Italian recipes

Tomato sauce

There are many ways to make a tomato sauce. This is a very basic and quick version, but it makes…

5 years ago

Baked pasta

This is a dish for grand occasions, such as wedding or Christmas. Some gourmet Neapolitans add fresh truffles, but personally…

5 years ago

Vegetarian lasagne

This is wonderful dish which will fully justify the effort involved. Serves: 6-8 Ingredients: 550 g (1 1/2 lb) fresh pasta…

5 years ago

Cannelloni

It is well know all over the world that cannelloni can be made in thousands of ways. Fillings are made…

5 years ago

Penne rigate with sausage

The ribbed penne rigate are very popular in Italy, and abroad too. Usually, an Italian trattoria offers them all'arrabiata with…

5 years ago

Trofie with pesto

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

5 years ago

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