STEPS 5 INGREDIENTS 8 TIME 45-50 MINS This delectable baked rigatoni recipe is little more than tube pasta that’s been smothered in a special version of béchamel sauce and baked. But simple to make doesn’t mean plain to taste. No sir, this is one moreish little scoundrel of a dish. The béchamel sauce we’ll cook […]
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The Winter Warmer – hearty pasta fagioli recipe (bean pasta)…
STEPS 6 INGREDIENTS 7 TIME 30 MINS This deliciously filling pasta fagioli recipe – which is sometimes spelt wrongly as ‘pasta fagiole’ and is strictly speaking called pasta e fagioli (pasta and beans) – is a true winter warmer and really easy to make… Pasta fagioli made with red carrot-flavor Barilla pasta shapes With this […]
The Real Deal – no-fuss spaghetti and meatballs recipe
STEPS 8, INGREDIENTS 12, TIME 40 MINS This tomato-tastic spaghetti and meatballs recipe does exactly what it says on the tin; helps you cook up and combine some tasty Italian spaghetti with basil-tinged tomato and onion sauce, and scrumptious little balls of beef (‘polpette’ in Italian). It really is the definition of a hearty treat… […]
My top 10 pasta tips for amateur cooks
If you Google ‘pasta tips’ you’ll find no less than 842,000 results! Some of these tips are aimed at accomplished kitchen dwellers, some at kids, and some appear to be designed with anyone and everyone in mind. Confused? Don’t be… To clarify matters, I’ve produced these top 10 pasta tips for amateur cooks. Written with […]
How to understand the names of pasta…
There are so many types and names of pasta out there, it’s easy to get confused… … and particularly troublesome are the variations of pasta that have virtually the same names! For example, spaghetti and spaghettini… what the heck is that all about? It’s a good question! And while I won’t be teaching you Italian […]
How to calculate the calories in lasagna
Calculating the calories in lasagna is a relatively easy task… this page will show you how. (Download this page for easy reference! Right-click this Calories in Lasagna Guide and choose ‘Save file/link as’ to save the PDF to your PC.) Now, if you’re on this page, I’m guessing you need one of two types of […]
Easy tomato sauce recipes for meat and seafood pasta
To cook tasty pasta dishes at the drop of a hat, it’s crucial to master some simple tomato sauce recipes. The three here should get you off to a good start. Not only will these form the base of many delicious pasta treats, but they can be further tailored to your liking simply by tweaking […]
Do’s and don’ts of freezing lasagna
When it comes to storing this most nutritious dish, there’s lots to learn about freezing lasagna. For example… • How long you can freeze it? • What should you store it in? • Should you cook it before freezing? … and much more. This quick guide should help you put any such questions out of […]
It’s a Revelation- ‘last-minute’ breakfast pasta
STEPS 7 INGREDIENTS 5 TIME 15 MINS I only discovered breakfast pasta recently, when my mamma-in law Marisa and her husband Gianni came to stay. And what a simple and beautifully buttery discovery it was! This pasta with fried egg (in Italian, ‘pasta con l’uovo’) is just so tasty and quick to make that it […]
‘No problema’ vegetable lasagna recipe
STEPS 12 INGREDIENTS 14 TIME 80 MINS This eggplant-packed vegetable lasagna recipe is a seriously sumptuous stomach-filler, featuring nutritious layer upon layer of natural, tasty and authentic Italian ingredients. If you don’t eat meat, this fool-proof vegetable lasagna recipe should also help you convince carnivorous friends that a meal really doesn’t have to include meat […]