Shrimp pasta salad is a great dish for potlucks and summer parties.
Neapolitan Ziti Pasta with Italian Lardo (ziti lardiati)
An authentic ziti recipe from Naples. This Neapolitan recipe for ziti pasta with Italian lardo is another recipe that originated in what the Italians call ‘la cucina povera’ (the kitchen of the poor) Today, these dishes not only continue to be an important part of traditional regional cooking but are sought after and served in…
Fresh Fava Bean Pasta with Pecorino and Ricotta Recipe from Sicily
This amazingly delicious and super simple one-pot fresh fava bean pasta recipe from Sicily is so much more than the sum of its parts! All you need is pasta, fresh fava beans, spring onions, wild fennel or dill, pecorino and ricotta to make what is one of the best spring pasta recipes I know! Pasta…
Italian salt cod (baccalà) and porcini tagliatelle
I found this salt cod (baccalà) and porcini tagliatelle recipe in an Italian cookbook I have of recipes from Abruzzo and Molise. However, there are lots of versions of it online (in Italian) too. This is the first time I used baccalà with porcini (ceps) but it won’t be the last. This dish is fantastic!…
Italian Chicken Noodle Soup.
This healthy Italian chicken noodle soup is extra nutritious and delicious because the chicken is a fresh organic bird and even the broth is homemade. Yes, it takes a little longer than making soup with leftover rotisserie chicken and store-bought broth but if you want your family to really benefit from all the goodness homemade…