Pasta, European Recetas

Ditalini with peas

Small pasta in creamy peas sauce. Ideal for children.

Cheese Tortellini with Purple Sage and Browned Butter

My family loves this dish. It's a classic and uses an herb that grows year after year in my yard--purple sage.…

Torri pasta with artichokes in creamy sauce

The lemon-cream sauce with artichoke hearts with its bright, tangy flavor perfectly complements the whole wheat…

Penne all'arrabbiata ('Angry' Penne in a Spicy Tomato Sauce)

Here's another signature dish of Roman cooking, penne all'arrabbiata or 'angry' penne, perfect for an impromtu…

Bowtie Vodka Bowl

This is a super easy and cheap version of Vodka sauce. I like to use bowtie pasta for my kids. I use chicken to help bring out the alfredo in the…

Fresh Baby Spinach Tomatoes& Spaghetti

Creamy Spinach and Corn Pasta in Whole Wheat White Sauce

Spinach Corn Pasta is a great wholesome dish laced with goodness of spinach and cooked in whole wheat white…

Pressure-cooker mini meatballs with farfalle

One pot pasta with homemade meatballs is simple to make, quick to cook and so good!

CREAMY SHRIMP FETTUCCINE

My husband loves this recipe. I haven't made it in a while. You can prepare it with shrimp or chicken. I prefer chicken, but shrimp is what I had on…

20 MINUTE BUTTER AND ONION TOMATO SAUCE

If you have ever made Marcella Hazan’s glorious butter and onion tomato sauce, then you know that it can take a…

Tagliatelle al tonno e panna

Here's a dish for iconoclasts: tagliatelle with tunafish simmered in butter, cream and parmesan cheese—a dish that violates one of the cardinal…

Spaghetti alla cipolla rossa e alici

This was not a dish my grandmother Angelina ever made, as far as I know, but it is certainly the kind of…

Zucchini Fettuccine al Pesto

Who doesn’t crave pasta? I certainly do. Classic comfort food, right? But no one wants to wake up in the morning with carb face :) The solution:…

Pastata Pronto

Exactly as it says - a really fast pasta dish!

Weeknight Wondermeal: Baked Egg Linguine with Onion, Scallion, and Umame

Spring is getting here … but it's taking its sweet time. Today was nice…