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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

paccheri (large tube pasta) • For the tomato sauce: • red cherry or grape tomatoes • garlic clove • Fresh basil • Extra virgin olive oil, kosher salt and table salt, black pepper • sugar • ground cinnamon • For the filling: • ricotta (100 g) • fresh buffalo mozzarella (100 g) • Fresh basil •

headless shrimp (about 800 grams) • small mangos or 1 large mango • arugula • Fresh or jarred chili pepper, to taste • extra virgin olive oil • Juice of 1/4 lemon • garlic clove (optional) • bay leaves • vinegar • Pink salt, to taste

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 •

fresh cleaned anchovies (about 350 grams) • spaghetti (about 320 grams) • small zucchini • garlic • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Salt and pepper, • fresh basil leaves • green onion • Toasted breadcrumbs,

all-purpose flour (about 180 grams) • semolina flour (about 100 grams) • For the filling • For the cheese sauce • To finish • Tools:

all-purpose flour (about 600 grams) • medium eggs • extra-virgin olive oil • salt • eggplants • yellow onion • extra-virgin olive oil, • cream cheese (about 100 grams) • salt, • pepper, • mint leaves • swordfish (about 600 grams) •

dried, peeled fava beans (200 g) • onion • celery stalk • Cumin • Parsley • Cilantro • Chickpea flour, • Salt • Pepper • Chickpea flour • baking soda • Greek yogurt (250 g) •

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)

orecchiette (about 380 grams) • cherry tomatoes (about 400 grams) • firm ricotta salata cheese (about 200 grams) • garlic clove • fresh basil leaves • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste

textured soy protein (about 80 grams; it will expand as it cooks) • large red onion, roughly chopped

potato gnocchi (500 grams) • Italian sausages • Grated cheese • Rosemary • carrot • onion • bay leaf • Garlic powder or granulated garlic • Red pepper flakes, to taste • celery stalk • Salt, to taste • Olive oil, to taste •

potatoes (500 g) • potato starch (about 130 g) • egg white • beef • smoked bacon (80 g) • Mustard • small pickles • Salt • Black pepper • garlic clove • Celery • carrot •

pasta of your choice (100 g) • eggplant • yellow and red cherry tomatoes (125 g) • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Salt, • pitted olives • Lemon zest, • Basil leaves, • For the cherry tomato pesto: • cherry tomatoes (62.5 g) • blanched almonds (10 g) • grated plant-based cheese •

medium savoy cabbage leaves, cleaned • sausage (about 150 grams) • garlic clove • breadcrumbs (plus more as needed for topping) • grated cheese (plus more as needed for topping) • shredded scamorza cheese (or any other melting cheese) (about 50 grams) • egg • Olive oil, • Salt, • Black pepper,

chicken pieces (500 grams) • beer (500 ml) • red onion • garlic • rosemary • bay leaf • Salt, to taste • Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Honey, to taste

onion • garlic • carrot • celery stalk • bay leaves • sage leaves • rosemary • Salt and pepper • extra virgin olive oil • About 2 cups water (about 500 ml) • pumpkin, peeled and cleaned (about 300 grams) • dried porcini mushrooms (about 1/2–3/4 oz or 15–20 grams) •

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

rustic bread • tomato • To taste, garlic • To taste, olive oil • To taste, salt • For green: a few leaves of arugula, basil, lettuce • For white: Belgian endive and soybean sprouts • For purple: radicchio, red onion • For yellow: corn • For red: tomatoes • For beige: the color of toasted semolina bread

boneless lamb (preferably milk-fed) • lard • shallot and 1 bay leaf • sun-dried tomatoes • wild fennel • whole garlic clove • Lamb drippings or vegetable broth • dry white wine (about 60 ml) • Fresh marjoram leaves and fennel fronds for garnish • Salt and black pepper to taste, extra-virgin olive oil • For the tagliatelle • all-purpose flour (about 200 grams) •

To taste white beans • To taste chickpeas • medium head of cabbage • frozen spinach (about 500 grams) • potatoes • carrots • medium onion • celery stalk with leaves • garlic • tomato paste • To taste olive oil, salt, and pepper

eggplant flesh (about 150 grams) • Olive oil, • Garlic • mixed sheep and goat milk ricotta (about 150 grams) • basil leaves • cherry tomatoes • Salt • grated cheese • blanched almonds

horse meat (I use flank) • garlic cloves • Chopped fresh parsley, to taste • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Pecorino Romano cheese, to taste • tomato purée (about 48 ounces total or 1.4 liters) • Extra virgin olive oil, to taste • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • white wine (about 120 ml) • Fresh basil leaves, to taste •

fusilli or other pasta of your choice (180 grams) • friggitelli peppers (about 200 grams) • Norcia sausage (about 100 grams) • cherry tomatoes, quartered (about 100 grams) • Granulated garlic, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Fine salt, to taste • fresh basil leaves • Extra virgin olive oil • grated Parmesan cheese

polenta (250 grams) • water (1 liter) • oil • Salt • bell peppers • eggplants • zucchini • About 10 fresh mint leaves • fresh parsley • About 10 fresh basil leaves • capers in vinegar • Olive oil, •

(150 g, stems removed) Tuscan kale (lacinato kale) • Savoy cabbage • Potatoes • Italian sausage • small onion • salt • black pepper • fresh thyme • fresh sage leaves • fresh rosemary • garlic • extra virgin olive oil

rinsed capers • white wine vinegar (50 ml) • oil-packed anchovy fillets • day-old bread • fresh parsley leaves (about 100 grams) • hard-boiled egg yolks • garlic • Extra virgin olive oil, • Black pepper, • Salt,

boiled lentils (about 250 grams) • water (40 ml) • breadcrumbs • Spices to taste (curry, paprika, pepper) • Garlic powder, to taste • Fine salt, to taste • tomato puree (about 350 grams) • Olive oil, • fresh basil leaves • electric blender • skillets • wooden spoon •

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) •

ground beef (about 350 grams) • ground pork (about 250 grams) • large eggs (4 for omelets, 2 for the meatloaf mixture) • cooked ham (about 100 grams) • fresh spinach, cooked (about 500 grams) • shredded scamorza cheese (about 200 grams) • day-old bread (about 60 grams) • milk (about 50 ml) • grated Parmesan cheese • fresh parsley • fresh sage leaves • fresh rosemary •