Creamy garlic

fresh orecchiette (250 g) • squash blossoms (300 g) • sun-dried tomatoes in oil • capers in vinegar • cacio ricotta cheese (200 g) • garlic cloves • Olive oil • Fresh oregano

pasta (160 g) • cremini or white mushrooms (100 g) • ricotta cheese • Extra virgin olive oil, • White wine, • garlic clove • Salt, • Black pepper, • Parmesan cheese,

penne pasta (300 grams) • medium-large zucchini • small shrimp (300 grams) or 3 large shrimp per person • garlic cloves • Extra virgin olive oil, • Salt, • Vegetable broth, as needed (to make the sauce) • skillets • Spatula • Ladle • Immersion blender

mezze maniche pasta (about 270 grams) • smoked salmon (about 50 grams) • broccoli rabe • cream cheese (about 125 grams) • Salt and pepper, to taste • garlic clove

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,

penne pasta (200 grams) • garlic • red bell pepper • heavy cream (about 1/2 cup or 120 ml) • Olive oil, • Salt, • Red pepper flakes,

penne (65 g) • figs (160 g) • garlic, finely minced • Butter • red onion, sliced • all-purpose flour • milk (100 ml) • gorgonzola (30 g) • Parmesan cheese • Salt and pepper

mussels (about 1.5 kg) • littleneck clams (about 1 kg) • spaghetti or linguine (about 400 grams) • cherry, grape, or plum tomatoes • Pecorino Romano cheese • garlic clove • sprigs fresh parsley • Fresh chili pepper, to taste • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste

frozen white mushrooms (about 300 grams) • garlic clove • salt • water (about 950 ml) • For the pasta dough • durum wheat semolina flour (about 500 grams) • eggs • Warm water with a pinch of salt, as needed • Large skillet • Spoon

black garlic • spaghetti (about 300 grams) • heavy cream • Milk, • Salt, • Fresh or frozen porcini mushrooms • garlic • Fresh parsley, • White wine, • Extra virgin olive oil,

Tuscan kale (cavolo nero) (300 g) • garlic, diced • red pepper flakes • tomato purée (250 g) • cooked beans (400 g) • orzo pasta (risoni) (500 g) • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Salt, • Black pepper,

Carnaroli rice (about 3/4 cup) • semi-aged Pecorino Romano cheese, cut into pieces (about 5 1/3 ounces) • heavy cream (about 1 cup) • unsalted butter (about 2/3 cup) • cinnamon • garlic clove, unpeeled • scallion, crushed • pink shrimp, cleaned and chopped (about 5 2/3 ounces) • Sweet paprika • Bay leaf, grated ginger • extra virgin olive oil (about 1/2 cup) • unsweetened cocoa powder (about 1 tablespoon) •

clams • linguine (about 300 grams) • potatoes • garlic • parsley • Black pepper, to taste • extra virgin olive oil • chili pepper

conchiglioni pasta shells per person • salt cod, already soaked (500 grams) • extra virgin olive oil (about 150 ml), more or less as needed • As needed, reserved cooking water • bay leaves • lemon • garlic clove • Salt, to taste • For the sauce • crushed tomatoes (500 grams) • garlic clove • pitted black olives (about 150 grams) •

Thin lasagna noodles (such as Giovanni Rana brand or similar) • small bunches of late-season Treviso radicchio • mild gorgonzola cheese • onion • garlic • Extra virgin olive oil, • full-bodied red wine (such as Chianti) (about 60 ml) • Butter, • Parmesan cheese, • egg yolk + milk for brushing • For the béchamel sauce: • milk (1 liter) •

dried shiitake mushrooms (about 30 grams) • spaghetti (about 350 grams) • miso paste (about 40 grams) • yellow onion • fresh ginger (about 2 cm) • garlic clove • large cup hot vegetable broth • dry white wine (about 1/2 small glass) • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Red pepper flakes, • Salt and pepper, • Cornstarch, •

bronze-cut linguine • zucchini • About 20 small, tender calamari (they should be just barely seared) • shallot • potato • garlic • Black pepper, to taste • Extra virgin olive oil, to taste • Fresh oregano leaves, to taste

chicken breast • frozen Swiss chard

garlic (1 per person, about 2 3/4 inches in diameter) • milk (1 liter) • heavy cream (100 ml) • salt-packed anchovies (100 grams) • Extra virgin olive oil • Carrots (boiled or raw) • Boiled potatoes • Boiled onions and pearl onions • Boiled zucchini • Endive lettuce • Beets • Celery (boiled or raw) •

mushrooms, preferably porcini (cremini or white mushrooms work too) (200 g) • garlic clove • Extra virgin olive oil, • Vegetable broth, • Vialone Nano rice (or Arborio or Carnaroli) (160 g) • butter (10-12 g) • Grated Parmesan cheese, • Dried mint,

Pasta 2.8 oz (80 grams) • Smoked salmon 5.3 oz (150 grams) • zucchini • Cream cheese (such as Philadelphia) 2–2.1 oz (50–60 grams) • Salt, pepper, and olive oil, to taste • Onion and garlic

rice (about 400 grams) • vegetable broth (about 100 ml) • asparagus • mushrooms (about 400 grams) • Garlic • Onion • extra virgin olive oil for the rice

zucchini • small potato • shallot • squid (amount depends on size) • Fresh herbs to taste (rosemary, thyme) • garlic clove • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Black pepper, • red chili pepper • Cognac, • Fresh parsley,

all-purpose flour (about 200 grams) • eggs • cleaned porcini mushrooms (about 250 grams) • Extra-virgin olive oil • garlic clove • Salt and pepper • Fresh parsley • heavy cream (about 150 ml) • grated Parmesan cheese (about 100 grams)

paccheri pasta • calamari (amount depends on size; they shrink by about 50%) • round purple eggplant • To taste, Taggiasca olives • To taste, peanut oil • To taste, extra virgin olive oil • Piccadilly tomatoes • To taste, fresh oregano, rosemary, and thyme • To taste, vodka • For the zucchini cream: • zucchini • garlic clove •

chitarra pasta (about 500 g) • broccoli florets (about 400 g) • sliced speck (about 70 g) • ricotta cheese (about 150 g) • garlic clove • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Crushed taralli (Italian crackers), as needed, for topping • Salt, • Black pepper,

linguine (about 400 grams) made from durum wheat semolina • monkfish tail (about 1.1–1.3 lbs or 500–600 grams) • fresh chili pepper • garlic clove • rosemary • Fresh basil, to taste • Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste • Rum or cognac, to taste • Taggiasca olives, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Romanesco Broccoli Cream: • small head Romanesco broccoli •

artichokes • ricotta cheese (250 grams) • dry lasagna noodles (250 grams) • mozzarella cheese (200 grams) • Grated Parmesan cheese • Fresh parsley • Olive oil • garlic clove • Salt

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,