Onion shells

cooked octopus (300 grams) • penne, rigatoni, shells, or paccheri pasta (200 grams) • fresh Tropea onion (or substitute with a sweet red onion) • datterino tomato sauce (400 ml) • Fresh chili pepper • fresh parsley

medium shell pasta (or other pasta) • ricotta cheese • diced pumpkin, frozen (or fresh) • fresh Asiago cheese • small sprigs fresh rosemary • Salt, to taste • Black pepper, to taste • Water, • Chopped onion, for sautéing • Olive oil, • large pot for pasta • skillet with lid for the sauce •

round eggplant • coarse salt, • vegetable oil for frying, • homemade tomato purée (800 ml) • yellow onion, finely chopped • fresh basil leaves, • fine salt, • extra virgin olive oil, • conchiglioni pasta shells • mozzarella balls, cut into cubes • salted ricotta cheese,

dried Conchiglioni or Lumaconi pasta shells • Cinta Senese or Nero di Maremma sausage (or substitute with high-quality Italian pork sausage) • ground beef shoulder or chuck (preferably Chianina, or substitute with high-quality ground beef) • medium yellow onion • small celery stalk • carrot • frozen peas • white button mushrooms • whole milk (250 ml) • all-purpose flour • unsalted butter • Grana Padano cheese •

Arborio rice (about 350 grams) • shrimp (about 300 grams) • onion • White wine • Garlic • Tomato purée • Heavy cream • Olive oil • Salt • brandy • Seafood stock (1 celery stalk, 1 carrot, 1 onion, shrimp heads, shells, and tails)

jumbo pasta shells • whole milk ricotta cheese • mild semi-soft cheese (such as farmer cheese or young pecorino) • spinach • grated Parmesan cheese (or Grana Padano) • Salt, black pepper, and nutmeg to taste • tomato purée • Extra-virgin olive oil and dried oregano to taste • onion • ball (about 4 oz/113 grams) mozzarella cheese