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Pasta alla Crudaiola is an Italian Summer pasta recipe that seasons any pasta shape not with a sauce but with a “battuto”, a mince of raw tomatoes, usually cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese or other fresh cheeses cubed.
Here’s an authentic Italian chopped salad recipe that becomes a one-dish meal with the addition of delicious Primosale cheese and the accompaniment of a few slices of rustic Italian bread.
An easy, delicious Italian radicchio pesto recipe with just walnuts, parmesan cheese, and olive oil.
How to cook King Oyster or Cardoncelli mushrooms the Italian way: a very simple recipe with just olive oil, garlic, and parsley.
How to make Italian peach iced tea, “tè freddo alla pesca:” a refreshing summery drink.
A deliciously fresh, vernal fava bean pesto to season spaghetti (or linguine), plus a rain of pecorino flakes to add flavor peaks and crunchiness.
Are you ready to make the authentic tortellini panna e prosciutto recipe? The recipe that my male friends and brothers made continuously to satisfy their endless appetites. The steps they had learned from their moms and nonnas and that they replicated as accurately as their first-experienced skills let them.