Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Fresh Pea Gnocchi

This is about as springtime as it gets. Fresh garden peas, served with light-as-air gnocchi made with pea puree, tied together with a little butter and cheese. Just a lovely light supper.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Buckwheat Pasta

This is blecs, a homemade buckwheat pasta from Fruili, in northern Italy. It's a mix of wheat and buckwheat flour, served with cured meat, onions and herbs.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Shrimp Risotto

A classic Italian shrimp risotto that uses saffron, some peas and lots of butter. It screams spring, even in winter.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Malloreddus Pasta

Little pasta-dough gnocchi from Sardinia, these are malloreddus. Fun to make and great with a pork ragu.

Recipe

Tajarin Pasta

How to make the famous tajarin, an egg yolk pasta dough from northern Italy. This is a rich, vibrant dough versatile in the kitchen.

Salmon and Trout

Smoked Salmon Pasta

Whole wheat pasta with flaked smoked salmon and fresh herbs. Easy to make, quick, healthy and tasty.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Pasta Primavera

Classic pasta primavera the way Le Cirque used to make it back in the 1970s: Angel hair with fresh spring vegetables and cream.

Mushrooms

Mushroom Tortellini

When life gives you mushrooms, make tortellini out of them. I love these little packets of love, and making them with wild mushrooms is especially lovely.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Venison Risotto

Yes, you can make risotto with red meat. This venison risotto is a riff of a beef risotto dish from northern Italy. It's essentially a venison rice porridge, loose and rich. Serve it in a bowl.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Garlic Parmesan Risotto

Garlic parmesan risotto should be the first recipe you learn when you want to make risotto: It's easy, there are no hard-to-find ingredients, and the result will make you want to make this Italian classic over and over.

Featured

Canederli Dumplings

Canederli are dumplings from the Italian Alps closely related to Austrian and German dumplings. Filling, rich and easy to make.