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Italian/Mediterranean dishes

Aioli with steamed asparagus

Avgolemono - chicken soup with rice and lemons

Baked cherry tomatoes

Baked polenta with braised wild mushrooms

Baked shrimp with tomatoes and feta

Basil pesto

Buddy Lasagna

Cioppino

Fava bean salad

Four-cheese lasagne

Fregula sarda with leeks and sausage

Frittata with broccoli and garden herbs

Goat cheese and basil bruschetta

Green herb risotto

Italian style omelet

Lamb tagine with prunes and apricots

Marinated bocconcini

Mediterranean red snapper

Moroccan carrot salad

Mushroom risotto

Paella a la Valenciana

Panzanella

Polenta dome

Potato and swordfish tortino

Risotto alla Milanese

Roasted fennel with potatoes and onions

Roasted vegetables with yogurt and fresh tomato sauce

Rose petal risotto

Squash and peanut soup

Tapenade

Three-mushroom risotto

Tuna nicoise-ish

Tzatziki

Walnut cake

White bean garlic dip

Zucchini frittata

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