Spaghetti with mussels alla Tarantina. Many people prefer to eat seafood in restaurants, rather than cook it at home. However, many seafood dishes, especially seafood pasta recipes, are really not difficult to make and don’t leave your house smelling of fish! This spaghetti with mussels alla...
Sausage and Radicchio Pasta Recipe from Northern Italy. Sausage and radicchio (Italian chicory) is a popular combination for both pasta and risotto recipes, particularly here in Northern Italy, where most of the country’s radicchio is grown. This sausage and radicchio pasta recipe has only 3...
Silk Handkerchief Pasta with Pesto (Fazzoletti di Seta). The Italian name for this pasta, fazzoletti di seta, literally translates to ‘silk handkerchiefs’. And, it’s not difficult to understand why! These homemade large fresh pasta squares are traditionally super thin and silky, like silk...
12 Authentic Pasta with Ricotta Recipes. Pasta is, of course, the most famous Italian staple. And ricotta is probably one of the most popular cheeses in the Italian kitchen. Pasta recipes that make use of ricotta are among my favourites. In fact, there are many dishes that combine these two...
Dischi volanti pasta from Tuscany. Known almost exclusively as dischi volanti here in Italy, this pasta shape is also sold abroad as just volanti or messicani pasta (I guess because of the shape’s similarity to Mexican hats) or bonetti (meaning bonnets). A little dischi volanti pasta history...
Prosciutto Ragu with Dischi Volanti Recipe from Emilia-Romagna. This prosciutto ragu with dischi volanti recipe is a fabulous alternative to Bolognese. It’s faster and easier to make but just as flavourful! Once you try it, I’m sure you’ll be adding it to your list of favourite pasta...
