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The A-Z of Making Pasta Shapes Series

The A-Z of Making Pasta Shapes series wants to celebrate all handmade pasta shapes according to the tradition.

Every week I will be sharing the interesting history of each pasta, the traditional ingredients and how to ensure that after they're cooked, your palette is dancing from a flavour burst, leaving you wanting more.

- AGNOLOTTI AL PLIN WITH A GLOSSY GRAVY

- BLECS WITH BUTTER DRESSING AND HAZELNUT GREMOLATA

- BUSIATE WITH PESTO TRAPANESE: A SICILIAN DREAM!

- CANNELLONI WITH SPINACH & RICOTTA

- CAPPELLETTI ROMAGNOLI WITH CHEESE

- CAVATELLI WITH GYPSY SAUCE

- CORZETTI WITH WALNUT PESTO

- CULURGIONES WITH CHILI OIL

- DOUGH: 00 OR SEMOLINA?

- EGG YOLG RAVIOLI, SAGE & BUTTER

- EGG YOLK RAVIOLO WITH CRISPY BACON

- FARFALLE IN WHITE RAGU'

- FARFALLE WITH ROASTED BEETROOT PESTO

- FILEJA, BRAISED CUTTLEFISH & PANGRATTATO

- FUSI ISTRIANI WITH SLOW COOKED LAMB RAGU'

- GNOCCHI ALLA SORRENTINA

- MANDILLI DI SAEA WITH BASIL PESTO

- ORECCHIETTE WITH BROCCOLI

- PAPPARDELLE AL RAGU'

- PAPPARDELLE WITH SLOW COOKED LAMB RAGU'

- PICI IN A CLASSIC TOMATO SAUCE

- SORPRESINE WITH SAUSAGE, PEAS AND MUSHROOMS

- TAGLIATELLE AL RAGU'

- TAGLIATELLE IN GARLIC MUSHROOM SAUCE

- TORTELLONI AL SUGO

- TORTELLONI FILLED WITH LEMON AND RICOTTA IN BROWNED BUTTER SAUCE

- (WILD GARLIC) TORTELLONI

Roasted Mushroom & Ricotta Ravioli

If you’re looking for a restaurant-quality homemade ravioli recipe, this Roasted Mushroom & Ricotta Ravioli is the perfect choice. Made with fresh egg pasta, a creamy ricotta and mushroom filling, and finished with a nutty brown butter sage sauce, this dish is a true Italian classic — rich, aromatic, and deeply satisfying.

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Aug 9, 20253 min read

Fileja

Fileja, pronounced filea are a shape of pasta found mainly in Calabria, around Vibo Valentia and Tropea.

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Aug 7, 20254 min read

Farfalle

Homemade Farfalle (bowtie) is not only a very elegant and beautiful shape to make...it's a lot of fun too! While it looks like it can be fai

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Dec 23, 20215 min read

Egg Yolk Raviolo

The gorgeous, oversized egg yolk raviolo (uovo in raviolo) originated at the Michelin-starred restaurant San Domenico in Imola, 40 km east o

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Dec 20, 20215 min read

Pasta Dough: all you need to know!

How to make handmade pasta dough

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Dec 15, 20217 min read

About Me

Welcome to my kitchen!

I am Marina, I was born in a small traditional town in Sicily.

Being brought up in Italy my love for food and pasta developed at a very young age growing up in a family of chefs.

During my teenage years I have spent hours in our family kitchen and I have been researching and collecting hundreds of recipes. I will be sharing my recipes, mainly PASTA with you here!

If you make any of them, please let me know your thoughts and tag me on my Fb page or my IG. I would love to hear from you!

Cooking in winter!

Farfalle with creamy roasted beetroot pesto

Fusi Istriani with slow cooked Lamb Ragu

Grandma's lentil soup

Pici in a classic tomato sauce

Tortelloni al sugo

Lemon & Ricotta tortelloni

Orecchiette with broccoli

Cooking in autumn!

Ricotta & Spinach Cannelloni

Sorpresine with sausage, peas and mushrooms