4 homemade italian garden Recipes

kitchen basics chicken stock (don tsp substitute with broth) or 2 quarts homemade chicken stock (don tsp substitute with broth), bacon, onion white, diced fine, russet potatoes, peeled and diced, sweet italian sausage, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, swiss chard or 1 bunch kale, cut into bite size pieces, cream or 2/3 cup half-and-half, water, ground aniseed, salt , depending on taste, red pepper flakes, black pepper

italian beans, drained, zucchini with italian-style tomato sauce, peas and carrots, diced tomatoes with basil oregano and garlic, chicken broth or 1 (14 1/2 oz) can beef broth

good olive oil, chopped shallots (2 large shallots), minced garlic (3 cloves), chicken stock, preferably homemade, frozen peas , such as bird s eye sweet garden, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, spanish serrano ham or italian prosciutto