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Chitarra pasta just passed through the chitarra (spaghetti guitar tool) to create the square spaghetti with a rolling pin lying next to the chitarra tool.

Spaghetti alla Chitarra (Guitar Pasta From Abruzzo, Italy)

Chewy twirly Abruzzese chitarra pasta is one of the many regional Italian pasta shapes that is almost too good to be true. Simple in its design this beautifully square-shaped pasta is no regular spaghetti!  Spaghetti alla Chitarra gets its flavor from eggs and its sturdiness from semolina flour giving it […]

A large serving (a square) of Authentic homemade lasagna alla Bolognese with fresh spinach pasta lasagna.

Fresh Spinach Pasta Dough (Using 00 Flour) With Video

This 3-ingredient Spinach Pasta is incredibly easy to make! Use this spinach pasta dough to make delicious sheets of homemade ‘lasagna verde’ for Bolognese, silky ribbons of green pappardelle pasta, spinach spaghetti, tagliatelle, fettuccine, ravioli, farfalle, mezzaluna, tortellini, or any favorite pasta shape! If you’re new to pasta making, you […]

A bowl full of tender spinach gnocchi covered in a meaty bolognese sauce.

Gnocchi Bolognese (100% Homemade & So Easy)

Homemade gnocchi Bolognese or (gnocchi ragù Bolognese) is a pasta bowl full of bear hugs — it’s warm, cozy, and 100% satisfying! Total comfort food. This recipe is made completely from scratch and in the authentic Bologna way which puts it squarely in superstar pasta territory. Pillowy spinach dumplings covered […]

fresh spinach gnocchi just rolled and ridges added using the tines of a fork all on a semolina flour-dusted parchment-lined baking tray.

Spinach Gnocchi From Scratch (Italian Handmade Gnocchi Made Easy)

Spinach Gnocchi is a delicious healthy twist on my classic potato gnocchi recipe and it’s just as easy to make! Fluffy as pillows, these bright green tender little dumplings pair with any gnocchi sauce you can think of from the ultra creamy to the super meaty gnocchi Bolognese. Skip the […]

Squid Ink Linguine with Crab pasta in a pasta bowl with crab and tomatoes wine sauce.

Quick and Easy Crab Linguine (Linguine Nero di Seppia al Granchio Blu)

This crab pasta is perfect for any seafood lover! Lucious linguine tossed in a silky white wine crab sauce (Italian granchio blu) — this restaurant-quality seafood pasta has everything you could want flavor wise. Based on a Venetian crab pasta dish from one of our favorite restaurants here in Venice […]

A beautiful bowl of paccheri pasta with shrimp and zucchini in a tomato and white wine sauce.

Paccheri Pasta (With Shrimp and Zucchini Sugo)

This paccheri recipe (aka Paccheri con Sugo di Gamberi e Zucchine) was inspired by a handful of paccheri pasta dishes from one of our favorite restaurants in Venice, Italy (Antiche Carampane). Toothsome “slappy” tube-shaped paccheri gets paired with a simple seafood sauce as it’s often served here in the coastal regions […]

Boiled gnocchi tossed in a sage and extra virgin olive oil sauce and sprinkled with grated Grana Padano cheese creating a very light gnocchi sauce.

Toothsome Italian Potato Gnocchi (With Video)

You can find gnocchi on menus just about everywhere here in Italy — light, tender, toothsome, pillowy potato pasta dumplings! But making homemade gnocchi is incredibly simple and costs next to nothing (which is exactly why you should make your own). To make this potato gnocchi, you only need 3 basic […]

homemade spinach pasta rolled out and a zigzag-edged square lying on a cutting board with a mound of ricotto, Parmigiano-reggiano, and spicy salami filling in the center.

Spinach Pasta Dough (Using Twice-Milled Semolina Flour)

If you’ve ever wondered how to make bright green chewy pasta with bite, this is the recipe for you! Homemade spinach pasta is easy to make and this recipe uses just 4 ingredients — twice-milled semolina flour (semolina rimacinata), eggs, and a bit of extra virgin olive oil. This spinach […]

square pasta with sausage and with chopped chives sprinkled on top and grated Grana Padano cheese

Spicy Abruzzo Ventricina & Salsiccia Pasta (w/Gold-Drawn Pasta)

This lightly creamy spicy pasta recipe encompasses everything I want in a comforting bowl of pasta —  chewy artisanal Abruzzese Verrigni gold-drawn pasta (even more porous than delicious bronze-drawn pasta), Italian salsiccia, piquant Abruzzo Ventricina salami, garlic, herbs, onions, carrots, a little wine, and a splash of cream come together […]

traditional homemade egg noodles being dried (some are traditional egg noodle shape for chicken soup and others are curly and look like ramen noodlees)

Easy Homemade Egg Noodles (For Chicken Noodle Soup & More)

This homemade egg noodle recipe is super easy and what I use to make classic homemade chicken noodle soup. In fact, these noodles are made with just 2 ingredients (four, if you count salt and water). So, if you’ve ever wondered how to make your own homemade noodles, this is […]

summer fresh tomato and zucchini pasta sprinkled with Grana Padano cheese

Easy Italian Summer Garden Spaghetti w/Zucchini & Fresh Tomatoes

This is hands down one of the best-tasting garden-fresh pasta recipes to cook right now. In fact, it’s so delicious we ate it for lunch four times last week. All you need is a little extra virgin olive oil, garlic, shallots (or onion), zucchini, and a variety of vine-ripened Italian […]

How to Make Homemade Italian Egg Pasta (Using Italian 00 Flour)

This homemade pasta recipe is simple to make and uses just 2 ingredients — Italian 00 Flour and eggs. If you’ve ever wanted to try making your own pasta, these noodles make great lasagna, ravioli, tortellini, or tagliatelle, even fettuccine, or cut a little wider to make chewy ribbons of […]

Mediterranean pasta salad with pasta, olives, fresh mozzarella, shrimp, sauteed asparagus and carrots, sun dried tomatoes, celery, cucumbers, and more.

Best Mediterranean Pasta Salad (Pasta Freddo)

This Mediterranean pasta salad recipe is pretty much a perfect antipasti platter in a bowl! I’ve used 3 of our favorite pasta shapes for extra texture, seasonal vegetables, prosciutto cotto (cooked Italian ham), baby shrimp, and fresh mozzarella for the protein, plus a few of our favorite pickled and cured […]