Italian

The secret to lasagna de carne that packs a wallop of flavor? An herby sofrito that cooks with the beef until toasty and caramelized.

Basil is a mere garnish in this nutty, cheesy, peak-season pesto sauce.

The author and Hollywood star on his foolproof holiday strategy. (Yep, there’s a martini.)

Embrace braising season with juicy bone-in pork chops simmered in a rich wine-and-tomato based sauce.

Keep a couple of tins of fish in the pantry and this 20-minute pantry pasta will always be within reach for last-minute dinners.

A laid-back risotto (not an oxymoron!) in a summer state of mind.

Pasta cooks directly in its sauce in this genius vegetarian dish that stars lentils and deeply browned mushrooms.

These Italian vegetable fritters can be made from any kind of vegetable and baked, shallow-fried, or deep-fried.

Okay, it's basically a giant mozzarella stick. 

Embrace biscotti as the anti-gooey-chewy cookie that can be packed with coffee, chocolate, and nuts, and dunked in amaro, bourbon, or cold milk.

The one rule here is to use all of the cheese.

In this pizza, which is reminiscent of a Sicilian pie, the dough is enriched with whole-wheat or rye flour, then topped with a thin layer of anchovy-spiked tomato sauce (skip the fish, if you wish), and once it comes out of the oven, grated Parmesan and a mountain of greens. You have several pan options: For the thinnest crust with the crispiest bottom and edges, use a 13x9" rimmed baking sheet. If you don’t have one, you can also use a 10" or 12" cast-iron skillet: Your dough will be a bit thicker, more pillowy, and not as crisp. Or you can also easily double the recipe and use an 18x13" rimmed baking sheet. Just make sure to plan ahead: This dough needs to rise in the fridge for at least 12 hours.

Easy, hearty, and it can stand up to hot summer weather—even if you make it ahead. 

Goodbye Duolingo, ciao translated recipes!

Swapping traditional ingredients like guanciale and pancetta for vegetable-based umami bombs (hello, garlic and smoked paprika) isn’t the only thing to consider when making a vegetarian carbonara. Many hard cheeses (including Parmigiano-Reggiano) use animal rennet, so if you want to seek an alternative, ask your cheesemonger.

If you’ve ever been intimidated by the thought of making fresh pasta at home, look no further. Ricotta gnocchi is simple to make, and it’s faster and more foolproof than its potato counterparts. The only tricky part is adding enough flour so that your dough is easy to work with, but not so much that it becomes stodgy or tough. If you don't want to make the buttery herb and pea sauce, use whatever you'd prefer, be it marinara, pesto, or sage and brown butter. 

The classic reconsidered: less pasta, more crispy-chewy strips of guanciale, and more silky creamy egg to hold it all together.

Battuto is 1) A chopped herb sauce that tastes like spring 2) Fun to say. Make it!

It’s okay to use frozen peas! We’ll never tell. We love ‘em.

Something truly magical happens when fennel, garlic, and anchovies get caramelized together.

Think of this as carbonara minus the eggs but still with massive amounts of flavor from guanciale, black pepper, and Pecorino.

Pancetta, garlic, and jammy slow-cooked tomatoes bring big, concentrated flavor to these brothy clams. 

A weeknight pasta that utilizes simple pantry ingredients in a luxurious way. 

The path to perfect risotto is all about treating the rice right, but the added umami from torn mushrooms and thyme sure doesn’t hurt.