All Recipes

20 Minute Easy Dinner Party Pasta With Only 5-ingredients

Plus: Italian food magazines, the fruit that grows out of rock, and "il rientro"

Sep 8 •

Valentina's Sicilian Red Pesto: Make The Most of Summer's Fresh Tomatoes

Guest recipe from Valentina of l'Appetito! | bonus recipe: caffè shakerato | Pimp my pasta

Aug 25 •

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Part 2: Italian Beach Salads - Inspiration: The Piazza

Plus: We left on Sunday morning for a DAY-hike in Switzerland and didn't come back 'til Monday night

Aug 11 •

Part 1: Italian Beach Salads - Tuscan Tomato Tuna Farro

Plus: the stunning mosaics of Ravenna, Casual Italian book club, and Antifascist pasta

Jul 28 •

Tuscan Memories: Effortless Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Fusillotti

The pasta recipe that won my Italian mother-in-law's approval

Jul 14 •

30-min Caramelized Zucchini and Onion Fusilli

Introducing Weeknight Pasta Cookalongs and pasta making! + Chicago highlights

Jun 30 •

30 min: Summer Pesto 3-ways!

Also: what I miss in Italy, gelsomino, and summer food/Italy books

Jun 23 •

A Taste of Italian Childhood: 15 min Pasta al Burro e Parmigiano

Plus: crunchy green garlic scapes and Grana Padano

Jun 16 •

My Italian Boyfriend Makes His Death Row Pasta for Me

Plus: peek inside an Italian's suitcase and edible artisanal souvenirs

Jun 9 •

Sicilian state of mind: Pistacchio Lemon Spaghetti

Plus: Milanese historic coffee bar teaser and the inside of my brain when I think about Sicily

Jun 2 •

A Get-in-my-belly Authentic Ligurian Pancake: FARINATA

Magical crispy chickpea flatbread: naturally gluten-free and vegan

May 26 •

Breaking taboo? 30min spaghetti with zucchini blossoms

plus mini cups of Italian water and my first podcast interview!

May 19 •

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