Delicious Italian alfredo sauce.

Every bite of this pull-apart is filled with the breakfast flavors of bacon, egg and Cheddar cheese.

Adapted from Donna Hay Magazine, issue 33

These zucchini chips are best served warm, when they are crunchy and smell of Italian seasonings and Parmesan cheese.

Except for the little sprigs of cilantro (from my herb garden), every ingredient in this quick and easy rendition of classic black beans and rice came right from the pantry. The quick comes from pre-cooked rice, which could be leftover rice from Chinese takeout or from a big batch you've made in the rice cooker. Canned black beans and store-bought sofrito speed things up, too. Sometimes black beans and rice are served side by side (as in moros y cristianos, "moors and christians"), but I figure it's all going to get tossed together in your tummy, so why not cook everything together from the outset? ...