Have you looked at Italian cooking
recipes lately?

"You can call it all the fancy names under the sun, be it lobster ravioli, spaghetti Bolognese, Papa al Pomodoro, whatever, it's all just pastas with tomatoe sauces", I teased! Well, young Ms. Franchino flew of the handle in defense of her national cuisine, and the very next day she stormed into my office and thrust a book of Italian cooking recipes under my nose. She suggested I take a gander through its many pages of wonderful Italian food recipes, and then come back to the debating table. Whoops!

So what do you like to eat? Are you into Mexican cuisine or Indian? Maybe you like to mix it up on a regular basis with a variety of foods from different cultures and countries. This is definitely the norm here in America. We love to consume all sorts of food on any day of the week. It may be Thai cooking one night then Japanese sushi the next. We are certainly down with variety when it comes to cooking.

Well, since my little conflict with Ms Franchino, I have to say she was right and I was wrong. In fact she was more than right to such an extent that that cook book full of Italian cooking recipes inspired me so much, that I've since purchased a pasta machine maker and a pasta cooker. That's right, I'm now addicted to Italian food and as a consequence, in my home now, we take advantage of the numerous Italian cooking recipes available to us on a weekly basis.

I think it's fairly safe to say that everyone for the most part enjoys some level of Italian cuisine. If you think you don't, you may want to be reminded of a little dish known as pizza. Ah ha, you do like Italian cooking. So now the big question is; what is your absolute favorite Italian dish? It really is so much more than just pasta and tomatoes. Yes, there's a lot of Italian pasta in the cooking, but then there's a lot of potatoes in our western dishes, but we still manage to have a multitude of delicious recipes which include the humble spud.

When it comes to Italian cooking recipes, my family certainly goes gaga over classic spaghetti and meatballs. This stuff is the bomb! If you haven't had any that you've liked, then maybe you haven't had the right recipe. There are oodles of Italian cooking recipes out there that vary from one another. The key is finding the ones that you truly enjoy. Take lasagna for instance. This is an amazing Italian dish if prepared the way you like it. This basically means that you need the right ingredients that pertain to you. What do you like/prefer? That is the key in any and all Italian cooking recipes, or any cuisines for that matter.

I love a great vegetable lasagna. All those fresh and delectable vegetables hit the spot if you ask me. On the other hand, my brother hates virtually all vegetables. This steers him more toward a classic meat lasagna. Is that also your preference? Choose from a variety of meats like veal, chicken, and more. You can't lose with Italian cooking recipes if you prepare them the right way, and most are pretty easy to do with a little practice. There's also low carb pasta cooking options available now for the healthy eaters among you, and let's not forget pasta salad recipes and the low calorie ravioli recipes too, to name just a couple of healthy options.

I would have to bet that when it comes to Italian cooking recipes, pizza clearly takes the award. Billions of pizzas are literally sold every single year. That is a freaking lot. Just here in my house we order a couple pizzas each week. I guess you could say we're doing our contributing to the pizza craze. If you are interested in acquiring some wonderful Italian cooking recipes, just get on the web and take your pick.

So, to end this piece I would just like to apologize to Ms. Franchino, wherever you are, and thank you so much for opening my eyes and pallet to the wonderful world of Italian cooking recipes