Finished meat lover calzone baked and close up

Spicy Meat Lovers Calzone (no ricotta!)

Stacked sausage calzone with spinach on wooden cutting board.

Italian Sausage and Ricotta Calzone

Hand dipping cracker into cheese sauce in light gray bowl.

Not Your Typical White Cheddar Cheese Dipping Sauce

Grilled garlic bread cheese sandwiches on wooden board with cheese pull.

Ciabatta Roll Garlic Bread Grilled Cheese

wooden bowl of lemon pesto with wooden spoon.

No Cook Simple Lemon Pesto Sauce for Pasta

Close up of a wooden bowl of homemade ricotta cheese drizzled with olive oil and a brass spoon in it

15 Minute Creamy Ricotta Cheese from Scratch (with white vinegar)

close up of handmade cavatelli pasta on flour dusted board

Handmade Ricotta Cavatelli (step by step)

wooden bowl of lined up parmesan thyme crackers garnished with fresh thyme

Homemade Parmesan Thyme Crackers

black bowl of mascarpone cheese dip topped with drizzle of honey, wooden honey dipper and sprig of thyme.

Whipped Mascarpone Cheese Dip with Honey and Thyme

small red baking dish with baked ricotta dip being scooped with a wooden spreader.

Italian Baked Ricotta Cheese Dip with Herbs

Baked finished white pizza topped with fresh julienned basil on a wooden pizza peel.

Crispy White Pizza with Ricotta and Asiago

Close up of two baked ricotta cheese manicotti topped with meat sauce

Baked Ground Beef and Ricotta Crepe Manicotti (Crespelle)

halves of vodka sauce pizza with pepperoni and burrat on a black board

Vodka Sauce Pizza with Charred Pepperoni and Burrata

whole baked breakfast pizza with jammy eggs on a black pizza peel and small bowl of parmesan cheese.

Easy Breakfast Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Bacon

close up of creamy alfredo sauce on fettuccine

No Cream Traditional Alfredo Sauce

Long white platter with black spoon serving caramelized zucchini with ricotta and basil.

30 Minute Caramelized Zucchini Pasta with Lemon and Ricotta

full Philly tomato pie in a sheet pan with bowl of parmesan cheese and spoon

Sheet Pan Philly Tomato Pie

tablescape of white plate and fork with large piece of crispy chicken parmesan garnished with basil

Very Crispy Chicken Parmesan (Parmigiana)

close up of meatball stuffed shells in a white round baking dish

Mini Meatball and Ricotta Stuffed Shells

overhead shot of a full pan of baked ziti with bowl and spoon of parmesan cheese nearby

5 Cheese Baked Ziti al Forno (no meat!)

white platter of pesto pistachio bow tie pasta with burrata and fresh basil leaves.

Creamy Bow Tie Pasta with Burrata

white bowl of pesto with a black muddler sitting on wooden board with bowl of pistachios

Quick Pistachio Nut Pesto Sauce with Basil

green floral bowl with chicken soup and spoon

30 Minute Chicken Pastina Soup

a wooden board with basil, parmesan cheese and a knife near a bowl of walnuts, olive oil bottle and garlic.

2-Minute Fresh Basil & Walnut Pesto Sauce