A collection of recipes of traditional Italian first courses, including Minestrone, Risottos, Fresh Egg Pasta, Gnocchi, Pesto Sauce, and more.

Bell pepper soup

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Manuela adapted a green pepper soup that she tasted in the famous Cibrèo in Florence, and came up with this smooth, full-flavoured delight.

The classic lasagna

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A delicious, filling dish which can satisfy lots of people and be made in advance.
butter sage sauce

Butter, Cream & Sage Sauce

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This sauce is perfect to enhance the subtle flavours of homemade pasta, ravioli and gnocchi.

Artichoke sauce for pasta

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Artichokes can seem daunting - what to do with all those leaves??!! But once you have conquered the fear, this nutritious and delicious vegetable will become a favourite.

Simple zucchini (courgette) pasta sauce

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When the zucchini glut is upon us, we have this a couple of times a week. It’s light but fragrant and satisfying.

Pasta and bean soup

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Since Italian cuisine is so regional, there are dozens of versions of this delicious, hearty soup. In Tuscany, white cannellini beans are used.

Sugo finto – A meatless ragu

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This is a poor man’s meat sauce: the vegetables are cut finely to simulate a ground beef texture and the result is very tasty indeed.

Spring vegetable pasta

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This is a light pasta dressing made with the freshest Spring vegetables