Cuisine: Italian

Mushroom Carbonara

  Mushrooms take the place of the traditional cured pork in this vegetarian carbonara recipe—but fear not, the dish does not lack depth of flavor! A deep browning on the mushrooms, coupled with garlic and shallots, brings the humble button mushroom to a higher place. This pasta is rich, creamy and packed with flavor.

Raspberry-Ricotta Cake

There’s nothing like a moist, fluffy, berry-streaked cake to make any weeknight (or, um, weekday morning) feel special. This is an easy, no-fuss way to make a great dessert. It's more of a European-style cake, with a denser texture and restrained sweetness. It’s got a super approachable ingredient list and with little effort you end […]

Torta Caprese

  Torta caprese is an Italian flourless chocolate cake that contains finely ground almonds, which subtly break up the fudgy crumb. Our version contains melted butter and bittersweet chocolate as well as vanilla, cocoa powder, and salt that boost the chocolate’s complexity. Instead of grinding almonds in a food processor, we use commercial almond flour […]

Creamy Steak Fettuccine

There is without a doubt nothing finer than a perfectly cooked steak. Slicing it into perfect slithers it’s almost impossible not to sneak the odd chunk away for “testing”. Naughty! The silky, creamy pasta with the perfect tang of tomatoes and aroma of garlic makes this into the most luxurious mid-week dinner you’ll ever eat.

Pasta Con le Sarde (Sicilian Pasta With Sardines)

A classic pasta from Palermo in Siciliy, pasta con le sarde (pasta with sardines) is unlike just about any other Italian pasta dish. Heavily influenced by the cooking of Arabs who ruled Sicily more than a thousand years ago, it features long bucatini or spaghetti in a slick, luscious, and fragrant sauce made from onions, […]

Roasted Tomato Soup with Ricotta Matzah Balls

  It’s been a while since I had fun with a food-culture mash-up and this roasted tomato soup with ricotta matzah balls is probably one of my favorites to date. As the cooler season approaches, matzo ball soup is always on order. But this time, I wanted to combine our heritages and our cultures into […]

Pasta alla Gricia

  Guanciale, black pepper, Pecorino Romano, and pasta come together in a study of delicious minimalism.When it comes to the four main pasta dishes of Roman cuisine (carbonara, amatriciana, gricia, and cacio e pepe), pasta alla gricia is criminally overlooked and underappreciated. It's time to put an end to all that. It's time to celebrate […]

Chickpea and Fennel Soup

Fennel's fronds, flowers, and seeds add an anise aroma to everything from salads, fish, and meat dishes to sausages, soups, and stews. One such dish is a satisfying chickpea and fennel soup in which the unique, delicate flavor of the fennel balances the ultrasavory presence of cooked chickpeas and pancetta. Since we would need to […]

Pasta with Mushrooms and Prosciutto

  Getting the consistency of the creamy mushroom sauce right is key for this pasta recipe. You want to reduce it just until it clings to the pasta to create a light coating; be careful not to reduce it too much.

Pasta All’Amatriciana

  To create an authentic-tasting version of Pasta All’Amatriciana we needed an alternative to hard-to-find guanciale, or cured pork jowl. Humble salt pork, though an unlikely solution, provided the rich, clean meatiness we were after. To ensure tender bites of pork throughout, we first simmered it in water to gently cook it and render fat, […]

Jerusalem Artichoke, Leek, Prosecco, and Walnut Risotto

  The perfect autumnal dish, with a little added sparkle. Autumn is upon us and with it comes the joy of woollen socks, crackling fires and comfort food. This creamy risotto is perfect for chilly October evenings. To make it extra-special, use a good bottle of prosecco or champagne over white wine; you’ll need about […]

Linguine with Clams and White Sauce

  Beloved throughout Italy as well as the U.S., classic, simple pasta with clam sauce is a recipe that every true food lover should have up their sleeve.