Calzone
Calzone is a popular Italian form of pizza. The word means sock because the resulting pizza looks similar to a sock. Ingredients 1 cup (240 ml) ricotta cheese 1 cup (240 ml) shredded mozzarella cheese 4 ounces (115 g) any…
Cuisines Italian
Basic Lasagna
Ingredients 6 eggs, separated 2 cups ricotta cheese OR shredded mozzarella cheese OR shredded cheddar cheese 1 pinch of salt ¼ tsp freshly-ground white pepper ½ cup heavy cream ~1000 g cooked lasagne noodles 1 ½ cups Italian Tomato Sauce…
Sweet Italian Sausage Skillet
Ingredients 2 cups (480 ml) rotini or other spiral pasta 12 oz (330 g) sweet Italian sausage links 14.5 oz (410 g) Italian-style stewed tomatoes 14.5 oz (410 g) cut green Italian beans, drained 2 tsp cooking oil 6 oz…
Ricotta Lasagne
Lasagne is a baked pasta dish. Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) sweet Italian sausage ½ lb (230 g) minced (ground) beef ½ onion, chopped fine 2 cloves garlic, crushed 3½ tbsp sugar 1 tbsp salt 1½ tsp dried basil ½…
Lasagne with Red and White Sauce
Ingredients Bolognese sauce 2–3 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2–3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 sprig rosemary, leaves removed and minced 1 tsp dried oregano 2–3 mid-sized carrots, chopped small or shredded 1–2 sticks of celery, chopped small 1…
Baked Ziti
Baked ziti is a type of casserole in Italian-American cuisine. It consists primarily of pasta and various cheeses in a tomato-based sauce. Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) ziti or other pasta 1 ½ cups (360 ml) marinara sauce 1 lb…
Baked Penne
Ingredients 1 cup (125 g oz) uncooked penne pasta 1 cup (300 g/11 oz) ricotta cheese 4 eggs, separated and brought to room temperature ¼ cup (½ stick/125 g oz) unsalted butter, melted ⅛ tsp cream of tartar 1 pinch salt ¼ tsp freshly-ground black pepper…
Ravioli
Ingredients Base 12 oz (340 g) pasta dough or 1 package of wonton wrappers Filling of choice (see below) Fillings Cheese Filling Crab Meat Filling Fresh Herb and Cheese filling Meat Filling Potato and Garlic Filling Smoked Salmon Filling Spinach…
Piadina (Thin Italian Flatbread)
Piadina (plural: piadine) is an Italian flatbread. Ingredients 12 oz all-purpose flour ½ tsp table salt ¾ tsp baking powder (optional) 2 tbsp vegetable oil ½–¾ cup water Procedure Pulse the flour, baking powder, and salt in a food processor…
Tiramisu Mousse
This tiramisu mousse is so-called because its flavor profile matches tiramisu. Ingredients 1 cup mascarpone cheese ¾ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup espresso, cooled 2 egg yolks, beaten 1 cup whipping cream, whipped to soft peaks Cocoa powder Procedure Combine…
Pasta Marinata
Pasta marinata (Italian for “marinaded dough”) is a batter used when frying food. It is good for battering meat, fish, vegetables, or sweets which are to be fried in the Italian manner. The recipe is sourced from The Cook’s Decameron:…
Meringata (Cream-filled Meringue Gateaux)
Meringata (literally “meringued”) refers to any type of cake or dessert with a meringue topping or meringue mixed into it such as meringata di limone (lemon meringue pie) or meringata di panna (meringue cream gateaux, pie, or other dessert). The…