Nothing, and I mean nothing, beats a lasagna, and when we talk about butternut squash and sausage lasagna… Well, what else can I say? It’s just great. My heart will always be partial to my mom’s classic ragù lasagna (you can find the recipe of …
If 2020 taught us anything is that with a bit of determination and time – something that I definitely had during these past few months –, anyone can make sourdough bread at home. It took me a few attempts to nail it, but I can …
When we started talking about creating this blog, our first thought was to open with the recipe for my beloved pasta al ragù, known worldwide as bolognese sauce. Then life happened, and famously when I prepare ragù, I batch-cook it for at least 15 people, …
Before you say anything about using ground turkey for a shepherd’s pie (although we will talk about it more after the recipe): I’ve seen my precious Italian food being butchered for years. It’s time for payback. Now that we have established the ground rules, let’s …
Taralli are typical of the Italian tradition, more specifically in Puglia (or Apulia, depending on how you want to spell it) where the most famous taralli pugliesi are made. Although they can be both savoury and sweet, we all seem to be partial to the …
Do any of our American readers remember Atlanta Bread Company’s Southwestern-style chicken soup served in a bread bowl? I barely do, that is until I made this dish and memories of ABC came flooding back with Proustian intensity… The Atlanta-based café and sandwich shop quit …
If you don’t feel brave enough to attempt your own homemade pasta just yet, we got you covered with this spinach and ricotta balls (or gnudi) recipe. Gnudi are typical of the Tuscan/Florentine tradition and they translate to naked, due to the lack of pasta …
It’s been too long since I published a new pasta dish (my one and only pasta all’amatriciana), which feels a bit like I’ve betrayed my own country. To make up for lost time, I thought I’d showcase a favourite, something I’ve spent a lot of …
A take on my mom’s turkey chilli (also spelt chili or chile) with added inspiration from Kenji over at Serious Eats. One day when I was young, my mom started using ground turkey instead of ground beef because ~health~ and no one in the family …
One of the three Roman staples, pasta all’amatriciana (pronounced allah-mah-tree-chee-ana, some support here for when you’ll finally go to Rome) is so easy that I was about to call this post “Stupid Easy Amatriciana”, but I thought that would have been a bit too much. …