Tortelli and Ravioli; filled pasta. There isn’t much difference between tortelli and ravioli in the world of Italian filled pasta. By that I mean the dough is more or less the same (sometimes with eggs, sometimes without) but the fillings, shapes and name depend more on the region, or even...
Pumpkin Tortelli; recipe from Mantova.
December 18, 2018 36 Comments
Pumpkin Tortelli; recipe from Mantova. Seasoned with butter and sage and made with amaretti bicuits in the filling, these traditional pumpkin tortelli are a divine historical stuffed pasta from Mantova in Northern Italy. Tortelli di Zucca. Pumpkin tortelli actually date back to the Renaissance...
Homemade Cavatelli Pasta with Oyster Mushrooms and Sausage.
October 15, 2018 22 Comments
Homemade Cavatelli Pasta with Oyster Mushrooms and Sausage; recipe from Puglia. This yummy homemade cavatelli pasta with oyster mushrooms and sausage is a traditional dish from Puglia in Southern Italy. There, they use cardoncelli aka king oyster mushrooms, but you can use other types of...
Homemade Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter
October 9, 2018 20 Comments
Homemade Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter Italian homemade pumpkin gnocchi are a delicious way to make use of leftover pumpkin! They’re easier to make than you think and can be frozen for later use! Gnocchi di zucca al burro fuso e salvia. No matter how good ready-made store bought gnocchi...
Grattoni-grattini (pasta for soup)
March 14, 2018 0 Comments
Grattoni-grattini (pasta for soup) Grattoni-grattini are tiny balls or pieces of pasta commonly added to soups, especially clear broths. This is one of about 30 different very small pasta shapes known as pastine or pastina. Pastina is a diminutive of pasta! Italians love pasta in broths and what...
Pappardelle pasta from Tuscany. Pappardelle is a regional type of egg pasta that is very like tagliatelle but much wider, about 2-3 cms. This pasta is considered a type of lasagne in the generic sense that it is wide strips of egg pasta. While tagliatelle is traditionally from Emilia-Romagna...