Basic pasta

high-quality spaghetti • fresh squid (about 2.2 lbs / 1 kg) • garlic clove • chili pepper • anchovy paste • dry white wine (60 ml) • Zest of 1/2 lemon • fresh parsley

mixed seafood (about 1 kg) • bronze-cut linguine (about 300 grams) • garlic • To taste, black pepper • To taste, extra virgin olive oil • small bunch fresh parsley

fusilli bucati pasta (about 100 grams) • yellow and 5 red cherry tomatoes • capers • feta cheese • Fresh basil

spaghetti (200 grams) • drained canned tuna (200 grams) • fresh parsley • capers • garlic clove • Skillet • Lid • Pasta fork

Tropea red onions • heaping tablespoons Nduja • spaghetti (200 grams) • grated pecorino or goat cheese (100 grams) • water (400 ml) • water (200 ml)

spaghetti (200 grams) • zucchini • garlic • Extra-virgin olive oil • cherry, grape, or plum tomatoes (400 grams) • eggs • grated Pecorino Romano or Parmesan cheese for a milder flavor (200 grams) • water (400 ml)

spaghetti (200 grams) • 'Nduja (spicy Calabrian spreadable pork sausage) • mixed seafood: mussels, clams, calamari, shrimp (400 grams; frozen is fine for convenience, but fresh is best) • garlic clove • Extra-virgin olive oil • dry white wine (about 60 ml) • water (409 ml)

pasta (100 grams) • zucchini (300 grams) • smoked salmon • Olive oil,

fresh shrimp (about 400 grams) • diced mango (about 80 grams) • dry white wine (about 150 ml) • Garlic, parsley, black pepper, and juniper berries • Salt, to taste • Extra virgin olive oil • thick spaghetti (about 160 grams)

fresh trofie pasta (300 grams) • mixed ground meat (300 grams) • small potato • small green zucchini • carrot • shallot • dry white wine (about 60 ml) • Thyme, to taste • rosemary • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste (optional) • Grated pecorino cheese, to taste

avocado • shrimp (300 grams) • cherry tomatoes • garlic clove • chili pepper • Chopped pistachios • Grated lemon zest • brandy • spaghetti (about 500 grams) • Salt and pepper, to taste • Extra virgin olive oil, to taste

fresh cavatelli pasta (200 grams) • smoked salmon (200 grams) • zucchini • eggplant • garlic clove • Extra virgin olive oil, • Salt,

ripe avocado • sun-dried tomatoes • Extra virgin olive oil • whole wheat penne (about 130 grams) • Whole black peppercorns

fresh bigoli pasta (125 grams) • chopped red cabbage (about 150 grams) • feta cheese (60 grams) • Chopped onion • Extra virgin olive oil, salt • soy cooking cream (100 ml)

For the lemon pesto: • Zest of 1 organic lemon • grated plant-based cheese (about 50 grams) • blanched almonds (about 50 grams) • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Salt, to taste • Water, • For the basil breadcrumbs: • breadcrumbs (about 80 grams) • fresh basil leaves • salt • Other: •

speck (about 150 grams) • mixed mushrooms (about 300 grams) • mushroom sauce or mushroom cream (about 100 grams) • mezze penne rigate pasta (about 170 grams)

broccoli florets, cleaned (500 g) • short pasta, such as penne or rigatoni (350 g) • sun-dried tomato • garlic • red chili pepper • anchovy fillets in oil • Olive oil, • Salt, • (Optional: a sprinkle of grated cheese)

very ripe tomatoes (about 400 grams) • green zucchini • feta cheese (about 300 grams) • Kalamata olives • radishes for garnish • Extra virgin olive oil • sun-dried tomatoes, already soaked • garlic clove

squid ink spaghetti (180 grams) • sushi-grade red shrimp • lime (zest and juice) • Extra virgin olive oil • Garlic • Black pepper • Salt, to taste • Fresh parsley

whole wheat spaghetti (250 g) • small to medium zucchini • sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil) • finely chopped celery, carrot, and onion mix • dried thyme • extra virgin olive oil • Black pepper • Salt • robiola cheese (50–80 g)

fettuccine (160 grams) • drizzle extra virgin olive oil • cream cheese (Philadelphia or similar) (50 grams) • lumpfish roe (50 grams)

penne pasta (about 200 grams) • plaice fillets (about 6 small fillets or 250 grams) • cremini or white mushrooms (about 200 grams) • Olive oil • Salt • Water

Paglia e Fieno egg fettuccine (about 400 grams) • porcini mushrooms (about 1 kg) • fresh Italian sausages • fresh cherry tomatoes (about 50 grams) • small bunch fresh parsley • dry white wine (about 240 ml) • garlic • Extra virgin olive oil, • Black pepper, • Salt,

all-purpose flour (about 200 grams) • medium eggs • fresh white mushrooms (about 200 grams) • dried porcini mushrooms (about 40 grams) • vegetable broth (about 100 ml) • garlic clove • Salt, extra-virgin olive oil, and parsley,

linguine per person (about 100 grams per person; I like to use a generous amount) • large garlic cloves • Chili pepper to taste • Chili pepper to taste • Olive oil • fresh parsley to flavor the pasta water • parsley leaves to garnish the dish • Crushed taralli (Italian crackers)

cleaned squid (about 1.3 lbs/600 g each), including ink sacs • tomato paste (about 100 grams) • spaghetti (about 400 grams) • dry white wine • shallot • Extra-virgin olive oil • Red pepper flakes • Salt, to taste • Fresh parsley, to taste

linguine (400 grams) • jumbo shrimp (600 grams) • fresh cherry tomatoes (100 grams) • small bunch fresh parsley • cognac • garlic • butter • Extra virgin olive oil, • Black pepper, • Salt,

spaghetti (about 160 grams) • prepared Genovese pesto • Tools:

egg • all-purpose flour (about 100 grams) • pork loin (about 100 grams) • lactose-free butter (about 10 grams) • prosciutto • mortadella (about 100 grams) • Nutmeg, to taste • Salt, to taste • Parmesan cheese (about 100 grams) • lactose-free butter (about 25 grams) • sage leaves • Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste •

spaghetti (320 grams) • large shrimp (400 grams) • small zucchini • garlic • Zest of 1 lemon, grated • Olive oil, • Salt, • Black pepper,