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the only thig is the smell i think a lot of people think it is going to smell of fresh ground coffe but no....
i lived a few blocks from a major coffee co. and the whole area for blocks stunk like burnt toast

I buy a frozen pizza and top with assorted leftovers-baked beans, tuna salad, onions, etc.
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Lasagne with a white sauce and chicken or turkey

Lasagne.

I've found that many stovetop risotto recipes can be adapted to make in the oven. For me, this turned risotto from being an occasional weeknight menu item to one that we make much more frequently. I'd say it's about 85-90% as good as stovetop in most instances, and is much tastier than a take-out alternative.

The last one I made I changed up by adding hickory smoked chicken apple sausage, and adjusting herbs and spices to compliment its sweeter flavors.

I love pumpkin ravioli with sage butter sauce!

I add pureed zucchini or pureed cauliflower to my meat sauce. It is a great way to sneak in an extra veggie without altering the flavor too much. We also use spaghetti squash every once in a while instead of traditional spaghetti noodles. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!

My favorite Italian dish with a twist is Shrimp Alfredo Fettuccine. I add a bit of Cajun seasoning to the shrimp and it's yummy.

Fettuccine alredo with goat cheese. garrettsambo@aol.com

Lasagna with spicy Italian sausage.

I'm not sure if this is exactly a twist, but it was new for me. I ordered vegetable lasagna for our employee recognition dinner last year. I was expecting a standard style lasagna with red sauce except it had veggies instead of pasta. What I got instead was roasted vegetables layered with tons of ricotta cheese (mixed with some other cheese too I think) and an amazing white sauce of some sort. I'm not really sure what was in the white sauce, but it was the best lasagna (veggie or meat) I have ever had. Oh and the portion size was so big that I couldn't even actually finish it.

I love butternut squash ravioli with an herb sauce over the top -- sometimes I just drizzle a little browned butter over the top and throw on some herbs as an afterthought. Yum!

Olives all'ascolana! A delicious snack from Ascoli Piceno consisting of the regions olives stuffed with seasoned ground meat (usually veal or chicken), breaded and deep fried. Must be tasted to appreciate.