Pasta, Italian Recetas

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…

Rigatoni with sweet sausages in creamy tomato sauce

Spaghetti with Clam and Tomato sauce

This is one of my favorite last minute, throw together pastas. I generally use canned clams and canned Italian…

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

Spaghetti Carbonara

A yummy rich dish thats easy to make at home.

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…

Spaghetti alle vongole (Spaghetti with Clam Sauce)

A Friday night favorite at our place is spaghetti with clam sauce, one of the signature dishes of Neapolitan…

Cara's Marinara

Thers are 3 simple rules that any Italian grandmother will tell you on how to make a good "gravy". Rule #1: Less is more! The key to a good sauce…

Fusilli alla Cacciatore

This recipe has a lot of elements to it, not only is it inexpensive to make but it is very versatile. You could simply make the sauce and leave the…

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…

Easy lasagna

I'm just going to be honest, I'm not the world's biggest fan of lasagna. My mother's lasagna recipe consisted of buying the Stouffer's lasagna at…

Spinach and Eggplant Rigatoni with Lemon Cream Sauce

Spinach and Eggplant Rigatoni is one of the simplest pasta recipes and yet so full of flavors though the…

Italian Sausage Mac & Cheese

It’s amazing how many recipe requests we get for macaroni & cheese. That’s fine with us, it’s quick, easy and has unlimited variations. We used…

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…