Category Archives: Pasta
cappelletti pasta with kamut
I have been keeping this post for one of those rare days when I have enough time in my hands. I wanted quiet and concentration to explain everything in sufficient detail. To tell you that cappelletti, the Umbrian diminuitive version … Continue reading
Filed under Fall, Fresh Pasta, Recipes, Winter
white lasagna with zucchini
LASAGNA BIANCA ALLE ZUCCHINE. You are looking for a zucchini recipe, are you? Are you getting weekly gifts of zucchini from your gardening friends? What should you do with it? Everybody is looking for a zucchini recipe at this time … Continue reading
asparagus 101
With all the running around, worries and excitement about the new house I forgot to post my April article in The American in Italia magazine featuring another of my favorite recipes, Parmesan and asparagus eggs. Please remember that if you … Continue reading
Filed under Appetizers, Cooking Tips and Ingredients, Fresh Pasta, Recipes, Spring, Vegetables
no-cook pasta sauce with tuna and cherry tomatoes
This pasta is good for: when there is no time to make dinner but you still want real food the pantry is empty (or almost) it’s Monday you are on low cal before leaving for holidays returning from holidays unexpected … Continue reading
Filed under All Seasons, Dried Pasta, Fresh Pasta, Pasta, Recipes, Sauces
“priest chokers” made with farro flour
STROZZAPRETI. Priest stranglers? Isn’t this a crazy name? Sounds like a recipe of the Swedish Chef . The origin of the name is unclear but it is surely evocative of our farmers’ long suffering under centuries of papal domination. Having … Continue reading
Filed under All Seasons, Fresh Pasta, Pasta, Recipes
