Authentic Italian Recipes

This simple, northern Italian dish traditionally uses a corn/buckwheat polenta blend, giving the finished dish a stronger, earthier...

This Calabrian polenta dish is a little unusual in that the polenta is cooked directly with vegetables (in this case broccoli) and...

There are many caponata recipes in Italy, but this is our favorite way to make the classic eggplant dish. Its sweet and sour flavor is...

This is Mamma Rosa's real, genuine, eggplant recipe. It is always to be found on her table as a go-to side dish. It's a very simple dish...

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

This is a great way to use leftover polenta (does that even exist?), or to eat polenta during summer as it is served cold. We've added a...

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 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...

This soup takes some time to make, but it's simple and delicious! Feel free to substitute any of the given vegetables with similar...

This recipe was born out of an experiment. We wanted to test Caputo’s gluten-free flour to see if it was capable of making pasta. The...

Panelle is a Sicilian street food, consisting of a chickpea “polenta” that is fried and either served like french fries, or on a sesame...

Brutti ma Buoni—"Ugly but Delicious"—cookies are incredibly simple to make and absolutely yummy. Crispy on the outside and soft in the...

Tripe, the stomach lining of a cow, is a delicacy that few work up the courage to try. Those who do, however, are in for an incredible...

On paper, this garlic and anchovy dip seems like it would taste rather harsh taste but, in fact, it ends up having a deep, mellow flavor...

"Pipi e patati" (peppers and potatoes) is a spicy Calabrian dish which can be served in a variety of manners: as a side dish, as the...

Ragù alla Bolognese is a traditional Italian meat-based sauce. As the name suggests, it originates in one of the capitals of Italian...