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Mid-August, when the temperatures climb to tropical heights, is a time when even the enthusiasm of even the most avid cook can begin to wane. Italians often turn to easily prepared dishes that need minimal or no actually cooking. Salads are an obviou (read full article)
Cacio e pepe, literally 'cheese and pepper', is a very typical Roman dish, usually made with spaghetti, bucatini or—for the ne plus ultra version of this dish—tonnarelli, a kind of square spaghetti made with egg pasta popular in Lazio and A (read full article)
Dopo l’insalata di pasta alla marinara, oggi vi propongo l’insalata di pasta mediterranea, altrettanto buona e sfiziosa, facile da preparare ed adatta alla stagione estiva. Possiamo prepararla in anticipo e conservarla in frigo, pronta all’uso. (read full article)
Scroll down for Englis versionMa chi l'ha detto che la panzanella si fa solo con il pane!? Come chi l'ha detto? Lo sanno tutti! Si, ma se provassimo a sostituire il pane con la pasta e lasciassimo tutti gli ingredienti base della mitica panzanella pe (read full article)
Besides ragù alla napoletana, la genovese is probably the most iconic of all Neapolitan pasta sauces, and yet it is little known outside Italy or, for that matter, little seen outside Naples itself. And, for reasons I cannot quite figure out, it di (read full article)
Con il caldo di questi giorni si ha pochissima voglia di stare ai fornelli e questa bella insalata di pasta alla marinara è proprio l'ideale. La si prepara in largo anticipo e quando si ritorna a casa dal lavoro o dal mare si apre il frigo e troviam (read full article)
Cicoria, or chickory, also known in English as 'curly endive', is a staple of the central and southern Italian diet, or at least so it was traditionally. People from Campania like Angelina are said to be especially fond of leafy green vegetables, so (read full article)
Scroll down for English version Ma quanto fanno bene le verdure? Tanto e allora è meglio non farsele mancare cercando di piazzarle un po' ovunque. Tralasciando i contorni che sono ovvi, anche i primi piatti sono piuttosto semplici da crea (read full article)
A very quick post since I am quite literally running to catch a plane to Mexico…As we've seen before, pasta and vegetable dishes are a quick and easy solution for weeknight dinners, when you don't have the time or the energy for anything fussy or f (read full article)
Summertime is fast approaching, the temperature is climbing, and my culinary imagination is starting to turn to dishes that quick but tasty and require minimal cooking. Here's one of the 'go to' summer pasta dishes in our house: spaghetti with a raw (read full article)