this PASTA with CHICKPEAS is the perfect ITALIAN COMFORT FOOD

Pasta with Chickpeas or Pasta e Ceci is the perfect Italian comfort food for the dead of winter.

a RARE PASTA SAUCE I ate weekly when I lived in ITALY

This spicy, creamy, red bell pepper pasta sauce is a rare pasta sauce that I’ve only found in a jar in a supermarket in Italy.

PASTA PRIMAVERA with creamy lemon ricotta

Pasta primavera, Primavera means spring, and it's basically a way to make the best of what spring has to offer and throw it all into one dish. Now you won’t find this dish in Italy, it's truly an Italian American invention, but it does live up to the Italian ethos of using what's available locally to you There is no one way to make it. But this is my way so let's just jump right into it.

how to make creamy PASTA ALLA NORCINA

How to make creamy pasta alla norcina, an amazing sausage, wine, and cream.

how to make PASTA AMATRICIANA

There are 4 classic Roman pasta dishes. You know how to make two of them. Cacio e Pepe and carbonara. There are two left. Pasta Alla Gricia and Amatriciana. Before tomatoes were introduced to the region surrounding Rome, Italians relied on animal fats and cheeses to make their pastas. Pasta Alla Gricia is very similar to Cacio e pepe, but with guanciale and it’s fat. Then tomatoes were introduced and was added to Alla gricia, transforming it to what we know as Amatriciana. Essentially a tomato s

Pasta e Fagioli

Pasta e Fagioli…the real Italian way…with a little help from my Italian friend and food writer, Stefano Caffarri from Felicetti Pasta Your support keeps the show running and is very much appreciated. If you'd like to leave a donation for this recipe, please click HERE. Thank you!

Pasta e Piselli (Pasta and Peas)

Pasta e Piselli (Pasta and Peas) is a beloved one-pot meal from Naples that takes less than 30 minutes to make from start to finish. It features small bites of pasta and sweet peas bound together in a naturally creamy and slightly cheesy sauce.

the 1 rule I break to make this ITALIAN BROCCOLI PASTA

Broccoli Pasta 2.0 is my variation of a Calabrian broccoli pasta which overcooks the broccoli to make the sauce.

Pici (or Pinci) Pasta

Pici or Pinci are long, thick, rustic Tuscan noodles that are approximately the thickness of a pencil. They have a fantastic chewy texture from the combination of semolina and all-purpose flours.

PASTA WITH BOLOGNESE SAUCE

Pasta with bolognese sauce is one pasta recipe that I get asked about all the time. The technique behind this delicious meat sauce recipe is one that can also be applied to making a great chili, which we will cover next week. Everyone loves pasta, everyone loves a rich meat bolognese sauce. This is a simple delicious meat sauce recipe that will be a guaranteed crowd pleaser. This is also a good meat sauce for lasagna. Your support keeps the show running and is very much appreciated. If you'd lik