Mushrooms

Polenta with Mushroom Ragu

A classic Italian mushroom ragu, made with a variety of mushrooms, wild or cultivated. Serve this with polenta or pasta.

Venison

Venison Casserole

My take on venison casserole is, more or less, baked ziti, a classic Italian American dish. Ground venison, sausage, pasta, cheese and tomatoes. What's not to love?

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Nettle Risotto

Stinging nettle risotto rocks. It is the essence of “green,” and is super healthy, too. What’s more, blanched nettles will…

Italian

Arugula Pesto with Pasta

When life gives you arugula, you make arugula pesto. A peppery, bracing pesto that matches really well with homemade pasta, fish, shrimp, chicken, pheasant or quail.

Salmon and Trout

Salmon Risotto

A simple salmon risotto recipe with herbs and butter that works well with leftover salmon or trout, or scraps from the carcass. You could use canned or smoked salmon or trout.

Recipe

White Truffle Risotto

White truffle risotto is among the ritzier dishes you can make, but it’s surprisingly easy — once you have your…

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Pasta with Sardines

Pasta with sardines is a classic Italian dish called pasta con le sarde. It might sound like something you'd concoct in a dorm room after midnight. I can assure you it's not.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Mushroom Ravioli

I started making mushroom ravioli many years ago, when I began seriously hunting mushrooms. These little parcels of love pack…

Ducks and Geese

Duck Ravioli

When I decided to create a recipe for duck ravioli, I knew I wanted to do something besides substitute duck…

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Crab Pasta

Sometimes simple is best. That's the case here with this simple crab pasta.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Agretti

How to cook agretti, the Italian vegetable that also goes by monk's beard and is Salsola soda in Latin. Agretti is easy to grow, too.

Fish

Linguine with White Clam Sauce

As a Jersey boy, this classic Italian-American pasta dish was one of my favorites: Linguini with white clam sauce. Clams, herbs, olive oil and lotsa garlic!