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Mini Pasta Bites

Easy Pasta Bites Recipe

Bucatini alla Amatriciana Sauce

How to Make Bucatini all’Amatriciana the Right Way

Fettuccini Alfredo Salmon Recipe

How to Make Fettuccine Alfredo with Salmon

Basic Ramen Recipe

How to Build Better Ramen at Home — Broth First, Then Noodles, Then Everything Else

Chicken with tomato and pasta, rustic penne pasta tossed in a chunky tomato sauce.

Delicious Chicken Tomato Pasta Recipe for a Quick Meal

A bowl full of strozzapreti with guanciale sauce.

Pasta with Spinach, Garlic, and Guanciale — What the Dish Is and Why Guanciale Matters

Homemade cavatelli pasta

How to Make Cavatelli Pasta: Authentic Italian Recipes & Tips

Pork Ragu Recipe

Pork Ragu Recipe

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I’ve been cooking seriously since the mid-1980s — self-taught, a lot of trial and error, and genuinely interested in why things work in the kitchen. I started this site in 1997 because I couldn’t find cooking writing that explained the reasoning. Still at it.

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