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Penne ai funghi (Penne with Mushroom and Tomato Sauce)

Penne ai funghi (Penne with Mushroom and Tomato Sauce)

Fall is my favorite season, and one of the best reasons to love the Fall is all the wonderful food you get to…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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1 vote
4010 views
Gnocchi ai funghi (Potato Gnocchi with Mushroom Cream Sauce)

Gnocchi ai funghi (Potato Gnocchi with Mushroom Cream Sauce)

The Romans out there will know that Thursdays in Rome (and perhaps in the rest of Italy) is gnocchi day. After…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
5 votes
13852 views
Strozzapreti ai funghi ('Priest-strangler' pasta with mushrooms)

Strozzapreti ai funghi ('Priest-strangler' pasta with mushrooms)

This mushroom sauce may be the simplest sauce for pasta of all.

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
3 votes
8263 views
Angelina's Sunday Sauce (Il ragù della domenica)

Angelina's Sunday Sauce (Il ragù della domenica)

The constant fixture of Sunday dinners at nonna Angelina's house was il ragù della domenica or 'Sunday…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
3 votes
2955 views
Mezzelune al brasato (Half-moon Pasta filled with Braised Beef)

Mezzelune al brasato (Half-moon Pasta filled with Braised Beef)

Here's a wonderful way to 'recycle' leftover brasato (beef braised in red wine) or other pot roast—as a filling…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
3 votes
9176 views
Spaghetti alle vongole (Spaghetti with Clam Sauce)

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…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
1 vote
3277 views
How to Make Potato Gnocchi from Scratch

How to Make Potato Gnocchi from Scratch

It's not nearly as hard as you may think!

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
4 votes
10202 views
How to Make Fresh Pasta

How to Make Fresh Pasta

When making fresh home-made egg pasta, variously known in Italian as pasta fresca or pasta fatta in casa or pasta all'uovo, I usually make life easy…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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2 votes
3171 views
Healthy Baked Rigatoni with Bechamel Sauce

Healthy Baked Rigatoni with Bechamel Sauce

A twist on my family's fave pasta dish, I tweaked Giada de Laurentiis recipe it just a little to make it…

Olive
Feb 2010
Intermediate
2 votes
4016 views
Pasta alla norma

Pasta alla norma

This, one of my favorite summertime pastas, comes from Sicily. Along with pasta con le sarde, it is perhaps the most famous of Sicilian pasta…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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2 votes
1880 views
Homemade pasta sauce

Homemade pasta sauce

There are hundreds of different pasta sauce recipes you can find online, on TV, in magazines and in books. However, some of the best recipes for…

Deanna Martinez-Bey
Feb 2010
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1 vote
1822 views
Spaghetti alla carbonara

Spaghetti alla carbonara

Although my grandmother Angelina never made it--as far as I can recall--as a long-time resident of Rome I have a great fondness for la carbonara,…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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3 votes
1817 views
Bucatini all'amatriciana

Bucatini all'amatriciana

It could be said that bucatini all'amatricana and spaghetti alla carbonara are the 'Romulus and Remus' of Roman cooking. No two dishes typify the…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
2 votes
3572 views
Penne all'arrabbiata ('Angry' Penne in a Spicy Tomato Sauce)

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…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
5 votes
7740 views
Penna alla vodka (Penne with Vodka Sauce)

Penna alla vodka (Penne with Vodka Sauce)

This 'exotic' variation on the traditional penne all'arrabbiata is always a crowd-pleaser!

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
1 vote
7979 views