Recipes

Pasta al limone is a simple lemon pasta recipe from Sicily. Just dress any long pasta with lemon. Then add some summer herbs and spices. And finish with Parmesan cheese. Pasta al limone captures the bold citrus flavours of Sicily in one simple dish. It’s one of the most…

Ajvar is a thick, savoury north Italian sauce from the Friuli region. It is made from roasted red peppers and eggplant with garlic and white wine vinegar. It is typically served with grilled meats in the border regions of Friuli and Slovenia. And the fiery red colour adds…

If you’re exploring the rich flavors of Italy’s northeast, it wont take long until you stumble across a surprising Friuli recipe: cevapcici. These small, skinless sausages don’t look like typical Italian food. But in the borderlands of Friuli Venezia Giulia, they make perfect sense. Because this region mixes…

Pasta Mollicata means “pasta with breadcrumbs” in Italian. The dish is made with pasta tossed with toasted breadcrumbs, garlic, olive oil, and anchovies. There’s something odd about this recipe because it just doesnt sound like it should be tasty. But somehow the breadcrumbs soak up the liquid from…