Lasagna
If you asked most people around the world to name a popular Italian dish, I am sure Lasagna would be mentioned just as often as Spaghetti or Pizza. The word itself refers to layers of pasta with some sort of filling in between each layer. …
Pasta
Classic Meat Ragù
When we say ragù in Italy, we are usually referring to what is commonly called ‘Bolgnese’ sauce everywhere else in the world. Depending where you live in Italy, the ingredients may vary slightly and obviously there is the ‘authentic’ recipe that comes from Bologna. There …
Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli
This is a classic & favourite ravioli filling. I have written measures for the filling but it was estimated as I just bought spinach and ricotta (not paying much attention to quantities) and mixed them together. I probably should have used less spinach or added …
Roast Tomato Pasta
This is one of the easiest and most delicious pasta recipes you can throw together. I recommend making it in the summer, which was when I made it. It’s taken me a few months to actually post this recipe but I had a crazy busy …
Timballo di Anelletti al Forno alla Palermitana
Baked anelletti pasta is a recipe that is traditional to Palermo but it is a dish that holds a special place in the hearts of almost all Sicilians. If you visit Palermo and you hear someone say ‘timballo’ then know they are most probably talking …
Asparagus & Goat Cheese Ravioli with Burnt Butter, Sage & Hazelnut Sauce
Making your own pasta isn’t difficult, and I was reminded whilst making these ravioli just how satisfying, relaxing and therapeutic it can be. I realised I seriously don’t make pasta often enough and so I hope to make an effort to make it more often. …
Spaghetti Carbonara
Carbonara, one of Italy’s most celebrated pasta dishes is a traditional Roman recipe, and often made incorrectly around the world. I’ll confess that for many years I was making this recipe all wrong too. While I will frequently rave about my mother’s cooking and her …
Spaghetti con le Sarde
A traditional Sicilian pasta recipe which I absolutely adore, ‘spaghetti con le sarde’ is spaghetti with sardines, although for this recipe and these photos, I used fresh anchovies instead of sardines. I used fresh anchovies because they were available at the fish market the day …
Fusilli con Fave – with Italian Sausage, Broad Beans & Pecorino Romano
Known as ‘Fave’ in Italy, Broad Beans are enjoyed and celebrated in any different ways when they come into season. I’ve tried to be a bit creative with them in this pasta recipe and I promise that it will convert anybody who declares they disike …
Bucatini all’Amatriciana
According to tradition the name of this pasta dish derives from Amatrice, a small town 160km from Rome. Shepherds wanted to take simple ingredients with them when they went out to tend their flock, such as cheese, pepper & pasta. To this they would add guanciale when …