Italian Budget Dinner Party: Recipes

Ask any older Italian and most will tell you that polenta was the dish that was served when families were on a serious budget. My Italian mother-in-law refers to it as porridge! Add a predominant flavoring ingredient to it, such as olives, and cook it with a highly-seasoned bouillon cube (as opposed... Read More

This easy dessert will conclude any dinner on a sweet note. See the Estimated Cost Breakdown for this recipe. Read More

To turn this delicious recipe into Fettucine alla Carbonara, cook 8 strips of bacon and then chop it up into bite-size pieces. Whisk in the bacon along with 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat to the Parmesan sauce. See the Estimated Cost Breakdown for this recipe. Read More