Sauce

How to sauce Italian food

Italians have their own way to use a sauce. In fact, as I have...

Quick microwave Béchamel sauce

A perfect recipe to make a gluten-free White Sauce - Béchamel - in the microwave

Spaghetti with fresh fava beans & guanciale

Spaghetti with fresh fava beans & guanciale is a traditional recipe for the spring in Central Italy. An easy sauce that makes great use of broad beans which are just in season.

Quick, no cook, fresh tomato sauce for pasta

  In Italy we make two types of basic tomato sauce, one made with fresh...

Summer and fall pasta with porcini & peppers

This is a variation of a basic tomato sauce made with the last good...

Creamy norcina pasta sauce with pork sausage

  Norcia is a marvelous medieval town in Southeastern Umbria, blessed by fresh mountain air...

Simple authentic Italian tomato sauce (sugo di pomodoro)

A simple tomato sauce, made with just onion or garlic, good quality canned tomatoes and a sprinkle of herbs is one of the most iconic and beloved recipes of Italy

Spaghetti with asparagus garlic and fresh chili pepper

SPAGHETTI WITH (WILD) ASPARAGUS Foraging is all the rage nowadays, but Italians have never stopped...

Green stringozzi noodles with creamy roasted squash and ricotta...

This month has been mellow and nostalgic as it's often in October in Umbria....