Spinach and Ricotta Rotolo (Italian Lasagna Roll Ups)

Baked spinach and ricotta rotolo. It's like cannelloni, but with crunchy browned bits! Everyday ingredients, a familiar dish, turned into something memorable.

Pasta with Eggplant, Portobella, and Tomatoes

I spent a good portion of the last month making eggplant parmesan for the Food Lab article on the subject. This left me with a few things: lots of canned tomatoes, plenty of Parmigiano-Reggiano, a slew of eggplants, and a great microwave-then-cook technique for getting the most out of their texture. That's about all there is to say about this recipe, other than the fact that it takes about 20 minutes to throw together, and is really good to boot.

Pasta al Forno with Roasted Vegetables

Pasta al Forno with Roasted Vegetables and is like a crusty, cheesy pasta primavera. It's vegetarian and uses a combination of simple, fresh ingredients.

All-American Eggplant Parmesan

Eggplant is briefly cooked in a microwave to purge any liquid, resulting in perfectly fried eggplant. It's then layered with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan.

Eggplant Parmigiana

Eggplant Parmigiana (Parmigiana di Melanzane in Italian) has layers of eggplant, tomato sauce, basil and cheese, baked until bubbly.

Grilled Eggplant Rollatini

Making double use of the grill, dish of rollatini starts with eggplant slices that are until tender and browned, then sees them returned to the grill as rollatini in a covered baking dish, just long enough for the cheese to melt and the marinara sauce to heat through.

Mortadella Tortelli Pasta with Pistachio Pesto

Large handmade tortelli pasta are filled with a mortadella and ricotta cheese filling, and served with muted green pistachio pesto to finish.

Handmade Rigatoni Roast Pork Ragu

If you ever wondered if you can make Rigatoni by hand, the answer is yes and we’re going to be making that today and pairing it with a ragu made of the leftovers from our Philly Roast Pork sandwich. This duo of meals from that one recipe is a must try. I will make Philly Roast Pork more often just to make this recipe, it is crazy good.

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Mozzarella in Carrozza, the grilled cheese only Italians eat

Uovo Raviolo

Raviolo is a large single “ravioli” (ravioli is plural) that is filled with ricotta and egg yolk that oozes out once it's cooked to help for