Check out my easy recipes for Baked Mostaccioli, Minestrone Soup and a simple salad that is easy to make and very tasty. These recipes are all vegetarian and authentic. Italian food doesn't need to be difficult. Enjoy!

There's the regular method of cooking sausage and peppers (good), and then there's the super easy, super quick way to cook it that cuts out many of the laboriously long steps. Get it on the table faster with these great cooking tips and you'll have an authentic Italian feast on your hands in no time!

Is it really possible to make this formerly fatty Italian dinner a healthy hit? Yes! It's already a vegetable, so all you need to do is change the cooking method and use a few key ingredients to really kick the flavor up a notch, and turn the fat and calories down a notch. It's so good, you won't even miss your old version of the artery clogging original anymore. Go ahead! Enjoy the fresh full flavor of eggplant and a nice tomato sauce by following the recipe directions for healthy baked eggplant parmigiana!