Cauliflower Sauce with Garlic, Oil, and Chili Pepper
This pasta sauce pairs tender cauliflower with olive oil, garlic, anchovy, and chili pepper. The anchovies are melted into the oil, then the cauliflower is …
Broccoli and Anchovy Sauce
This sauce starts with broccoli cooked until just tender, then finished in olive oil with anchovies melted into a paste. A little chili pepper and …
Tomato and Anchovy Sauce
This sauce starts with garlic warmed in olive oil and anchovies mashed into it until they dissolve. Tomatoes then simmer until the oil separates, and …
Pesto by the Food Processor Method
This pesto uses a food processor for the basil, oil, pine nuts, and garlic, then finishes by mixing the cheeses in by hand. Softened butter …
Pesto by the Mortar Method
This version is made by grinding basil, garlic, pine nuts, and coarse salt in a mortar, then working in cheeses, oil, and butter. Right before …
Pasta and Pesto with Potatoes and Green Beans
This dish combines pesto with boiled new potatoes and green beans, then tosses everything with hot pasta. A small amount of pasta cooking water loosens …
Black Truffle Sauce
This sauce uses finely grated black truffle stirred into olive oil where anchovy has been melted into a paste. The pasta is tossed immediately, then …
Prosciutto and Cream Sauce
This is a cream-and-butter sauce finished with Parmigiano-Reggiano, pepper, and a tiny touch of nutmeg. The sauce comes together during tossing, so the pasta and …
Sausages and Cream Sauce
This sauce is built from browned butter and whole sage leaves, poured straight over hot pasta. It is finished at the table with freshly grated …