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Pasta alla Montecarlo (creamy meat sauce) in a country style blue and white bowl sitting on a wooden chopping board.

Pasta

Pasta alla Montecarlo (Creamy Meat Sauce)

A close up of a slice of ricotta and cherry crostata dusted with powdered sugar.

Italian Desserts

Crostata Ricotta e Visciole (Ricotta and Cherry Tart)

Paccheri pasta with a smooth tomato sauce in a green and white patterned bowl topped with basil.

Pasta

Paccheri alla Vittorio (Tomato Butter Sauce)

Two long thin and crispy pizzas covered in tomato sauce sitting on a travertine surface.

Pizza

Lingue di Pizza (Quick Crispy Pizza)

Golden, rustic focaccia bread sliced into rectangular pieces, with a crisp, dimpled crust, a sprinkle of sea salt, and a light seasoning of herbs, resting on a stone surface.

Bread & Savory Bakes

Easy Overnight No Knead Focaccia

An Italian bundt cake on a wooden board topped with meringue and sprinkles.

Italian Easter Recipes

Ciaramicola (Umbrian Easter Bundt Cake)

An overhead shot of a short rib beef ragu in a green and white bowl.

Mains

Beef Short Rib Ragu with Porcini Mushrooms

An overhead shot of a bowl of arugula pesto gnocchi topped with burrata cheese and crispy pancetta.

Gnocchi

Arugula Pesto Gnocchi with Burrata and Pancetta

An overhead shot of arugula pesto in a blue and white patterned bowl with a spoon at the side.

Dips & Pestos

Arugula Pesto

An overhead shot of a bowl of lemon risotto on a travertine surface with lemons at the side.

Risotto

Risotto al Limone (Lemon Risotto)

An overhead shot of a puff pastry tart topped with potatoes, ham and cheese and cut into 8 slices.

Antipasti

Cheesy Puff Pastry Potato Tart

Three Sicilian pastries sitting on a blue patterned plate, the pastries are dome shaped with white icing and a cherry on top.

Italian Desserts

Minne di Sant’Agata (Sicilian Pastries)

A side shot of Italian crepes in broth in a bowl on a rustic wooden board.

Soups

Crespelle in Brodo (Cheese Crepes in Broth)

An overhead shot of a Neapolitan lasagna sitting on a wooden table with a bottle of wine at the side.

Fresh Pasta

Lasagna di Carnevale (Neopolitan lasagna)

An overhead shot of Sugo Napoletano (Neapolitan ragu) in a large pot sitting on a wooden surface.

Italian Sunday Dinner

Ragu alla Napoletana (Neapolitan Ragu)

Homemade Italian baci chocolates on a travertine worktop with pink foil wrappers.

Italian Desserts

Homemade Baci Chocolates (Italian Kisses)

An overhead shot of Canederli, Italian bread dumplings in broth.

Mains

Canederli in Brodo (Bread Dumplings in Broth)

An overhead shot of meat and vegetables in a large stock pot.

Soups

Brodo di Carne (Italian Meat Broth)

A bowl of penne pasta with a creamy tomato Tuscan sauce on a wooden background with a blue napkin at the side.

Pasta

Pasta alle Sette P (Seven P’s Pasta)

An overhead shot of a skillet with an Italian slow cooked vegetable sauce sitting on a wooden table.

Sauces & Dressings

Sugo Finto (Vegetable Sauce)

Italian sausages and lentils on a large serving plate sitting on a wooden table.

Mains

Italian Sausages and Lentils

An overhead shot of burrata and Parmigiano crostini on a travertine background topped with prosciutto.

Antipasti

Burrata and Parmigiano Crostini with Crispy Prosciutto

A Frangelico white russian cocktail on a wooden table.

Drinks

Frangelico White Russian

A close up of red onion and gorgonzola crostini on a wooden serving board.

Antipasti

Spiced Red Onion Chutney Crostini with Gorgonzola

A red negroni sbagliato cocktail in a class with a sprig of rosemary.

Drinks

The Sbagliato Rosso

An overhead shot of spicy and creamy baked gnocchi in a skillet pan sitting on a wooden surface.

Gnocchi

Spicy Sausage Baked Gnocchi

Vitello Tonnato on a serving platter topped with sauce, capers and parsley.

Mains

Vitello Tonnato (Veal with Tuna Sauce)

A Sicilian dessert made with ricotta, grain and candied fruit in a glass serving dish topped with a candied cherry.

Christmas

Cuccia (Sicilian Ricotta Dessert)

An overhead shot of panettone biscotti on a wooden surface with sugar and a red Christmas ribbon.

Christmas

Panettone Biscotti

Carbonade beef stew served on top of polenta in a blue and white bowl.

Mains

Carbonade Valdostana (Red Wine Beef Stew)

An overhead shot of Sicilian involtini on skewers with breadcrumbs.

Mains

Involtini alla Palermitana (Sicilian Beef Involtini)

Panpepato cut into slices sitting on a wooden board with christmas red ribbon and candles.

Christmas

Panpepato (Christmas Spiced Cake)

Pasta alla Norcina in a green and white bowl with a fork and glass of wine in the background.

Pasta

Pasta alla Norcina (Creamy Sausage and Truffle Pasta)

A slice of a rustic Italian casserole on a blue plate.

Mains

Zuppa alla Valpellinese (Cheese and Cabbage Casserole)

A pomegranate spritz in a tall wine glass with a gold rim and a sprig of rosemary inside.

Drinks

Pomegranate Spritz

Rigatoni pasta with zozzona sauce in a blue and white patterned bowl sitting on a wooden table.

Pasta

Pasta alla Zozzona (A Roman Classic)

A close up of three crostini on a spotted serving board topped with mortadella, burrata and pistachios.

Antipasti

Mortadella, Pistachio and Burrata Crostini

A butternut squash and pasta soup topped with pancetta and a sprig of rosemary. The bowl is on a wooden table.

Soups

Butternut Squash Pasta Soup with Crispy Pancetta

A close up of an eggplant and farro salad on a blue patterned plate on a wooden table.

Salads

Eggplant Farro Salad with Chicory and Prosciutto

An overhead shot of an Italian rice soup in a green and white bowl with a spoon inside.

Soups

Minestra di Riso (Italian Rice Soup)

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