First courses
Pasta with puttanesca sauce
This is a fabulous recipe with a strange name" the prostitute pasta". There are...
Basic mushroom risotto
Mushrooms and risotto are a marriage made in heaven. When cooked properly, the earthy...
Homemade maltagliati pasta
I have a wonderful 1950 copy of Betty Crocker's Picture Cook Book. The first...
Seven principles to making an easy pasta with vegetables
There seems to be a sizable number of people who abstain from pasta for...
Easy Italian chicken and tagliolini pasta soup
How to make tagliolini in brodo, a classic Italian comfort food for winter dinners. Fresh pasta cooked in a light chicken broth and served with a sprinkle of parmigiano, it's to die for!
Pear, pecorino and balsamic ravioli
Mix sweet and crispy pears with sharp pecorino to make the filling for this rich ravioli. Drizzle with creamy balsamic vinegar for a fantastic plate of unforgettable pasta.
Classic lasagna with meat ragù
LASAGNA. In Italian a "lasagna" is one sheet of rectangular pasta used in the...
Penne pasta with broccoli and anchovy
Romanesco broccoli" or "coral broccoli", it is actually a variant form of cauliflower. Besides...
Warm bean and tomato salad
This a simple vegan recipe which you can use as a template for a...

