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Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe with Fresh Tomato Sauce

Cacio e Pepe Recipe

Cacio e Pepe Classic Recipe

Penne with Genovese Sauce

Genovese Sauce Recipe with Penne Pasta

Basic Ramen Recipe

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

Pasta Puttanesca Sauce

Spaghetti Puttanesca: A Classic Italian Pasta with Olives & Capers

Orecchiette pasta with broccoli rabe in a frying pan.

Classic Italian Orecchiette Pasta with Broccoli Rabe and Garlic

Paste e Fagioli Recipe

Pasta e Fagioli Recipe

Orecchiette with Sausage and Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

Orecchiette with Sausage and Cherry Tomatoes 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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