Parmigiana, Italian, also called parmigiana di melanzane or melanzane alla parmigiana, is an Italian dish made with a shallow- or deep-fried sliced eggplant filling, layered with cheese and tomato sauce, then baked. The origin of the dish is claimed by both the Southern regions of Campania and Sicily.

Manicotti, literally, "little sleeve", is an Italian American form of pasta. Manicotti are very large pasta tubes, usually ridged, that are intended to be stuffed and baked. The filling is generally ricotta cheese mixed with cooked chopped spinach, and possibly ground meat such as veal

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina is one of my all-time favourite dishes. The soft gnocchi that are as light as air baked in an incredible tomato sauce with bubbling creamy mozzarella cheese and fresh basil is hard to beat.

Who doesn’t love Lasagne? Yes Lasagne, because that’s how we Italians call this dish. When we say Lasagne, we commonly refer to the Lasagne alla Bolognese, made with wide hand rolled flat egg pasta and meat sauce. This heavenly primo piatto (first dish) originated in the city of Bologna (Emilia Romagna), is one of the staple of the Italian cuisine throughout the globe.

Baked Ziti - classic Italian American comfort food of pasta baked with sausage, tomato sauce and all kinds of gooey, yummy cheeses. So EASY and so good!