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A bowl of rigatoni in chicken liver sauce, crisped sage leaves scattered visibly on top

Rigatoni with Chicken Livers — The Dish That Finally Won Me Over

Bowl of ricotta gnudi covered with creamy mushroom and walnut sauce, bite-sized sauteed mushrooms and toasted walnuts.

Ricotta Gnudi with Mushroom Walnut Sauce Recipe

Cavatelli Pasta with Mushrooms Recipe

Cavatelli Pasta with Mushrooms Recipe

Penne with Genovese Sauce

Genovese Sauce Recipe with Penne Pasta

Vodka Sauce Recipe

The Best Vodka Sauce Recipe | Creamy, Quick & Versatile

Spaghetti Sprint and Spinach Recipe

Pasta with Shrimp, Spinach, and Garlic — 20 Minutes and Worth Making

Pasta with Garlic and Olive Oil Recipe

How to Make Pasta with Garlic and Oil — And Not Wreck the Garlic

Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe with Fresh Tomato Sauce

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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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