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Who Doesn’t Love Pesto Pasta?
To make pesto pasta like a professional, the pasta should be made from scratch and the freshest ingredients. Pasta dough is simple and fun to make. There are only a handful of ingredients. The ingredients include all-purpose and semolina flour blended, eggs plus one egg yolk to for color, sea salt and extra virgin olive oil. Prepared pesto can be added directly to pasta ingredients to make a tasty, haute cuisine pasta dough. If pesto is to be added to cooked pasta, prepare the [...]

The top dishes from the food areas of Italy are varied, but all are absolutely delicious. Here are some:

Abruzzo
One of the favorite meals from this region of Italy is maccheronia alla chitarra, a pasta dish where the pasta dough is passed through a device known as a chitarra and served in a tomato sauce that’s enhanced with peppers or meat.

Calabria
Calabria is known for its preserved foods including the cold cut sopressata and salt cod, called baccala. One popular, filling dish is lagane e cicciari, which is pasta served with chickpeas.

Campania [...]

The type of pasta you choose to make a dish makes a world of a difference for the taste and texture of what you cook. The main differences between pastas are in their ingredients, size and shape. These different qualities play a huge role in the way the final food product tastes.

When making stuffed pasta, there are many options to choose from that vary in size and versatility. While ravioli may be the most commonly used stuffed pasta, there are others such as: Fagottini, Cannelloni and Tortellini. Fagottini is a pasta with a [...]

North Italian food varies from southern food. In the north, the climate and deep, rich soil provide abundant agriculture. Naturally, this means plenty of fresh ingredients for cooking delicious northern Italian food.

Situated near the Liguria Sea, the Liguria Italian region hosts some of the richest olive groves worldwide! The olives and olive oil produced is of course, heavily used in cooking. While slightly east in Lombardy, people tend to eat more risotto and use butter over olive oil.

In Aosta Valley, berries, apples and pears are grown. Cooking staples [...]

There are many different types of food to choose from, when it comes time to make a meal. Many people do not realize all the options that are out there to choose from. One great ethnic category to try is Italian. There are many different meal ideas that fall under this very category.

One great Italian meal is lasagna. There are several ways to go about making this hearty Italian meal. You can choose to make a meaty dish or a vegetarian dish. No [...]

If you’ve never made your own homemade Lasagna, you are going to love how easy it is to make. All you need to do is buy your Lasagna noodles and boil them in a large pot for about 10 minutes. You might also choose to make your own sauce or purchase the sauce in a jar from the grocery store. Once you’ve got your sauce, just layer you ingredients. You’ll have a layer of noodles, a layer of sauce and a layer of cheese.

You can add meat to your sauce and [...]

When traveling in New York City, New York, there are a couple of Italian restaurants that you should try. They are the best within the area and deserve a taste.

The first is Marea. The food that is served here is based primarily on Italian seafood dishes and tastes amazing. They have great service and a modern atmosphere.

Babbo restaurant is another one that you should try. They have amazing pasta dishes followed by some tasty desserts. The atmosphere is warm and inviting. You will also be pleased with the service. The waiters and waitresses are polite and extremely helpful. [...]