Creamy garlic

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) •

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,

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,

tagliatelle (500 g) • mixed mushrooms (500 g) • heavy cream (200 ml) • speck, cut into matchsticks (150 g) • Garlic • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Red pepper flakes or black pepper • Salt, • Chopped parsley, • Grated cheese

paccheri pasta (400 grams) • raw shrimp, peeled and deveined (400 grams) • pumpkin, peeled and diced (600 grams) • Leek, to taste, thinly sliced • cream cheese • garlic clove • Parsley, to taste, chopped • Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste • Salt and pepper, to taste

fresh egg fettuccine (about 360 grams; I used a thicker cut, not thin) • monkfish (choose the size based on what's available) • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Black pepper, • Parsley, • garlic clove • Chopped pistachios, • For the leek cream: • leeks • small potato • parsley stems

caserecce pasta (about 250 grams) • broccoli florets (about 500 grams) • cooked rapini (about 200 grams) • garlic clove • burrata cheese (about 300 grams) • hot chili pepper

fresh pork collar (about 800 grams) • Crushed red pepper, to taste • rice vinegar • celery stalk, 1 carrot, and 1 yellow onion • garlic cloves • Black lava salt flakes, to taste • Rosemary, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Extra virgin olive oil, to taste • Ground coriander, to taste • For the cream: • leek •

cleaned scallops • lettuce (about 300 grams) • garlic clove • cream cheese or soft cheese (about 250 grams) • saffron • Extra virgin olive oil

bronze-cut spaghetti • Clams, • Tropea onion (or substitute with a sweet red onion) • leek • potato • Plenty of fresh basil • Vegetable broth • Red pepper flakes, to taste • Extra virgin olive oil, • garlic clove • Fresh oregano leaves (or other fresh herbs) • Grated lemon zest

fresh clams (about 1 kg) • squid ink spaghetti (about 360 grams) • cherry or grape tomatoes (about 300 grams) • garlic clove • chili pepper (or use black pepper if you prefer) • good-quality sparkling white wine (such as Prosecco) • sprigs fresh parsley • Extra-virgin olive oil, • saffron

malloreddus pasta • broccoli • Almonds, • Thin breadsticks, • Extra virgin olive oil, • Anchovies in oil, to taste • garlic clove • Crushed red pepper,

potato gnocchi (400 grams) • carrots (it's not worth turning on the oven for fewer carrots) • extra virgin olive oil • mild green chili pepper • garlic clove • black pepper • xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx • For the broccoli cream: • Romanesco broccoli • shallot • small potato • fresh basil

broccoli, cleaned and cooked (150 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese (20 grams) • fresh lemon juice • Olive oil, • walnuts (20 grams) + 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts (10 grams) • Fine salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Pasta cooking water, • linguine (300 grams) • garlic clove • pots • skillet •

mezze maniche pasta (500 grams) • eggplant • zucchini • red bell pepper • ripe tomato • small red onion (preferably sweet, like Tropea) • garlic • celery stalk • basil leaves • rinsed capers • white wine vinegar (25 ml) • brown sugar (25 grams) •

squid ink spaghetti • cherry tomatoes • garlic • Bottarga (mullet roe), to taste • Chives, to taste • For the cream: • shallots • potato • pecorino cheese • chili pepper • Extra virgin olive oil, to taste

frozen scallops • Extra-virgin olive oil • For the radicchio cream: 2 cups potatoes, diced (about 300 grams) • red radicchio (about 100 grams) • garlic clove • milk (about 60 ml) • Salt • For the green coral: 1/3 cup water (about 80 grams) • all-purpose flour • basil powder • vegetable oil (about 12 grams)

bean flour (about 100 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 50 grams) • smooth escarole • Salt, to taste • Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste • chili pepper • garlic clove