I start making this sauce at the moment plum tomatoes appear at my local farmers’ market in midsummer, and I keep making it until they finally leave the stage in...
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...
Packed full of nutritious veggies, this soup is basically vitamins in a bowl! Based on the classic Italian minestrone, I have included borlotti beans and pastina (small pasta shapes). If...
A tomato salad, such as this one, was often served during the summer when I was a child growing up in southern Italy. Tomatoes were nearly always served with local,...
This mixed salad includes all of the usual suspects, dressed with a tangy, not too garlicky vinaigrette that may become your house dressing. Do you like other things (beets, garbanzo beans, or carrots)...
Portions: Makes 8 servings Lots of restaurants serve bruschette now, but we know that details count. By the way, here’s a short Italian lesson: A single slice of toast with topping is a bruschetta. The plural is bruschette. Ingredients: 1 small red onion, cut into very...
This is the pizza that pizzerias around the world should be judged by. If they can’t make a good margherita, then there is probably no chance of them doing justice...
This recipe is like a pizza in pasta form. Use the same pot to cut down on dirtying extra dishes and capturing all the flavor. Portions: Serves 4 Ingredients: 6 ounces dried...
Legend has it that this dish was invented by an Italian prostitute, which explains the translation: Harlot Sauce. Portions: Serves 4 Ingredients: 6 Roma tomatoes 10 Italian or Greek oil cured olives...
Around 1735, Pizza Marinara appeared, a version with cherry tomatoes, olive oil, oregano, garlic, and basil. Nothing about this recipe has changed. It is the original very simple and full of...
This classic and popular pizza is made with Bel Paese (beautiful country) cheese, prosciutto di Parma, and fresh asparagus that have been roasted with olive oil, salt, pepper, and a...