Pesto Alla Trapanese with Fresh Busiate

Today we make Pesto, but not the pesto you know, not the green Genovese pesto, the Sicilian tomato pesto, Pesto alla trapanese. The pesto that might be better than is green brother. Traditionally it’s also served with a southern pasta called Busiate, which we will also be learning today so let’s jump right into it.

Pesto Pasta With Potatoes and Green Beans

This classic Genovese method of preparing pasta with pesto includes cubes of potato and pieces of green bean, all cooked together in the pasta pot until tender.

Risotto Tricolore inspired by Big Night — Binging With Babish

This week we’re making Risotto Tricolore from The Big Night. As daunting as Stanley Tucci’s risotto might seem, don’t be tempted to try those ‘internet hacks.’ Although the pressure cooker method turned out… passable, I’d thoroughly recommend sticking to the stovetop method with this one. Yield:

Pesto alla Trapanese (Sicilian Pesto With Almonds and Tomatoes)

Pesto alla trapanese is Sicily's answer to Liguria's more famous basil-rich pesto sauce. They have a lot in common, as both are full of fresh basil, nuts, garlic, olive oil, and cheese, and are best mixed with a mortar and pestle. Trapanese pesto uses almonds instead of pine nuts, and adds juicy tomatoes to the mix.

Testaroli (Tuscan Pancake Pasta) With Pesto

Do you like dipping your bread into olive oil or using it to mop up the sauce on your plate? If so, then you need to know about testaroli, the Tuscan dish of crêpe-like pancakes that are treated like pasta and tossed with pesto sauce. Here's how to make them at home.

Pesto Pasta - with plenty of pesto sauce!

This is how to make a great pesto pasta that's slick with pesto sauce and not at all dry and gluey, without adding tons and tons of oil!

Pesto!

Homemade pesto will last for 3 days in the fridge, or months in the freezer. Toss through pasta and pasta salad, spread on toast, use as a dip, dollop on everything!

The Best Pesto alla Genovese (Classic Basil Pesto Sauce)

We tested every variable to find the best method and ingredients to make the ultimate Genovese-style basil pesto sauce that tastes just like it came from the Ligurian hills of Italy.

Pesto pasta salad

A very easy pasta to whip up during the week and serve alongside a roast chicken. 

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.