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Deeply browned braised swordfish steaks on a platter with a rich tomato, caper, olive sauce.
Agghiotta di Pesce Spada (Sicilian Braised Swordfish With Tomatoes and Olives)
A bowl of creamy pasta with mushrooms
Creamy Pasta With Mushrooms (Pasta ai Funghi) Recipe
A whole roasted black bass that was buried in a mound of salt on a baking sheet is exposed after the salt crust was cracked and removed.
Salt-Baked Whole Fish With Fresh Herbs
Overhead of a focaccia di Recco on a serving board
Focaccia di Recco
A closeup of a serving platter of fried salt cod fillets.
Filetti di Baccalà (Roman-Style Fried Salt Cod Fillets)
Slicing a pizza with charred broccoli rabe
Outdoor Pizza Oven Charred Broccoli Rabe and Anchovy Pizza
Burst cherry tomato outdoor oven pizza being slid off a peel onto parchment on a pizza pan
Outdoor Pizza Oven Burst Cherry Tomato, Shallot, and Herb Pizza
Nduja pizza cooked in outdoor pizza oven on a piece of parchment set on a pizza pan
Outdoor Pizza Oven 'Nduja Pizza
Armenian pizza being cut with a pizza cutter
"Armenian" Pizza With Spiced Lamb Sausage, Armenian String Cheese, and Sumac
Hands shaping outdoor pizza oven pizza dough on a floured counter
Outdoor Pizza Oven Pizza Dough
Overhead shot of two white bowls filled with pasta with tomato sauce next to pot of pasta
Pasta With Spicy 'Nduja-Tomato Sauce Recipe
A bowl of rigatoni with greens and beans.
Pasta With Beans and Greens Recipe
White bean, tuna, and pickled red onion salad on a white plate
White Bean and Tuna Salad Recipe
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Roman-Style Spaghetti Alla Carrettiera (Tomato, Tuna, and Mushroom Pasta) Recipe
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Sicilian-Style Spaghetti Alla Carrettiera (Fresh Tomato and Garlic Sauce) Recipe
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Roast Pork Shoulder Ragù in Bianco With Pasta Recipe
Panzanella salad with tomatoes and basil in a bowl.
Classic Panzanella Salad (Tuscan-Style Tomato and Bread Salad) Recipe
Homemade Neapolitan Pizza with pepperoni and basil on a pizza peel
Basic Neapolitan Pizza Dough Recipe
A loaf of focaccia on a wire baking rack.
Homemade Focaccia Bread Recipe
A forkful of spaghetti carbonara, held above a bowl of more spaghetti carbonara.
46 Saucy Italian Pasta Dishes You Should Know and Love
A black ceramic bowl of cooked homemade fettucine noodles sprinkled with black pepper and parmesan cheese.
Homemade Fresh Pasta Recipe
Pasta puttanesca, made with spaghetti, in a white bowl.
Spaghetti Puttanesca (Spaghetti With Capers, Olives, and Anchovies) Recipe
A shallow bowl of creamy sea urchin (uni) pasta with a tongue of sea urchin on top.
Creamy Sea Urchin (Uni) Pasta Recipe
Close-up of spaghetti carbonara twirled on a fork above a serving bowl.
Spaghetti With Carbonara Sauce Recipe
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What to Make With Campari: 21 Cocktails Everyone Should Know
All Belly Porchetta sliced on a cutting board
All-Belly Porchetta Recipe
Cacio e pepe on a tan ceramic plate alongside two small bowls, one holding shredded cheese and the other holding freshly ground pepper. There is a metal fork with pasta swirled around it on the plate.
Cacio e Pepe (Spaghetti With Black Pepper and Pecorino Romano) Recipe
Two parchment-lined sheet pans with one-bowl ladyfinger cookies.
One-Bowl Homemade Ladyfingers Recipe
Close up photograph of a plate of osso buco and risotto alla milanese, garnished with gremolata.
Osso Buco (Italian Braised Veal Shanks) Recipe
A Neapolitan style pizza made at home.
Hacker-Free Neapolitan Pizza for a Home Kitchen Recipe
A Campari Spritz in a rocks glass, garnished with 3 olives on a pick.
Campari Spritz Recipe
A partially sliced ball of homemade fresh mozzarella cheese on a wooden cutting board.
Fresh Mozzarella From Scratch Recipe
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Stracciatella Gelato (Sweet Cream Chocolate Chip) Recipe
A pan of chicken scarpariello (braised chicken with sausage and peppers)
Chicken Scarpariello (Braised Chicken With Sausage and Peppers) Recipe
Scoops of fior de latte gelato in small glass bowls
Fior di Latte Gelato Recipe
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Negroni Recipe
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Homemade Ricotta Recipe
A shallow bowl of Tuscan ribollita made in a pressure cooker
Pressure Cooker Ribollita (Tuscan Bean and Vegetable Stew) Recipe
A bowl of pasta with Bolognese sauce on a textured cloth with a small bowl of grated cheese off to the left side.
The Best Slow-Cooked Bolognese Sauce Recipe
Barrels of aging balsamic vinegar.
Everything You Need to Know About Balsamic Vinegar
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Easy Beef Carpaccio With Arugula Recipe
Southern Italian peperonata in an enamel cast iron Dutch oven
Peperonata (Sweet Bell Peppers With Olive Oil, Onion, and Tomatoes) Recipe
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5 Essential Fernet Branca Cocktails
A bowl of pasta al limone on an olive wood cutting board with a dark blue linen napkin.
Pasta al Limone Recipe
A rectangular glass baking pan of lasagna bolognese sprinkled with fresh chopped herbs.
Sunday Dinner: No-Holds-Barred Lasagna Bolognese Recipe
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Chicken Marsala With Mushrooms and Shallots Recipe
A white bowl of Pasta alla Gricia topped with shredded cheese
Pasta alla Gricia Recipe
No-Knead Olive-Rosemary Focaccia With Pistachios
Easy No-Knead Olive-Rosemary Focaccia With Pistachios Recipe
A square white bowl of bucatini all'Amatriciana.
Bucatini all'Amatriciana Recipe
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Spaghetti con la Colatura di Alici (Pasta With Colatura) Recipe
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Pesto alla Trapanese (Sicilian Pesto With Almonds and Tomatoes) Recipe
Roasted-Garlic Focaccia
Easy Roasted-Garlic Focaccia Recipe
A shallow white bowl filled with a mound of pasta con sarde topped with bread crumbs
Pasta Con le Sarde (Sicilian Pasta With Sardines) Recipe
A Negroni Sbagliato cocktail in a fluted glass with a twist of orange peel
Negroni Sbagliato Recipe
Bowl of stracciatella soup on a purple and white striped towel with a spoon on the side.
How to Make Stracciatella Soup
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Sautéed Broccoli Rabe With Garlic and Chile Flakes Recipe
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Penne Boscaiola (Woodsman-Style Pasta With Mushrooms and Bacon) Recipe
Zabaglione being spooned into a bowl of fruit with two other topped bowls in the foreground
Zabaglione Recipe

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