Fava Beans are in season right now, and people are often stumped on how to cook them. Basically, fava beans are like a sweeter, creamier version of lima beans or peas. They are bright green when ...

Our pasta alla Norma is a simplified take on the Sicilian classic, with eggplant, a rich tomato sauce and ricotta salata on ...

· 1 tablespoon fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley, very finely chopped 1. In a small mixing bowl, combine rosemary, oregano, basil, parsley, sea salt, black pepper, garlic and crushed red pepper (if ...

Pesto is one of those sauces that just screams summer. It’s fresh, herbaceous, and spicy thanks to the raw garlic, and goes so well on pasta or as a spread on summer sandwiches. But Giada De ...

Pasta is a favorite for good reason: It's quick, comforting, and endlessly adaptable. Our site features a robust collection of pasta recipes, including creamy penne alla vodka, peppery cacio e pepe, ...

The first-generation Sicilian American is out to share family recipes — and thank her parents — on the PBS cooking competition show When Marcella DiChiara was 10, the “typical ‘80s latchkey kid” would ...

This wonderfully easy Angry Sicilian Pasta is perfect for nights when you don’t want to do much cooking. It’s from Michele Scicolone’s “The Italian Vegetable Cookbook” ($30, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) ...

This dish, which features sauteed eggplant, is easily doable on a weekday night after work. It takes only about 30 minutes. Ricotta salata — unlike regular ricotta — has a firm texture. It’s ...

There's a famous scene in the 1996 film "Big Night," when Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and his brother, Secondo (Stanley Tucci), wow their restaurant patrons with a traditional southern Italian dish called ...