creamy, dreamy cinnamon and chocolate-flecked ricotta. Whether you’re an expert or trying cannoli for the first time, this cannoli recipe is a fun way to bring a little taste of Sicily to your table! Photo Credits: Mark Beahm Cannoli are an impressive dessert to serve at dinner parties with cups of hot coffee. Even if you don’t have an Italian bakery near you, you can make these Italian treats in your own kitchen, and yes—even the shells are homemade!...

Garlic confit is slow-cooked garlic at its most seductive; cloves bathed in olive oil until they turn silky, golden, and sweet. Photo Credits: Ali Redmond At one of my first restaurant jobs, we served bread with a small dish of golden olive oil with a few cloves of meltingly tender garlic confit in it for dipping. I cannot tell you how many hundreds of times I refilled those little dishes before the appetizer course had yet arrived....

Enjoy a Mediterranean twist on loaded baked potatoes. Crispy skin with creamy, fluffy insides topped with Greek tzatziki, diced tomatoes, olives, and feta. Why I Love This Recipe It’s a full meal—no extras needed! Each family member can build their loaded baked potato as they please! It’s an easy vegetarian dinner recipe. While traditional loaded baked potatoes are typically piled high with cheddar cheese, onions, bacon, and sour cream, I wanted to make my own Mediterranean twist on the humble baked potato....

An easy white chicken chili recipe gets a Mediterranean-style upgrade with Chermoula, a bright and herby North African sauce that takes just 5 minutes and a blender to make. Though it’s deeply satisfying, it’s filled with feel-good ingredients, including lean protein and a delicious creaminess with no dairy involved! Photo Credit: Ali Redmond This White Chicken Chili recipe comes from the Cozy One-Pots chapter in my second cookbook, The Mediterranean Dish: Simply Dinner, where I gathered extra comforting recipes, “For the days you need a big bowl of goodness....

This tutorial is all you need to make the best darn lamb chops ever! Super tender grilled lamb chops that have been marinated in Mediterranean spices, garlic, and lemon juice. Serve them with tomato mint quinoa included in this recipe and a little tztaziki sauce , or grab my list of sides below including grilled vegetables , tomato salad , and hummus . The possibilities are endless! Important tips and step-by-step tutorial for Mediterranean lamb chop recipe included!...

Mercimek Köftesi is a traditional Turkish mezze with bulgur, red pepper paste, Aleppo pepper, and cumin. They’re budget-friendly, fantastic to prepare ahead, and will suit a variety of diets. Perfect for entertaining! Photo Credits: Ali Redmond I adore this vegan spiced lentil and bulgur recipe, called Mercimek Köftesi. Pronounced “mer-jeh-mek koof-teh-seh,” these soft and tender lentil “meatballs” are filled with flavor, vitamins, and nutrients. They are always a hit with my vegetarian guests and meat-eaters alike!...

Golden, sweet, and tender, these roasted fennel wedges are just perfect with fresh herbs, lemon zest, and a touch of parmesan cheese. An easy side dish to steal the show! Photo Credits: Elana Lepkowski Roasting fennel at a moderately high temperature brings out the best in this oddly beautiful vegetable. The heat caramelizes its edges, turning it from crunchy to meltingly tender in less than 30 minutes. Plus, the oven softens its licorice notes into a sweet, mellow flavor....

How about a hearty bowl of sage-wine braised beef short ribs and potatoes? A friend of mine recently asked where I get my recipe inspirations. To her, it seems like I am always either talking about food or making it! That’s not too far removed from the truth. I do spend a lot of time thinking about food 🙂 And, honestly, I am happiest in my kitchen. I wish I planned my recipes so far ahead; I rely too much on my cravings to tell me what to make on a given day 🙂 As far as recipe inspirations go, I wish I could tell you that there is one great source from which I glean daily cookery inspirations....

Known as a Rossini , this Strawberry Bellini recipe is the 3-ingredient, low-ABV cocktail you’ll make all summer long! Photo Credits: Katherine Irwin With its beautiful golden-red hue and fresh strawberry garnish, I like to think of Rossini as a classic Peach Bellini ’s sexier cousin! And I’ll be enjoying this easy cocktail for brunch all season, with make-ahead mains like Crustless Quiche and Breakfast Strata (more serving suggestions below)....

Brik is a savory pastry from Tunisia. In this Brik au Thon (brik with tuna) recipe, store bought filo dough is stuffed with canned tuna, creamy potatoes, fresh parsley and egg, then pan-fried until deliciously warm and crispy. It takes just 30 minutes! Serve as an appetizer, a quick and satisfying lunch, or for a Mediterranean-style breakfast. Photo Credits: Andrea Gralow There is no Tunisian feast without Brik, بريك pronounced “breek....

Umm Ali is a warm, comforting dessert made with layers of puff pastry, milk, nuts, and coconut. Sweet, creamy, and lightly spiced, it’s Egypt’s version of bread pudding. Photo Credits: Ali Redmond Umm Ali, which translates to ‘mother of Ali,’ is Egypt’s idea of a bread pudding, and it is somewhat of a national treasure that, they say, dates back to the twelfth century. Ask an Egyptian about the woman for whom the dish is named, and you may get any number of stories: She was the wife of an Ayyubid ruler who saved the day with her sweet dessert, or she was a humble peasant who made the best dessert from scraps of dough and some milk to please the Sultan…and so on....

Loads of fresh herbs, garlic, lemon juice, and nutty sesame tahini make this 5-minute vegan green goddess dressing! Wonderfully creamy, tangy, and herby, this rich green tahini sauce is a delicious condiment you’ll be using in so many ways! Green goddess dressing is one of those classics that have seen fun variations over the years, and especially lately, thanks to TikTok . And if you’re a fan of the delicious green sauce but want something a little bit different (and maybe even lighter), this vegan green goddess sauce with loads of fresh herbs, garlic, tahini, and lemon juice is worth a try!...

Dressing up watermelon fruit salad with a honey-lime syrup and toasted pistachios is an easy way to make summer melon into something truly party-worthy. Photo Credits: Caitlyn Bensel Watermelon is one of my favorite summer fruits; it’s juicy, refreshing, and naturally sweet, which means it really doesn’t need much to shine. In this recipe, I pair with cantelope for a color contrast, and drizzle the whole thing with a honey syrup infused with citrusy brightness from fresh lime, a pinch of brown sugar, and a crunchy, nutty bite from toasted pistachios....