Marcella's Italian Kitchen
Zucchini. soup, Amalfi-style (Zuppa de zucchini all'Amalfitana)
Sometimes a soup brings out the vegetable's freshness and flavour. This is the soup that pushes boring zucchini to a masterful vegetable. For this recipe, use only young zucchini, not older ones, and red, ripe tomatoes with a beautiful flavour. This is a simple soup, and ingredients matter so much. The soup can be left chunky, but I find that folks are put off by the soft vegetables and end up focusing on the flavours rather than the beautiful soup. So I puree the soup to a thick, creamy...
Spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce (Spaghetti col Pomodoro fresco e la cipolla)
Sometimes I crave a large bowl of pasta, hot, cheesy and delicious. Italian Pomodoro sauce is an essential sauce in Italian cuisine with...
Fusilli with roasted tomatoes and hot pepper (Fusilli col sugo dei pomodoro forno)
Pasta is comfort food meant to satisfy the soul. Its world is wide, with over 300 shapes, innumerable sauces, and baked recipes. Each...
Zucchini fritters with fresh tomato sauce (Frittelle di zucchine col pomodoro fresco)
Zucchini has always been a favourite vegetable on the Italian table, and the cuisine has developed many recipes for baking, frying,...
Chickpea, spinach and dried mushroom soup (Zuppa di ceci, spinaci e porcini secchi)
When I ask friends, and most Indian chefs, about Italian soups the first answer is always minestrone. And then there is never another...