Category: Pasta
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Spaghetti con Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino
Yes, yes, I know….you’re looking at the photo of this dish, saying, “So what??? It looks like a plate of white spaghetti…..what’s the big deal, and why on earth are you putting this in front of me??” Well, that’s what I thought years ago when my husband, made it for me in the…
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Spaghetti alla Carbonara: Do As The Romans Do
The first time I had “real” spaghetti alla carbonara was when we went to Rome, the birthplace of the dish, a few years ago. I never dreamed that it could be so very good! In Rome the dish is made with “guanciale” (smoked pig’s cheek), which is very difficult to find anywhere else.…
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Pasta With Speck And Zucchini
Finding recipes in Mantova A few years ago, we drove over to Mantova to catch up with some friends of ours from there. Mantova is a beautiful city surrounded by a lake in the North-East of Italy. The buildings and art are amazing, and the food is awesomely good! Just one bite of their pumpkin…
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How To Cook Pasta Like An Italian
How to cook dried pasta Everyone knows how to cook dried pasta from a packet, right? I don’t mean making it from scratch. I really mean boiling dried pasta. You may be very surprised to learn that it’s a lot more complicated than you think. You would think that nothing could be more simple,…
