Spaghetti carbonara
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...
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Spaghettini with seafood sauce
Almost everywhere, and especially in seaside restaurants in Italy, you can find this dish, which is made with any kind...
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,...
Minestrone
There are many different varieties of minestrone, each one varying according to regional customs. I’ll allow you to substitute a...
Fresh egg pasta
You can experiment using different flours here, but I thing Italian 00 flour (farina 00 or doppio zero) in the...
Potato ricotta gnocchi
Serves: 6 Ingredients: 6 medium potatoes (russet or any other baking potato) 1 1/2 whole nutmeg grated 1 tablespoon salt Black...
Zeppole with chocolate hazelnut spread
Yields approximately 36 zeppole Ingredients: 1 1/3 cups warm water (110 degrees F) 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar One 1/4 ounce...
Pasta carbonara
Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb spaghetti (or bucatini or fettuccine) 4 large eggs 1 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese 3 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 ground teaspoon pepper...
Cacio e pepe(cheese and pepper)
Serves: 4 Ingredients: Salt 1 lb pasta (bucatini or spaghetti) 3 tablespoon unsalted butter, cubed, divided 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper 3/4 cup finely grated Grana Padano or Parmesan cheese...
Angel hair pasta with fresh garlic and parmesan
Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb angel hair pasta Salt 1/4 cup olive oil 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh herbs such as...
Caprese salad
Serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 large tomatoes, thickly sliced 2 1 pound mozzarella balls, thickly sliced 4 fresh basil leaves Salt Black...
Walnut brownies
Yields approximately 18 brownies Ingredients: 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted 1/2 cup amaretto 1 cup butter 8 oz unsweetened...