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Tagliatelle with lemon and prosciutto. Home recipe
The lemon tagliatelle I know originally started out as tagliatelle with prosciutto. Later, they became tagliatelle with lemon and prosciutto, and, more often than not, just with lemon and without prosciutto. I’ll share with you the recipe I know, which some people from Bologna call alla Romagnola, a home-style dish widespread in Bologna…
16 July 2026
Baked tagliatelle with prosciutto and mushrooms
Baked tagliatelle with ham and mushrooms is one of my favorite dishes. The recipe combines three elements that always whet my appetite: fresh pasta from the tagliatelle family, my favorite type of egg pasta; baked pasta, which I always love, whether it's fresh or dried, short or long; and, finally, béchamel sauce. I think I've…
18 November 2025
Fake Tortellini or tortellini bugiardi
Fake tortellini or tortellini bugiardi: the forgotten recipe
Fake tortellini, in Italy known as tortellini bugiardi (literally, "lying tortellini"), is a forgotten recipe from peasant cuisine. They are made with egg and flour dough and are shaped like traditional Bolognese tortellini but without filling. Tortellini bugiardi do not tell lies, even though this, little lies, is another name used to refer to this type of…
6 June 2025
Polifemi: triangoli ripieni di formaggi
Fresh pasta triangles called Polyphemus and a vegetarian sauce
At home, we used to call them Polyphemus. Basically, they were big triangles of fresh pasta stuffed with ricotta and grated Parmigiano, topped with a mushroom and pea sauce, then baked in the oven with a bit of béchamel until creamy. It was a classic Sunday lunch dish, usually made from fall through late spring. Once…
18 April 2025
Eggless potato gnocchi with clams
Eggless potato gnocchi with clams. Cucina povera of Romagna
Online, you can find dozens of recipes for potato gnocchi with clams posted by as many Italian food bloggers. In this way, the recipe is everyone's and no one's. Yet, like so many other dishes, this one has its own history that no one remembers or that some people spread with mistakes attached, like the ones…
14 January 2025
Green cappelletti
Green cappelletti of Grandma Sara
That is a home recipe. And I mean I have never had it anywhere else. And the reason I titled the post-Green Cappelletti of Grandma Sara. After so many recipes from the Via Emilia, I am happy to return with a familiar dish that has accompanied my life since I was a little girl. I particularly love…
29 November 2024
Macaroni pie of Ferrara
Macaroni pie of Ferrara (pasticcio di maccheroni)
The macaroni pie, known as pasticcio di maccheroni alla ferrarese, is a traditional dish with very ancient origins. Because of this, it has undergone many modifications over the centuries. The current version combines medieval features with modern reinterpretations. The external shell is a sweet, shortcrust pastry; the filling is made with macaroni seasoned with a white…
21 November 2024
Homemade purple potato gnocchi
Homemade purple potato gnocchi (eggless)
The intense chirping of cicadas underscores the heat. How long has it been since I last shared a recipe on the blog? It's been a few months. As I knead the purple potato gnocchi dough, I can't help but think about how quickly these past few months have gone by. Now I will tell you why I've been away…
27 July 2024
Ricotta tortelloni of Bologna recipe
Parsley and ricotta tortelloni. Recipe of Bologna
This is the recipe for ricotta tortelloni, a dish deeply rooted in the culinary tradition of Bologna and the surrounding area.  While tortellini is the holiday dish, ricotta tortelloni, like cappelletti romagnoli with cheese, respected the Catholic Church's precepts of a meatless menu on the days of Eve and Lent. The recipe has been registered…
20 May 2024

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