Ricotta and Basil Filled Paccheri Pasta with Homemade Tomato Sauce. This Southern Italian ricotta and basil filled paccheri recipe is so full of Mediterranean flavour , yet super simple to make. If you’ve never tried Neapolitan paccheri pasta before, this is a great recipe to begin with. The...
Mezzi Paccheri with Mushrooms and Cream; Recipe from Naples Known as ‘miezi paccheri alla capa ’e’ mbrello in the local dialect, this Neapolitan recipe for mezzi paccheri with mushrooms and cream is super simple to make and outstandingly delicious! ‘Miezi paccheri alla capa’ e...
Paccheri with calamari and potato; a pasta recipe from Naples. Paccheri with calamari and potato is a flavourful traditional pasta dish from Naples and the island of Ischia. Paccheri con calamari e patate. This paccheri with calamari and potato recipe originates from a style of cooking the...
Baked pasta alla Tranese from Puglia. Pasta alla Tranese al forno. Regular visitors to my blog have, most probably, realized baking is one of my favourite ways to cook pasta (Italians say pasta al forno- in the oven). Of course, I love other pasta recipes, especially different...
Paccheri with porcini, speck and pistachio! Whilst on holiday in Sicily recently, I came home with a number of culinary goodies and types of pasta. One of the types of pasta was a wonderful artisan paccheri, which actually looked quite different to the dried paccheri I have bought in the...
Paccheri; its origins, history and recipes. Paccheri is a traditional Neapolitan pasta which look like giant macaroni or, as some say, pieces of a cut-up garden hose! Generally made with durum wheat semolina, it is usually served with rich heavier sauces or seafood. It is also very often stuffed...
