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    Ravioli with spinach and herb filling

    Ravioli with spinach and herb filling

    Pasta dough • 1 lb. flour (about 3 cups) • 1½ tsp. salt • 3 eggs • 3 Tbs. olive oil • approximately ½ cup lukewarm water Spinach and herb filling • 1½ lbs. fresh spinach • 3 hard-boiled eggs • 2 Tbs. butter, melted • 2 Tbs. fresh-grated Parmesan cheese • ½ cup fresh...
    Melanzana al forno – baked eggplant

    Melanzana al forno – baked eggplant

    This recipe started out as an attempt to recreate a dish I ate in a very good restaurant in Bologna. It took off in a direction of its own, however, emerging as a new version of an old and popular dish—and met with rave reviews. Serves 6 to 8 • 2½ lbs. firm eggplant...
    Lasagna

    Lasagna

    Serves 6 to 8 • 2 lbs. fresh, ripe tomatoes • 5 Tbs. olive oil • 1½ medium-sized onions, chopped • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1 cup peeled, sliced Italian plum tomatoes • 1 tsp. salt, and more to taste • ½ tsp. basil • ⅓ cup red wine • 1½ lbs. eggplant • ¾ lb. flat...
    Fettucine alfredo

    Fettucine alfredo

    Serves 6 • 1½ cups heavy cream • 1½ cups fresh-grated Parmesan cheese (about 5½ oz.) • ½ cup butter • 2 egg yolks • salt • white pepper • 1 lb. fettucine noodles • garnish • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley 1. Heat the cream in a medium-sized, heavy-bottomed saucepan. When...