Recipe Type: Pasta
Linguine alla Puttanesca (Harlot Sauce)
It is said that this Italian sugo alla puttanesca was invented in the 1950s by Sandro Petti, Co-owner of Rancio Fellone, a famous Ischian restaurant and nightspot. His recipe was very simple and included only tomatoes, olives and capers. However this sauce has since evolved. Nowadays the popular version includes ...
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Wholewheat Spaghetti with Smoked Trout, Baby Spinach and Cream
It’s an elegant and scrumptious dish, yet so simple to make. You can replace the smoked trout with smoked salmon.
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Spaghetti with a « Cheese, Mushrooms, Cherry Tomatoes & Pesto » salsa
It was a day when I could not decide what to cook that I concocted this sauce. Most of The ingredients chosen had to be used before the “best before” date. And pasta, more precisely spaghetti, is my preferred dish when I am not in the mood of cooking. The sauce ...
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Pesto, Avocado & Pasta
I have been foraging lately for the first shoots of wild garlic and made a delicious pesto Which I used in this recipe. « How to make pesto » is posted on this website but of course you can use any store bought pesto. My husband loved this new inspired sauce that ...
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Seafood with Whole Wheat Pasta – Spaghetti Marinara
Spaghetti Marinara is a classic Italian seafood pasta using a mix of seafood such as prawns, calamari, shelled mussels… usually cooked with a tomato sauce. My recipe uses fresh cherry tomatoes instead. It’s delicious, healthy and quick to prepare!
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Spaghetti with smoked salmon and green asparagus
Who doesn’t love pasta! Most people do and I am a big fan of all kinds of pasta. The following recipe was inspired by the fact that I had 1 pack of smoked salmon and another of green asparagus in my fridge and both were nearing the expiry date. I ...
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Spaghetti alla Trapanese (Spaghetti Trapani Style)
For this dish you can also use linguine, buccatini, penne… I like to use whole grain spelt pasta. The pesto-like sauce is really simple to make and above all it is very tasty. But before cooking, you need to coarsely ground whole almonds (skin included) in the food processor. Quantity ...
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Ragu alla Bolognese (Bolognese Sauce)
In Italy, Ragu alla Bolognese is referred to as Ragu and in Bologna as Tagliatella. Whereas, outside Italy, it is referred to as Bolognese sauce and commonly served with pasta. There are many variations for this famous sauce but my recipe is a traditional one and I use it with ...
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