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Eggplant and Portobello (Lasagnas) with Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette

These individual vegetable terrines can be assembled a day ahead.

Green Bean and Red Onion Salad

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Sauteed Escarole with Currants and Capers

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Roast Chicken with Lemon and Thyme

In the eighties, the popularity of this homestyle dish caused take-out rotisserie chicken shops to spring up across the country.

Tonnato Sauce

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. This is traditionally served with sliced cold veal, but we also like it with turkey or as a dip for vegetables.

Grilled Steak

When accompanied by the delicious tang of chimichurri sauce, all this steak needs is to be seasoned with salt and pepper and grilled to the desired doneness.

Sauteed Cod with Asparagus Sauce and Fennel

Melon wedges wrapped in prosciutto make a lovely first course; the garlic mashed potatoes, baked tomato halves topped with Parmesan, and an Italian Chardonnay are perfect with the fish. Offer an arugula salad after the main course, and fresh strawberries in grappa with lemon sorbet and biscotti for dessert.

Tuna Steaks with Garlic, Tomatoes, Capers, and Basil

Serve with Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc.

Porterhouse Steaks with Arugula and Parmesan Cheese

Tradition dictates that these Florentine-style steaks be cooked over a grate in a fireplace, but this recipe translates very well to an American-style outdoor grill. Use a vegetable peeler to cut thin strips from a wedge of Parmesan to make the cheese shavings. What to drink: Chianti Classico.

Chicken Cacciatora

In this dish, Elena Rovera prefers the clean, fruity flavor of Roero Arneis, a dry white wine from the Piedmont region of Italy. She typically serves the chicken with rosemary potatoes. Active time: 40 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr

Asparagus Flan with Cheese Sauce

Sformato D'Asparagi con Fonduta This savory flan has an intense asparagus flavor. Its texture is unusually tender for a flan, without a trace of egginess.
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