There are many ways to make a tomato sauce. This is a very basic and quick version, but it makes an excellent standby when hunger beats the clock! Serves: 4 Ingredients:...
This is a dish for grand occasions, such as wedding or Christmas. Some gourmet Neapolitans add fresh truffles, but personally I think that is going a little too far. Serves: 8...
This is wonderful dish which will fully justify the effort involved. Serves: 6-8 Ingredients: 550 g (1 1/2 lb) fresh pasta verde dough or 1 lb (450 g) dried green lasagne...
It is well know all over the world that cannelloni can be made in thousands of ways. Fillings are made from meat, fish or vegetables or a mixture. In principle,...
The ribbed penne rigate are very popular in Italy, and abroad too. Usually, an Italian trattoria offers them all’arrabiata with chili or with a tuna fish sauce. (They are used...
Trofie is a particular pasta shape from Liguria. It is usually home made but you can find it in good Italian shops. Alternatively, you can use strozzapreti or fusilli instead....
Fresh chanterelles and morels are in season during the spring and early summer and are now available in most large supermarkets. Fresh ceps are available from August until late October....
The ravioli in this recipe are square (you can make round too, called tortellini), and different sizes are called raviolini, ravioli and ravioloni respectively. from the smallest to the largest....
The flat, slightly rounded shape of this pasta particularly suits sauces based on fish. This recipe just goes to show useful it is to keep a tin of tuna in...
I include a recipe for this well known dish because most people I know get it completely wrong, either adding milk or cream or letting the eggs become scrambled. This...
Almost everywhere, and especially in seaside restaurants in Italy, you can find this dish, which is made with any kind of local, fresh, small mollusc or fish. You can use...
This is one of the simples sauces. If you use garlic instead of onion, and olive oil instead of butter, you obtain a Neapolitan sauce that is equally good. If...