The story and the recipe for what folks call, Pasta Fazool. The actual Italian is Pasta e Fagioli, pasta and beans. Traditionally this was a meatless Friday night dinner but there are many variations.

Here is an incredibly tasty and simple avocado pasta recipe, that you can knock up in a matter of minutes. With a few tips on avocado benefits as well, this is real encouragement to try this highly nutritious fruit out.

This article tells how to make your own gnocchi. It also looks at making gnocchi with children. There is also a recollection of old time gnocchi in an Italian American kitchen.

When you think Italian cooking you think sauces or “gravy”. But there are so many. What’s in them?

Here your going to learn the basics of cooking the perfect pasta. If you want to know how to cook pasta perfectly then you need to read on and learn everything you can about cooking the perfect pasta.

Mussels have to be one of the best elements in so many cuisines that appreciate delicate and sweet tastes. Numerous Asian recipes feature them in soups and curries. The Belgians cook them in beer and butter and the Italians serve them in two of the recipes that I’m suggesting here.

Where does lasagna come from? What is the history of this finest of Italian American pasta recipes? Do you remember lasagna on Christmas and other holidays as the first course?

A recollection of a winter substitute for mac and cheese. Try pastina and eggs. A simple dish of pasta, eggs and cheese that satisfies every child and adult.

A recipe for Maryland blue claw crabs nth spaghetti. A memory of a summer tradition.

Gluten is in many staple food, making it difficult to remove from a person’s diet completely. Living on gluten free pasta and other gluten free food is not as difficult as you think.