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eggplant (about 5) • mozzarella cheese (500 g) • Parmesan cheese (200 g) • crushed tomatoes or whole peeled tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lbs or 700 g) • scallion • Fresh basil, to taste • Salt, to taste • Olive oil, to taste • Vegetable oil (sunflower or peanut), to taste

long purple eggplants • cooked smoked ham (Prague-style) (about 200 grams) • fresh smoked buffalo scamorza cheese (about 300 grams) • Some sheets of crisp flatbread (such as pane carasau or carta musica) • cherry tomato purée (about 500 ml) • Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (about 200 grams) • peanut oil (about 1/2 liter) • fresh basil leaves • coarse salt • extra virgin olive oil

fresh cannelloni noodles • eggplants • ball fresh mozzarella and some smoked scamorza cheese • Day-old bread • egg, salt, pepper, Parmesan cheese, basil • Tomato purée

short pasta (like penne or rigatoni) (about 320 grams) • eggplant • medium zucchini • feta cheese (about 200 grams) • Grated pecorino cheese, to taste • Salt and olive oil, to taste

large Italian eggplants • medium onions • celery stalks • –15 pitted olives • rinsed capers • Extra-virgin olive oil • Tomato sauce, • white wine vinegar (about 360 ml) • sugar

linguine rigate (about 400 grams) made from durum wheat semolina • swordfish steaks, about 1/2 inch thick (1.5 cm) • striped eggplants • yellow grape tomatoes (about 500 grams) • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Fresh parsley, • Black pepper, • Fresh rosemary, • garlic cloves • Crushed red pepper flakes, • Peanut oil for frying,

pre-cooked octopus (about 300 grams) • small red onion (such as Tropea) • red wine (about 60 ml) • tomato purée (about 250 ml) • medium eggplant • Water, • Salt, • fresh hot chili pepper (optional)

Lasagna noodles, • all-purpose flour (about 50 grams) • unsalted butter (about 50 grams) • milk (about 500 ml) • bay leaf • Nutmeg, salt, and pepper, to taste • medium eggplants • shelled walnuts (about 100 grams) • grated Parmesan cheese (about 100 grams) • Olive oil, • Salt and pepper, to taste • Sliced speck, •

penne pasta (about 200 grams) • eggplant in oil, drained (about 100 grams) • tomato paste • Water • shrimp, peeled (about 100 grams) • Olive oil • Salt

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 •

large eggplant • buffalo mozzarella (about 120 grams) • breadcrumbs (4 tablespoons) • grated Parmesan cheese (8 tablespoons) • egg • small bunch parsley • garlic • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Marjoram, • Panca chili powder, • Salt,

Extra virgin olive oil, • Onion, celery, and carrot, • White wine, • ground meat (500 grams) • Nutmeg, • Salt, • tomato purée • fresh basil leaves • grilled eggplants • Salt, • mozzarella balls • Grated Parmesan cheese, •

durum wheat busiate pasta • swordfish • eggplant • tomato purée (500 ml) • Extra virgin olive oil, • garlic • dry white wine (about 120 ml) • Salt and pepper • Mint

🍅10 ounces penne rigate (about 280 grams) • 🍅1 eggplant • 🍅1 zucchini • 🍅2 cups canned peeled tomatoes or tomato purée (about 500 grams) • 🍅7 ounces fresh mozzarella (preferably buffalo mozzarella, about 200 grams) • 🍅1 garlic • 🍅1 onion • 🍅Salt, to taste • 🍅Extra-virgin olive oil, to taste • 🍅Garlic powder, to taste • 🍅Grated Parmesan cheese, to taste • 🍅Fresh basil, to taste

thin slices pork loin • long eggplant • cooked ham (about 100 grams) • sliced provolone cheese (about 100 grams) • Olive oil, breadcrumbs, and salt,

FOR THE TROUT: • large trout (about 1 3/4 lbs or 800 grams) • prosciutto (or speck, lardo, or pancetta) • Salt, pepper, wild thyme (or other herbs you like), garlic powder (or fresh minced garlic) • Rosemary and sage • FOR THE BAKED EGGPLANT: • eggplants (any kind), or you can use zucchini, fennel, or bell peppers • Salt, pepper, and paprika (optional) • Grated Parmesan cheese (or any hard aged cheese you can grate or shave into small pieces) • for the cabbage slaw • green or red cabbage (or substitute with iceberg lettuce, napa cabbage, or other crisp lettuce) • apple (we used a yellow apple, but any sweet, firm apple works) •

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 trofie pasta (400 grams) • fresh swordfish • small bunch fresh parsley • fresh cherry tomatoes (100 grams) • dry white wine (about 240 ml) • large eggplants • red onion (such as Tropea) • garlic • Extra virgin olive oil, • Black pepper, • Salt,

Pasta • Eggplant, • Onion, • Mushrooms, • Heavy cream, • Carrots,

egg pasta (paglia e fieno) (about 100 grams) • eggplant • Scamorza cheese, as needed; tomato sauce with ground meat, • Salt, pepper, olive oil,

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) •

firm black eggplants • short pasta (like penne or rigatoni) (400 grams) • ripe round tomatoes • hard-boiled eggs • fresh basil • salt • extra virgin olive oil • garlic clove • smoked ricotta cheese (200 grams)

Italian eggplants (purple variety) • fresh swordfish (if possible) • (14 oz/400 grams) crushed tomatoes • shallot • garlic • Oregano, to taste • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Extra virgin olive oil, to taste • (1 lb/500 grams) low-moisture mozzarella cheese for pizza • Fresh basil, to taste • Breadcrumbs, to taste

small eggplants • bell peppers • ground meat (100 g) • provolone cheese (20 g) • Parmesan cheese (15 g) • Garlic powder, to taste • Fresh parsley, to taste • Breadcrumbs, to taste • extra virgin olive oil • Salt, to taste • White wine, to taste

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

large eggplants • large onions • celery • green olives, sliced (100 grams) • tomato sauce (1 liter) • Olive oil • little sugar • little white vinegar • Basil

orecchiette (about 480 grams) • large eggplants • fresh shallot • large fresh tomatoes • Extra virgin olive oil, • garlic clove • small bunch fresh parsley • Salt, • Black pepper,

short pasta (400 grams) • canned peeled tomatoes (500 grams) • large Italian eggplants • ricotta salata cheese (100 grams) • garlic clove • fresh basil • Extra-virgin olive oil, • Salt and pepper, • Vegetable oil for frying,

eggplant (about 500 grams) • cherry or grape tomatoes (about 150 grams) • garlic • lemon juice • pitted black olives (optional) • fresh parsley • extra virgin olive oil • Salt, to taste • Spice mix (ground cumin, sweet paprika, black pepper)

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 •