Simple Italian Cooking
What is a good italian recipe?
My boyfriend and I want to cook dinner for ourselves on New Years eve, we want something besides spaghetti. Something that isnt to hard to make but not to simple either, thanks 
Its a very good recipe:
Cioppino-Style Roasted Crab
yield: Makes 4 servings
ingredients
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
6 large garlic cloves, pressed
1 cup dry white wine
2 cups bottled clam juice
2 15-ounce cans chopped tomatoes in juice
1 cup water
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup (packed) fresh Italian parsley leaves
1/2 teaspoon (scant) dried crushed red pepper
Coarse kosher salt
2 2-pound cooked Dungeness crabs, cleaned, quartered, cracked, or 2 pounds Alaska king crab legs
preparation
Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in large deep ovenproof skillet or large metal roasting pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté until soft, about 5 minutes. Add wine; increase heat to high and boil 2 minutes. Add clam juice, tomatoes with juice, 1 cup water, bay leaves, parsley, and crushed red pepper and bring to boil. Season to taste with coarse salt and pepper.
Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 15 minutes. Add crab pieces; nestle into sauce. Transfer skillet to oven and roast until crab pieces are heated through, 15 to 20 minutes. Place crab with juices in large bowl.
Simple Italian Cooking
help cooking chicken?
ok.. i never cook, so i don’t know what i’m doing. i want to cook dinner for my boyfriend tonight. i have a package of split chicken breasts. i don’t have the money to go and buy a bunch of fancy stuff for it. can anyone tell me something i can do with the chicken using stuff that a person would already have..ie, italian dressing, bbq sauce. i don’t have a grill, and like i said i really don’t know how to cook, so something simple please. thanks everybody.
You can marinade the chicken in either sauce and bake in the oven at 350-375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Simple Italian cooking with Joe Marrello – Cioppino