These recipes are quick and made with the minimum of effort, which will allow you to look calm and collected, all ready to entertain and have fun by the time your guests arrive.

• Spinaci e ricotta conchiglie
  (spinach and ricotta filled pasta)
• Penne con vodka
  (penne with vodka sauce)
• Tagliatelle con pancetta e funghi
  (tagliatelle with pancetta and mushrooms)
• Gambretti fritta in padella
  (pan fried prawns with garlic)
• Triglie al rosemarino
  (grilled rosemary infused mullet)
• Cozze alla marinara
  (mussels in wine and garlic sauce)
• Risotto di mare
  (seafood risotto)
• Risotto di asparagi
  (asparagus risotto)
• Pollo con peperoni
  (chicken with peppers)
• Filetti di tacchino al marsala
  (turkey fillets with mushrooms and marsala)
• Maiale con cipollo e rosemarino
  (pork with onions and rosemary)
• Pollo alla Valdostana
  (chicken with parma ham, asparagus and cheese)
• Gnocchi verdi
  (spinach gnocchi with sage butter)
• Pollo alla marengo
  (chicken with tomatoes and prawns)
• Tonno balsamico
  (pan fried tuna with balsamic sauce)
• Scaloppine di maiale in agrodolce
  (pork in sweet and sour sauce)
• Pollo con Chianti
  (chicken with chianti)
• Trance di pesce alla Siciliana
  (Sicilian fish steaks)
• Polpettine di maiale e porri
  (pork meatballs on a bed of leeks)