First courses

Spaghetti or linguine allo scoglio is a delicious option for those who love traditional Italian dishes. With a unique and flavorful sauce, this is the original recipe to try. The scoglio sauce goes perfectly with any type of long pasta, but the choice always falls on spaghetti or linguine. Here's how to make it: first of all, it's important to get a good selection of fresh fish to prepare a high-quality sauce. Secondly, it takes a bit of patience to achieve the unique and refined flavor of restaurant-style first courses. Here is the original italian recipe for spaghetti allo scoglio. (more…)

Carbonara pasta is an important piece of Italian cuisine. The pasta format used to make carbonara is spaghetti, and the main ingredients include eggs, Pecorino Romano, pepper, and guanciale. The original recipe for spaghetti alla carbonara is actually highly debated, but in all its versions, the combination of main ingredients - yolks, Pecorino, guanciale, pepper, and pasta - make this Italian dish unique and impeccable. Making carbonara pasta is very easy; you can prepare this delicious dish in just over 15 minutes. We provide you with the original carbonara pasta recipe, and it's best to make it with spaghetti for guaranteed success. (more…)

Pasta with Robiola cheese, zucchini, salami, and crispy zucchini blossoms is an ideal recipe for a quick and delicious lunch, but above all, it's simple to prepare. You need to have the right ingredients on hand and follow the recipe for pasta with Robiola cheese and zucchini to be able to serve a lunch just a minute after draining the pasta. The total preparation time for the recipe depends on the pasta shape you use; we really liked smooth candle-shaped penne, but ridged penne, fusilli, or another type can also work as long as you like it. Let's immediately see the recipe for this quick summer lunch to make pasta with Robiola cheese, zucchini, salami, and crispy zucchini blossoms. (more…)

Colorful rice salad, original and ideal for everyone, what could be better than this first course for a complete, dietetic and also appetizing meal that everyone likes? Rice salad is a classic italian summer recipe, when it's hot it's ideal to eat a cold and light first course, that's what you need! How to make rice salad? A simple recipe like this can become much tastier by assembling the ingredients rather than using any ready-made rice seasoning. The classic recipe is prepared with varied ingredients, fresh vegetables, fish, seafood, ham, and with or without pickles, however if you want a vegan or vegetarian rice salad, just eliminate from the recipe those ingredients that you don't include in your diet, we offer you some ideas. In this recipe we also want to give you ideas for changing the original recipe, so you can change the ingredients you don't like right away! (more…)

The original recipe for Bolognese lasagna is a dish from traditional Emilian cuisine, specifically from the city of Bologna. This typical dish of Bolognese and Emilia Romagna gastronomy is so tasty and rich that lasagna with ragù has quickly become one of the icons of Italian food around the world. The recipe for Bolognese lasagna has numerous delicious variations such as lasagna with four cheeses or with pesto, fish or truffle. Here's how to prepare excellent Bolognese lasagna following our original recipe. (more…)

Spaghetti with garlic, oil, and chili pepper is a traditional dish in Italian cuisine, and the following is the original recipe for preparing this delicious first course. The garlic, oil, and chili pepper recipe is simple and quick to prepare, and it's loved by everyone. The original ingredients are garlic, olive oil, and hot red chili pepper, and in this recipe, we've added a pinch of fresh parsley to give color to the pasta. Let's see how to make spaghetti with garlic and oil, a simple and quick recipe that pleases everyone at the table and has given rise to the Italian tradition of "midnight spaghetti." (more…)

Spaghetti alla Amatriciana is a classic dish of traditional Roman cuisine, here is the original recipe and ingredients that will soon be protected by the DOP-IGP brand. The pasta is considered Amatriciana when it is served with the original Amatriciana sauce from Amatrice. The original Amatriciana sauce is used to season spaghetti, we will see why bucatini and rigatoni are only tolerated. By the way, did you know that there is also a "white" version of the Amatriciana pasta? (more…)

Salmon penne with cream is a delicious Italian specialty, a seafood first course known for its creaminess. This recipe is simple and quick to prepare, and it's appreciated by everyone. The delightful taste of salmon perfectly complements the smoothness of the cream in this dish. The penne, strictly ridged and garnished with fresh parsley, are the ideal complement to this pasta. You can use either smooth or ridged penne for this recipe, without affecting the final result. Moreover, the versatility of this preparation allows for the use of both fresh and smoked salmon to satisfy all tastes and preferences. Follow the instructions, and in just over 15 minutes, you can delight your palate with salmon and cream penne, a tasty and delicate seafood dish. (more…)