SATURDAY (Easy Entertaining) -- Our guests wanted the recipe for lemon caper chicken (see recipe). Serve over fettucine tossed in olive oil. Add a mixed green salad and Italian bread. Buy fruit tarts ...

Every cook needs a recipe with ingredients you can grab in a hurry from the closest market, and a cooking method for those ingredients that takes minutes. Here's a quick dish that looks like more than ...

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Chicken piccata is a classic Italian American dish made from pan-fried chicken cutlets, lemon, capers and parsley with a rich buttery sauce. The bold flavors are zesty and bright, but often the sauce ...

The pungent flavor of capers lends piquancy to the sauce of this elegant dish. Accompanied by capellini pasta (or fluffy long-grain white rice), crusty bread, and a crisp green salad, this dish saves ...

A classic chicken piccata with a bold twist—brandy. This rich and flavorful upgrade takes your favorite dish to a whole new level of indulgence. I should follow my rule of always having all the ...

This dish is a megamashup of two Italian American favorites — all in one pan. Breaking dried lasagna sheets into shards and cooking them directly in the sauce gives you the flavor and texture of a ...

Roasted chicken. Chef Thomas Keller waxed poetic about it on a recent episode of “Charlie Rose.” It has “reference points,” he noted. A big browned bird signals the arrival of the holidays, or a ...

Mediterranean Chicken Thighs are a must-have for an easy weeknight dinner! Marinate the chicken in a delicious seasoning ...

This very simple steamed halibut moves so quickly once you start cooking that you need to have everything ready by the stovetop. The plates should be warm so you're not putting hot fish onto cold ...

Cerignolas are large green olives, each the size of a plump almond, with a very nutty, buttery flavor. They are usually kept in brine. If you cannot find them, other brined green olives will do. But ...