Recipes & Ideas

Everyday Tomato Sauce (for pasta, eggs & more)

Everyday Tomato Sauce (for pasta, eggs & more)

Like other classic Italian dishes, this is less of an exact recipe than a method, or rather a canvas on which you can - and should! - improvise based on season, availability and personal taste.  Photo credit: Uyen Luu The version you see in the picture and the...

Pasta e Ceci (Chickpea Pasta Soup)

Pasta e Ceci (Chickpea Pasta Soup)

This is one of those dishes for which each Italian family would have its own recipe, often tweaked with seasonal ingredients and touches; for example, a few cherry tomatoes added to this otherwise in bianco soup in summer, or some fried bread croutons to...