Hazelnut pasta with baby spinach and ricotta cream. The hazelnut pasta I used in this deliciously creamy and nutty pasta recipe comes from the Langhe hills in North Italy, home to the world’s best hazelnuts and birthplace of Nutella! Tagliatelle di nocciola con spinacini, crema di ricotta...
Red wine pasta from Barolo with white ragu. On a recent trip to the Langhe hills in Piemonte, we visited the village of Barolo famous for its wine. There I bought some wonderful wine, of course, and some red wine pasta which I cooked with a white ragu. This combination was recommended by the...
Tagliolini pasta alla Langarola with sausage, chicken liver and porcini ragu from Piedmont. Tajarin al ragu alla Langarola Tagliolini pasta alla Langarola is a rich and hearty pasta dish typical of the beautiful Langhe area in the Piemonte (Piedmont) region in North West Italy. In fact...
Piedmont-Piemonte; home to Barolo wines, Alba white truffles, Ferrero chocolate and Juventus F.C. Piedmont (Piemonte in Italian) is the most north western Italian region. It borders both France and Switzerland and is surrounded by the Alps on three sides. Piedmont is actually Italy’s...
Tagliolini with white truffle. Tagliolini al tartufo bianco. It’s truffle season here in Northern Italy and tagliolini are among the most popular pastas eaten with this king of the Italian kitchen. Truffles are most definitely an acquired taste and not everybody likes them...
