When someone asks for pasta with salmon in August, the answer cannot be to turn on the stove for half an hour. So here is the solution: a cold pasta salad with smoked salmon, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes that is prepared in a jiffy and eaten nice and cool. It doesn’t have cream, mayonnaise, cheese, or any of those sauces…
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Pasta with fava beans and pecorino: traditional recipe with a grilled touch
There are combinations that define the arrival of spring in Italy, and none is as iconic and authentic as the union of tender fava beans with the bold character of pecorino cheese. This pasta with fava beans and pecorino recipe is not just a seasonal dish; it is a ritual that connects us to the land and the purest traditions…
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Pasta with mushrooms and ham: easy, creamy recipe without cream
If you have ever come home with no desire to complicate things in the kitchen but dreaming of a comforting dish, this recipe is for you. This pasta with mushrooms and ham is just for those moments: few ingredients, all from the supermarket, a couple of well-thought-out tricks, and a creamy result without the need to add cream. Forget about…
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Pasta alla Norcina: Traditional Italian Recipe from Umbria
Pasta alla norcina is one of those dishes that perfectly represents the traditional Italian cuisine of Umbria. Creamy, intense, and deeply comforting, it is prepared with sausage, ricotta, and aged cheese, and it originates in Norcia, a small town famous for centuries for its pork products and for the figure of the norcino, the historic Italian pork butcher. In this…
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Ziti alla Genovese: the most authentic Neapolitan ragu pasta
Naples and its flavors. They captivate you from the very first moment without the need for artifice: time, patience, and a combination of aromas that fills the entire house. That is what ziti alla Genovese is like, one of the most iconic dishes of Neapolitan cuisine, a slow-cooked stew of onion and meat that transforms into a deep, enveloping, and…
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Pasta alla boscaiola: creamy Italian recipe with mushrooms, peas, and sausage
Among truly comforting creamy pastas, this combination of short pasta, mushrooms, peas, and sausage takes the prize. It is a pasta alla boscaiola in a white version, without tomato, where the flavor of the forest blends with the sweetness of onion and peas and the delicious touch of cream. A dish of homemade Italian cuisine that transports you straight to…
