🍴 🇮🇹9/7/25 Weekly Meal Plan: Recipes for Everyday Italian Cooking and Entertaining (😋helping you with a common problem)...

Ciao Reader!

This week’s meal plan looks a little different. I’m sharing something new that I know so many of you asked me to create.

One of the questions I’m asked most often is: “How do I plan a full Italian-themed dinner?” From family celebrations and holidays to cozy evenings with friends, having a set of go-to recipes makes entertaining easy and enjoyable. That’s why I created this resource for you: ✨ 50 Classic Italian Dinner Ideas ✨.

It’s packed with my favorite recipes from appetizers, mains, sides, and desserts to help you create a menu that feels authentic and delicious. Save to your favorites (see bottom of email for how to do that) and come back to this one!

Even if you’re not hosting, these recipes are wonderful to bring a little Italian magic to your weeknight table. Food is a connection, and planning meals in this way makes them feel special, no matter the occasion.

I'll be back next week with your usual meal plan. P.S., reply and let me know if you are finding the weekly recipe inspirations helpful and what I can do to make them better for you. Made with Amore💙, Elena.

✨Two recipes you loved (I wish I could share all your comments, they always make me smile. I appreciate you taking the time to write them!)...

​Banana Oat Bars​

So good I can’t stop eating it, definitely will be making it often. I used quick oats as that is all I had, turned out perfect, added peanut butter chips on top along with chocolate chips, all done in one bowl.- DEB ​MAKE THIS RECIPE!

​Penne Pomodoro​

This recipe is a winner—so quick, easy, and incredibly tasty. I really appreciate how Elena’s recipes don’t require a long list of ingredients, yet they always turn out full of flavor. Since I’ve started cooking more of her dishes, my family has actually become excited about eating pasta more often, which is a big deal in our house because it used to be something we didn’t make as regularly. - JESSICA ​MAKE THIS RECIPE!

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👩🏻‍🍳 My Top Pick This Week: Pan Seared Steak. If you are craving a good steak and don't want to pay the steakhouse price. This is your go-to recipe!

📣DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know you can favorite recipes on my site so they’re saved to your own easy-to-find list every time you visit?

Here’s how it works:
Just click the 🔖 “Save” button on any recipe card. (You’ll need to be logged in—if you’re not, it will ask you to log in or sign up- this is FREE.)

Then, any time you click the little magnifying glass—either under the heart icon (on the right-hand side of your screen) or at the top of the page, you’ll see “My Favorites” right at the top of your search results.

It’s like your own little CucinabyElena recipe box, ready whenever you need it. 📖

It will look something like this after you start saving your recipes. You can also organize them! I hope you can use this feature.

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