tahini • lemon juice (½ lemon) • chickpeas (450 g / 15 oz) • olive oil (with more for drizzling) • garlic • ground cumin • to taste, salt • paprika or sumac
squid ink spaghetti • scallops or peeled shrimp • unsalted butter • garlic cloves, minced • sun dried tomatoes, drained • Calabrian chili • lemon, juice of • honey • to taste salt and pepper • tobiko fish roe for serving
boneless chicken breast or thigh • Italian seasoning • bacon bits or 4 slices bacon, chopped • sliced mushrooms • cream • paprika • to taste, salt and pepper
pasta (macaroni, rigatoni) • condensed cream of mushroom soup • tuna, drained • milk • Dijon mustard • shredded cheese plus more for topping • bread crumbs • butter • paprika • to taste salt and pepper
pasta (I used gnocchi but spaghetti or bucatini will do) • anchovy fillets • Calabrian chili or crushed red pepper • capers • sliced black olives • Italian seasoning • tuna, drained • crushed tomatoes • to taste, salt and pepper
pasta (penne or rigatoni) • bacon or pancetta, chopped • medium onion, chopped • Calabrian chili or chili flakes • vodka • crushed tomatoes (400 g) • cream • Pecorino Romano cheese • salt and pepper to taste
beef, thinly sliced • medium onions, thinly sliced • red wine or balsamic vinegar • butter • olive oil • red bell peppers, julienned • salt • black pepper • paprika • Italian seasoning • hoagie rolls or baguettes • sliced Provolone or Swiss cheese