When fresh basil is out of season or hard to find, I love to make pasta with rocket pesto. Rocket (arugula) has a slightly peppery and stronger flavour than basil. But, the pesto is equally delicious and just as easy to make! Arugula, rocket, rucola, eruca, roquette.. Known by many names such as arugula in…

Every Italian region has a unique kitchen with recipes, types of pasta and even ingredients that aren’t found or used in the same way elsewhere. And, there is much that is unique about the food in Liguria. This mountainous coastal region is where basil pesto comes from and Ligurians use it a lot; in soup,…