Cuisine

With its layers of textures and colors, this soupy stewy concoction is far more enticing than the name would have you believe.

A riff on the classic sausage and broccoli rabe pairing, this mixes it up with a little more healthfulness and the intriguing shape of cavatelli (though to be honest, any pasta will do).

Paella, the classic Spanish dish, is given the full treatment here. You don't need a paella pan to make this paella recipe, either. A Dutch oven will do.

Serve this red onion and rosemary pizza as an appetizer or in a buffet. Your guests will appreciate the easy to make homemade Italian pizza dough.

Known as Açorda de Mariscos in Portugal, this robust "soup" of shrimp, bread, and rice is a satiating meal in a bowl.

Pancetta is simply unsmoked bacon—aka pork belly—cured with salt and seasonings. And now you can DIY it.

Tangy, hot, sweet, silky. That's what we think of this citrus-scented risotto with sautéed shrimp that melds healthy with satsifying.

These irresistible croquettes, made with ham and chicken, are a favorite in Spanish tapas bars. A great hors d'oeuvre, after-school snack, or nibble.

Fresh tuna smothered with blackening spices and, if desired, dressed with an Asian influenced soy sauce-based beurre blanc. Sigh.

Jumble together pasta, tomatoes, eggplant, ooey gooey mozzarella, and a splash of cream in just 35 minutes. Jamie Oliver's quick pasta dinner also makes a mean casserole.

The classic Italian dessert, made the old fashioned way with crisp pastry shells, sweetened ricotta, and chocolate chips.

Not Portuguese? Not a problem. It won't lessen your appreciation for these little lovelies with the shatteringly crisp pastry cradling ridiculously creamy custard.

A tidy package of indulgent loveliness, a calzone is sorta like a slice of pizza with double the crust. Comfort in carbs, anyone?

Fresh crab necessitates only Old Bay and very little in way of other ingredients. That's exactly what you'll find here.

In Portugal, deep-frying beans is a long-standing tradition. Serve these peixinhos da horta as a starter, snack, or, as the Portuguese do, a side dish.

Panettone, which makes its traditional Italian Christmas appearance, is gussied up here with any dried fruit you fancy. An ever so slight twist on a classic.

A can't-resist curry brimming with fragrant spices--ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, peppercorns, coriander, cumin...yup, they're all here.

These doughnuts have a wonderful crisp gold-brown crust and tender insides, like a dessert version of hush puppies.

Dinner doesn't get any easier or more elegant than pasta tossed with butter, olive oil, Parmesan and pecorino Romano cheeses, and dusted with lots of black pepper.

An ethereally creamy, subtly sweet, wickedly pistachio-y gelato that derives its pure flavor from nothing more than the essentials.