Tag: pasta
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Ligurian Minestrone
Having recently returned from Italy, I had such an eat-ploration that it would be remiss if I didn’t share some new recipe I garnered from the local Bogliascans.
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Day 13 Pesto Zucchini Salad
Genoa is known for many things and pesto is one of them. I’ve never found a place stateside that has made the same pesto sauce, creamy, light green, fresh basil taste. It always feels like old basil, dark and gloomy. In Genoa, they use baby basil. That’s the key. Never use old basil to make…
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Spicy Tomato Sauce + Spicy Beef Ragu
Last week, one of my favorite Italian places, I Tre Merli, closed down. It’s as close as you’ll get to real Italian food that isn’t watered down to American taste, however, it is on the pricier side. I’ve measured all spaghetti alla vongole to this place. The best place for this dish was definitely Genoa,…