Cacio e Pepe Risotto
Let’s take the beloved Cacio e Pepe, or other known as “cheese and pepper” pasta and make it better. This Cacio e Pepe risotto is creamy, cheesy, with a kick of pepper just like the traditional Italian dish. Before you exit this page because of the prenotion that risotto is difficult to make, it isnt. Like the rest of my risotto recipes, this easy approach to risotto does not require constant mixing to achieve that creamy perfectly cooked texture. In…
Creamy Mushroom and Sage Gnocchi
Warning! If you are not a fan of mushrooms, turn away, shield your eyes, don’t read ahead. However, if you love mushrooms as much as I do this recipe is for you. This creamy mushroom and sage gnocchi is the perfect Fall comfort dish. It has pillowy and chewy gnocchi, earthy mushrooms, and fresh sage in a thick and luscious sauce. This sauce is made with mushrooms 3 ways, yes I did just say 3 ways. The result, an umami…
Chicken Piccata Meatballs
Chicken piccata hands down is one of my favorite Italian dishes. It’s saucy, briny, lemony, and garlicky, it just hits it every time. If you have every made chicken piccata at home you know it’s a lengthy recipe. First you need to dredge the chicken, then pan fry it, remove the chicken, make the sauce, cook the chicken in the sauce… (SEO is going to hate me for this run on sentence). So while I do have plans to give…
Spicy Vodka Rigatoni
If you’re from New York City chances are you know what “spicy rigs” is. If you aren’t from New York or have never heard of Carbone’s spicy rigatoni this post might change the way you look at vodka sauce. This spicy vodka rigatoni recipe is creamy, cheesy, a little spicy, and just addictive enough to keep you coming back for more. When the pandemic hit, a ton of food blogs put out copycat recipes of Carbone’s iconic dish aka the…
