Eggplant and Ricotta Sauce, Sicilian Style
Eggplant cubes are salted, rinsed, and fried, then mixed with onion, garlic, and strips of fresh plum tomatoes cooked until the oil floats free. The …
Peas, Bacon, and Ricotta Sauce
Bacon is cooked until lightly browned, then peas are warmed in the remaining fat. The pasta is tossed first with ricotta and butter, then finished …
Peas, Peppers, and Prosciutto Sauce with Cream
This sauce starts with prosciutto cooked briefly in butter, then peas and diced red peppers are added. Cream is boiled and stirred until it thickens, …
Roasted Red and Yellow Pepper Sauce with Garlic and Basil
This sauce uses raw peppers that are peeled with a peeler, then sauteed until tender but not soft. Garlic-infused oil starts the pan, and the …
Zucchini Sauce with Basil and Beaten Egg Yolk
Zucchini strips are fried and then coated in a quick butter-and-milk sauce thickened with a little flour. Off heat, egg yolk is stirred in, and …
Fried Zucchini Sauce with Garlic and Basil
Zucchini sticks are salted for hours, then floured and fried with garlic until golden brown. The sauce is finished by tossing hot pasta with warm …
Tomatoes Stuffed with Tuna
The tuna is mashed and mixed with mayonnaise, mustard, and capers, then used to fill drained tomatoes. A little reserved mayonnaise on top gives a …
Mushroom, Parmesan Cheese, and White Truffle Salad
The mushrooms are sliced very thin and tossed right away with lemon juice to keep them white. Celery and Parmigiano-Reggiano go in next, and white …