pasta

We've picked nearly a TON of fava (or "broad bean" as our British friends call them) out of our garden/farm - most likely if you have stopped by in the past 2 weeks you have either been given a bag of fresh picked fava to take home, shelled 'em and/or eaten them!

Amatriciana is a simple, delicious sauce you can make while the water for your pasta is boiling!

Overflowing crates of artichokes fill the market streets in Italy - a sure sign that Spring is on its way! So what to do with these edible flowers - try one of my favs - artichoke risotto.

For a richly flavored creamy sauce with sausage - it can't get much easier than this! Plus it pairs perfectly with store bought dry pasta (we recommend rigatoni or penne). If you have access to fresh truffles, you can shave a few ribbons over the top to transform this rustic dish to something exquisite!

Buon Anno Nuovo! To Celebrate the New Year we will post a different pasta sauce recipe every month! Inspired by our dear Italian friend who finds it his duty to tell all non-Italians you could literally eat a different pasta & sauce every day of the year. What better way to start than the one & only - Ragu Recipe!

A pizzeria tucked in a corner of the most quaint town of Ipoh, in Malaysia. Serving real authentic pizzas with fresh ingredients, Michelangelo's here to stay!

Lasagna ahhh, a classic meaty cheesy mess. But it doesn't always have to be - This recipe however is one of my favorites & not that cheesy Italian restaurant cliche'. The key is to use fresh pasta in this recipe - for a lasagna that is light & delicate. If possible use your own tomatoes, we use jarred tomatoes from the garden - you just can't get that kinda flavor from a store bought jar.

The word Gnocchi [NYOH-kee; NOH-kee] literally means lump or a knot in the wood. It has been a traditional Italian pasta type of probably Middle Eastern origin since Roman times. It was introduced by the Roman Legions during the enormous expansion of the empire into the countries of the European continent. It is said that the gnocchi is perhaps one of the oldest recorded dishes that can be found, and when you actually try them there is no wonder why they have survived for so long. Each recipe can easily stem back to the early 1300th century Tuscans

I thought I knew what pesto was until I traveled to Genoa, Italy