Best italian recipes

Taglierini with three mushrooms

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

5 years ago

Ravioli with spinach and ricotta

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

5 years ago

Linguine with tuna fish sauce

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

5 years ago

Spaghetti carbonara

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

5 years ago

Spaghettini with seafood sauce

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

5 years ago

Spaghettini with tomato and basil

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

5 years ago

Minestrone

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

5 years ago

Fresh egg pasta

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

5 years ago

Potato ricotta gnocchi

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

5 years ago

Zeppole with chocolate hazelnut spread

Yields approximately 36 zeppole Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups warm water (110 degrees F) 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar One 1/4 ounce…

5 years ago

Pasta carbonara

Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb spaghetti (or bucatini or fettuccine) 4 large eggs 1 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese 3 tablespoon…

5 years ago

Cacio e pepe(cheese and pepper)

Serves: 4 Ingredients: Salt 1 lb pasta (bucatini or spaghetti) 3 tablespoon unsalted butter, cubed, divided 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black…

5 years ago