Trofie with pesto

5 years ago

Trofie is a particular pasta shape from Liguria. It is usually home made but you can find it in good…

Taglierini with three mushrooms

5 years ago

Fresh chanterelles and morels are in season during the spring and early summer and are now available in most large…

Ravioli with spinach and ricotta

5 years ago

The ravioli in this recipe are square (you can make round too, called tortellini), and different sizes are called raviolini,…

Linguine with tuna fish sauce

5 years ago

The flat, slightly rounded shape of this pasta particularly suits sauces based on fish. This recipe just goes to show…

Spaghetti carbonara

5 years ago

I include a recipe for this well known dish because most people I know get it completely wrong, either adding…

Spaghettini with seafood sauce

5 years ago

Almost everywhere, and especially in seaside restaurants in Italy, you can find this dish, which is made with any kind…

Spaghettini with tomato and basil

5 years ago

This is one of the simples sauces. If you use garlic instead of onion, and olive oil instead of butter,…

Minestrone

5 years ago

There are many different varieties of minestrone, each one varying according to regional customs. I'll allow you to substitute a…

Fresh egg pasta

5 years ago

You can experiment using different flours here, but I thing Italian 00 flour (farina 00 or doppio zero) in the…

Potato ricotta gnocchi

5 years ago

Serves: 6 Ingredients: 6 medium potatoes (russet or any other baking potato) 1 1/2 whole nutmeg grated 1 tablespoon salt Black…