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    Modern Italian Recipes Made Approachable

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    4th of July Dish


    Best Alfredo Pasta Salad


    With a TWO INGREDIENT creamy salad dressing, this is the easiest pasta salad you'll make every summer! SO GOOD!

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    Thinking summer barbecues and parties?

    Fresh, easy recipes that you can bring to a potluck gathering or perfect for a graduation party. Spend your time with family and friends not working the stove!

    • Easy Lemon Garlic Pasta with Zesty Breadcrumbs
    • Blueberry Sunshine Salad
    • Creamy Italian Pasta Salad
    • Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
    • Chicken Nugget Salad (air fried chicken nuggets salad)
    • Quick Italian Couscous

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    Meet Lori

    Josie + Nina was named in honor of my two Italian grandmothers who made putting food on the table look easy every day. Through this site, I hope to help you do the same thing but with a fresh, modern perspective, lots of Midwestern hospitality, and flexibility for where you are in your life.

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    Well-loved recipes

    Easy recipes to make ahead or throw together for an easy weeknight meal or last minute shindig. These are Josie + Nina fan favorites and I think you'll love them too!

    • Beef Tenderloin Sliders
    • Butter and Cream Sauce
    • Easy Tomato Sauce with Butter and Onion
    • Buffalo Chicken Pizza Recipe
    • Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake
    • Cast Iron Skillet Pizza

    Italian food recipes

    Gather your family around the table with a big pasta dinner! Everyone will feel the love poured into these easy, approachable Italian recipes.

    • How to Tell If Your San Marzano Tomatoes are Real?
    • Chicken Pesto Flatbread with Naan
    • 5 Minute Spinach with Lemon
    • Spaghetti with Garlic and Oil (aglio e olio recipe)

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    It's all in the fun of the game.

    -Nina

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    Comfort food

    There's nothing better than a cozy dinner featuring some amazing comfort food recipes. These are the recipes that inspire toasting, telling stories and much lingering around the table.

    • Chicken and Ricotta Dumpling Soup
    • Savory Cheesy Monkey Bread
    • Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce
    • Gram's Sicilian Pizza (sheet pan pizza recipe)

    See more comfort food recipes →


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    On the blog

    Keep up with the latest recipes that readers are cooking in their kitchens

    • Quick Sauteed Broccolini with Lemon
    • How to Cut Chicken Breast
    • Overnight Italian Breakfast Egg Bake (Strata)
    • Brown Sugar Mustard Ham Glaze with Fig and Ginger Ale

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