Fettuccine pasta with giant prawns and cherry tomatoes. Pasta con gamberoni e pomodorini. Pasta with seafood is very very popular here in Italy, most especially in the southern Italian regions and coastal areas. There are many delicious seafood pasta recipes. Some are made with a mix of...
Senatore Cappelli organic whole wheat pasta with Nduja and mushrooms
February 6, 2018 6 Comments
Senatore Cappelli organic whole wheat pasta with Nduja and mushrooms; recipe from Calabria. I love Nduja (spicy soft salami from Calabria) but until recently I had only used it in the most traditional recipe which involves melting it into a thick homemade tomato sauce and serving it with...
Paccheri with porcini, speck and pistachio.
October 15, 2017 0 Comments
Paccheri with porcini, speck and pistachio! There are a number of wonderful pasta recipes made with paccheri with porcini. This is one of my favourites! I made it with paccheri and pistachios from Sicily, porcini from our woods and speck from the Alto-Adige! All wondeful traditional Italian...
Cavatelli Pasta from Southern Italy
September 24, 2017 2 Comments
Cavatelli Pasta from Southern Italy. Rather similar looking to Sardinian gnocchi (malloreddus), cavatelli pasta are originally from the Molise and Puglia regions. However, this pasta is popular throughout Southern Italy and traditional today in Abruzzo, Campania, Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily...
Fusilli pasta with tomatoes, basil & burrata cream.
September 8, 2017 6 Comments
Fusilli with tomatoes, basil & burrata cream Pasta with tomatoes, basil & burrata cream: Pasta with tomatoes, basil & burrata is really one of the most simplest yet most delicious combinations. Here in Italy there are many recipes for pasta with tomatoes, basil and mozzarella...
Scialatielli pasta with yellow peppers, cherry tomatoes and walnuts
September 6, 2017 4 Comments
Scialatielli pasta with yellow peppers, tomatoes and walnuts. This scialatielli pasta with yellow peppers is not only easy to make but also healthy, colourful and tasty. The recipe comes from the cooking blog section of Salerno Today, a daily online newspaper about Salerno, the...