Authentic Italian Recipes

This thin, crispy flatbread is an excellent and versatile ingredient to keep around. We've come to love making simple, open-faced...

Ragù is a weekly, Sunday tradition in southern Italy. Walking through the streets of Naples on a Sunday morning, you'll be greeted to the...

These delicious, fried bites of mashed potatoes are a common sight on southern Italian tables. Crispy on the outside, soft and cheesy on...

Like so many of the best Italian dishes, this rich treat from northern Italy developed as a solution to a poor man's problem: how to use...

Bomba Calabrese ("Calabrian Bomb") is a spicy paste condiment made from a mixture of pickled vegetables. In this recipe, we'll share with...

We often joke that good bread dipped in homemade tomato sauce is one of the best Italian dishes anyone can hope to eat. Unsurprisingly,...

We're willing to bet that, for a lot of people, this is going to be the best tomato sauce they can possibly make. Cherry (or grape)...

It's hard to describe granita to someone who has never tried it. Inevitably, the description ends up making the Sicilian dessert sound...

It's hard to describe granita to someone who has never tried it. Inevitably, the description ends up making the Sicilian dessert sound...

This classic, Italian potato salad comes from the Sicilian island of Pantelleria. Unlike heavier mayo-laden versions, this potato salad...

It's not every day we share one of Eva's not-so-Italian creations, but this is one of them! It's very important to use a non-starchy...

This is a great alternative to pasta salad. It's served cold, can be made in advance and kept in the fridge, plus it has the added...

This version of homemade "Hot Pockets" is actually based on a real, Italian dish: soficini! We've adapted its shape and filling to...

Pizza bagels are nothing new, but this dough is a real pizza/bagel hybrid! A modified, slightly dense pizza dough is steamed prior to...

This recipe comes direct from the one-and-only Mamma Rosa. Like all of her specialties, this dish is deceptively simple. Don't be fooled,...

This minty Neapolitan zucchini dish is very old—some attribute it to the ancient Romans. The drying and frying of the zucchini take a...

This is an interesting recipe hailing from Bologna, where it is treated as a side dish and meant to be eaten alone. Its nature lends it...

There are many versions of "scaloppine" in Italy, all cooked using essentially the same method. This variation uses a simple and...

"Gnudi" means what you think it does! The name refers to the fact that these are "naked" ravioli, i.e. ravioli filling without the...

Gnocchi alla Romana is a potato-free version of the classic Italian dumpling. It's quite different from gnocchi di patate, but easy to...