Category: Pasta

Pasta Fagioli with Mussels (Cozze)

Tidbits... this Neopolitan version of the classic "Pasta Fagioli" (Pasta with beans) uses fresh egg pasta Maltagliata (roughly cut) coupled with fresh mussels.  Delicious!...

Oven Baked Pumpkin Pasta

Tidbits...This delicious oven pasta can be made with rigatoni, penne rigata, corkscrews, bowties or butterflies. It is rich with melted cheese and bechamel and melts...

Pasta alla Norma

Tidbits...This traditional Sicilian pasta dish was named after the Opera Norma written by Vincenzo Bellini of Catania. It is full of flavor and the individual...

Spaghetti with Clams

Tidbits...spaghetti with clams is synonymous with summertime at the seashore. I am lucky to live in a beautiful town that is close to places that...

Scialatielli pasta with Green olives and Tomatoes

Tidbits... Scialatielli is a dried pasta from Naples (Gragnano) that is of durum wheat semolina.  It has a longer cooking time but...

Orecchiette and Broccoli

Tidbits... This is a very simple pasta dish.  Use a good quality olive oil and cook the pasta and broccoli al dente....